Sr Engineer Risk Management

Medline Industries, LP • Mundelein, IL

1d • $92,000 - $138,000

About The Position

This role will be the senior lead contributor within the organization that creates, monitors, maintains, and enhances risk controls by analyzing quality data and major quality events to ensure Medline is properly controlling risks on a global level for medical devices, cosmetics, and OTC drugs. This individual will collaborate with clinical, design engineering, regulatory, labeling, and international partners to ensure that risk is appropriately mitigated, evaluated, disclosed, and monitored. Provide expertise to the organization including education, technical support, issue resolution, and integration of new or enhanced risk controls to be compliant with EU MDR along with satisfying FDA, ISO 13485, and ISO 14971 risk management related processes throughout the product life cycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering or Statistics-based degree.
• At least 4 years of QA/QE experience in a cGMP Device or environment.
• At least 2 years of direct risk management experience related to FDA regulated products.
• Experience creating quality sub-systems and leading complex projects.
• Ability to manage 5+ projects at a time.
• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities, self-starter attitude, good oral and writing skills and the ability to work independently and as a team in an efficient manner.

Nice To Haves

• Masters of Science Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemical Manufacturing, or other related field.
• At least 5 years of QA/QE experience in a cGMP Device or environment.
• Certification - Six Sigma certification.
• Working understanding of FDA, GMP, ISO 13485, and ISO 14971 - Experience facilitating FMEAs Systems or clinical engineering experience

Responsibilities

• Create and align global risk management processes to ensure that risks are being analyzed consistently.
• Evaluate the risks and act as an approver for the following processes: Change Controls, Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Medical Device Reporting (MDR), Recalls, Health Hazard Evaluations (HHEs), and other major quality events.
• Effectively communicate risks to senior global management.
• Build effective relationships with quality and business partners.
• Lead cross-department collaboration with R&D, Manufacturing, and other sites on a global level to ensure all risks are adequately addressed with robust risk controls.
• Create and manage systems to analyze multiple streams of data to gauge the health of a quality or risk management system.
• Work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to create a framework for Risk-based dashboards to be used for real-time decision-making and management reporting.
• Provide detailed input to stakeholders on how to implement risk controls as well as create and implement controls
• Identify inefficiencies in Medline’s global quality management system.
• Take action to address identified inefficiencies.
• Lead and ensure that deadlines and goals are being met.
• Frequently update management and team on progress.
• Proactively work with members of the division or project team to identify issues that might delay the project; make recommendations to improve time lines for project completion.

Benefits

• Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
• Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
• For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level