Intuitive Surgical is looking to solve the problem of ensuring product quality, data quality, and process quality across the company, with a focus on single-use and multi-use robotic surgical instruments and accessories.
Requirements
- Minimum BS in Engineering degree (Master degree is preferred) or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years experience in the quality arena of medical device manufacturing, or equivalent quality background, experience in complex electro-mechanical devices and single-use devices is preferred
- Proven analytic skills as proven by track record for reviewing and fixing complex problems in products and processes
- Lean Six Sigma training
- Experience with IT and Operations management of quality data
- Knowledge of cost-benefit trade-offs for data quality
- Experience with project management of quality projects
Responsibilities
- Manage group of Quality Engineers and help them through their day to day responsibilities
- Oversees the preparation of the Quality metrics presentations for QDR / QOR Meetings and studies the data to obtain conclusions to define proper action plans for continuous improvement
- Represents the Quality Engineering function in projects of medium to high complexity, Escalation Processes, CAPA's, External and Internal audits
- Defines the Quality Engineering organizational structure to provide the required help
- Identifies opportunities for improvements in Product Quality, Processes Efficiency, Cost Reduction, and coordinates the team of QE's for the implementation of these opportunities to achieve our company goals
- Product quality - Investigation of product failures and reliability opportunities; metrics; deep failure analysis; assistance in project management of projects that address said failures; metrics of improvement
- Data quality - Comprehension and investigation (analysist) of how the enterprise acquires and processes raw data to derive action priorities and plans; development of data quality vision and negotiation for the gradual adoption of that vision throughout the enterprise
Other
- Impeccable integrity
- Minimum 2 years experience managing groups of professionals
- Proven leadership skills to coordinate and coach reporting engineers
- Proven ability to manage and motivate across functional boundaries
- Excellent judgment in the presence of challenging priorities and incomplete data
- Possess proven communication skills to interact with suppliers, other departments within the company
