Senior Quality Operations Manager-Advanced Imaging

The Senior Quality Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing strategic process validation initiatives driving targeted/continuous improvements to optimize product quality /manufacturing efficiency managing CAPA/Nonconformance processes and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and operational excellence.

Your role:

• Manages talent across the Quality team while driving employee selection performance management compensation management career development and ensuring effective operational management.
• Manages the Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) process rigorously investigating nonconformances determining root causes and implementing robust corrective and preventive actions while monitoring CAPA effectiveness and overseeing the management of Non-Conformances (NC) and Quality Notifications (QN).
• Plans the assessment of impact to Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) and associated controls in relation to design changes and assists in Manufacturing Process Development and Design Transfer activities.
• Provides oversight for testing robustness of product transfer validations in the factory report on project status of new products or transfers to factory and ensures validation activities and employee capabilities to support validation of process controls and completeness of New Product Introduction (NPI) or product transfers into factory to quality norms.
• Drives strategic initiatives to elevate supplier quality standards collaborating closely with cross-functional teams in Research & Development (R&D) manufacturing and regulatory affairs to address process gaps and uphold superior quality benchmarks.
• Possesses complete knowledge of products/services often leads a cooperative effort among project team members and frequently interacts with subordinates supervisors customers and functional peer groups on matters between functional areas.
• Drives resolution of quality non-conformities with Philips internal suppliers and drives process validation as local factory-level QMS process owner to ensure adherence to quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Leads critical quality engineering and assurance tasks ensuring the maintenance of manufacturing quality systems ensuring risk management and driving significant process improvement initiatives to facilitate New Product Introduction (NPI) completion and product transfers.
• Manages issues necessitating an in-depth understanding of organizational objectives through the analysis of situations or data and implements strategic policies when determining methods techniques and evaluation criteria to achieve desired outcomes.

Youre the right fit if:

• You have a minimum of 10 years experience in FDA regulated (ISO 13485) medical device quality operations/manufacturing environments with a focus on quality operations audit support process validation/improvement CAPA non-conformance PFMEAs and Change/Risk Management (ISO 14971).
• You have a minimum of 3 years proven experience managing quality teams- budgeting workforce planning Performance Management Employee Engagement/ Retention Succession Planning coaching training etc.
• You have detailed experience/knowledge in managing CAPA processes non-conformances including problem identification root cause analysis implementation of solutions to prevent recurrence and drive continuous improvement.
• Youre experienced in utilizing Quality Reliability and Post Market Surveillance (PMS) insights/data analytics to lead continuous improvement throughout all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Youre able to collaborate across R&D manufacturing and regulatory teams build/cultivate relationships with supervisors functional peer groups internal/external stakeholders suppliers etc.
• You have experience in environmental control programs and sterilization validation.
• You have a minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Quality Engineering or similar disciplines or equivalent experience in Quality Engineering. ASQ-CQE ISO Lead Auditor certifications-desired
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

How we work together:

We believe that we are better together than a part. For our Office-based teams this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time (5 days per week) presence in the companys facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the companys main facilities generally at the customers or suppliers locations. This is an Office Based role

About Philips:

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters and we wont stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality. healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

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Philips Transparency Details:

• The pay range for this position in Bedford MA is $134000 to $213000

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills experience business needs geographical location and internal equity.

At Philips it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

In addition other compensation such as an annual incentive bonus sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program which includes a generous PTO 401k (up to 7% match) HSA (with company contribution) stock purchase plan education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.

Additional Information:

• US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa now or in the future.
• Company relocation benefits WILL NOT be provided for this position. For this position you must reside in or within commuting distance to Bedford MA.
• May require travel up to 10%.

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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.