Principal Supplier Quality Engineer
Location
Maple Grove, MN | United States
Job description
Recruiter: Spencer Gregory Hale
Principal Supplier Quality Engineer
About the role:
The Sourced Finished Medical Device (SFMD) organization at Boston Scientific is a global, passionate team that oversees a diverse network of suppliers which manufacture finished devices for BSC distribution. The Principal Supplier Quality Engineer will demonstrate a primary commitment to patient safety and collaborate with cross-functional internal/external resources to continually improve our supplier’s manufacturing processes.
This is a hybrid role with the expectation to be in the office 2 days a week. This position will be located in Maple Grove, MN.
Your responsibilities include:
Sustaining Engineering:
- Evaluates and communicates quality issues to suppliers and applies sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, and resolving quality issues. Reviews and approves supplier corrective action plans and verification of effectiveness documentation.
- Proactively assesses supplier capabilities through direct on-site visits and technical discussions. Coordinates the evaluation of proposed changes at suppliers.
- Plans and leads audits of suppliers to assess compliance with regulatory and Boston Scientific requirements, including audit scheduling investigation, and evaluation of audit observation and findings, reporting, follow-up, and confirmation of follow-up actions.
New Product Development:
- Lead the execution of SFMD quality deliverables and collaborate with cross-functional new product development teams to onboard finished medical device suppliers.
- Generate and review quality plans, agreements, product specifications, component qualifications, design verification/validations, and process validations.
Quality System Champion:
- Collaborates with corporate and regional supplier quality organizations on policy, procedure, and guideline development. Includes generation, review, and implementation of these documents.
- Identifies and advises management on potential improvements to quality systems and processes in the company.
- Champions 100% compliance to company policies and SOP’s.
Minimum qualifications:
- BS degree in engineering or technical field with 9 years or MS degree and 7 years relevant experience.
- Experience in the medical device, automotive, aeronautical, semiconductor, or other regulated industry.
- Project management: the ability to influence cross-functional global teams spanning quality, operations, R&D, and sourcing.
- Experienced in Problem Solving methodologies; including the ability to lead multifaceted investigations across complex supply chains.
- Experience in process validation, design controls, risk management, and CAPA.
- Ability to rapidly learn and use new software applications (e.g., PLM, ERP).
- Domestic and international travel up to 25%.
Preferred qualifications:
- Ability to work independently; organized and self-driven.
- Articulate communicator adept at packaging and appropriately scaling information to the intended audience.
- 7+ years of medical device engineering experience.
- Experience with catheter design and/or manufacturing.
- Previous support for high volume manufacturing.
- Leadership experience on a materials or service commodity team.
- Lead auditor of quality systems experience (ISO 13485 or similar).
- ASQ certification (CQE, CBA, SSGB, SSBB) strongly desired.
- Fluent in Spanish
Requisition ID: 579500
Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement. The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.
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