Principal Quality Specialist

Boston Scientific Gruppe; Kerkrade; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Scientific Gruppe is seeking a Principal Quality Specialist to join their team in Kerkrade, Netherlands. This critical role involves driving quality frameworks across complex Medical Electrical Equipment programs and requires a deep understanding of regulatory standards.

The candidate should possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree related to Quality or Engineering with over 5 years of relevant experience. Strong leadership and project management skills are essential for this position, which offers a hybrid or onsite work model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Quality Systems experience in Medical Devices or Capital Equipment.
• Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional programs.
• Ability to operate in evolving environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead Quality activities for complex programs.
• Drive execution across regional and global teams.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in Quality Systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional colleagues.
• Influence decision-making and stakeholder alignment.

Skills

Quality Systems experience

Project management

Interpersonal communication

Change management

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, Quality, Life Sciences

Job description

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

About the role:

The Principal Quality Specialist serves as a senior Quality leader supporting large-scale, complex initiatives within the Medical Electrical Equipment (MEE) / Capital Equipment domain. You will drive the development, implementation, and governance of quality frameworks across global, cross-functional programs.

We are looking for a candidate with strong leadership in quality systems, project execution, and organizational change, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, corporate quality goals, and operational excellence. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy and influences strategic decision-making across multiple functions and regions.

This position will be either hybrid or onsite located at Kerkrade in the Netherlands or at one of the EMEA Hub locations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Quality activities for complex, cross-functional Medical Electrical Equipment (MEE)/Capital Equipment programs, ensuring delivery against objectives, milestones, and timelines through robust project planning and risk mitigation.
• Drive execution across regional and global teams, aligning Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Service, and commercial functions while proactively managing risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in Quality Systems, ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory standards such as ISO 13485, EU MDR 2017/745, and 21 CFR Part 820, and embedding scalable Quality frameworks across all program phases from concept through sustainment.
• Lead or support CAPA, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives to resolve systemic issues and enhance overall performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional colleagues regarding the impacts of enhancements and process changes.
• Is viewed as a leader in the areas of QSR and ISO/MDR standards within one’s own group, constantly promoting awareness of best industry practices making appropriate decisions while collaborating with EMEA Quality leaders as appropriate on critical quality decisions.
• Drive change management and cross-functional engagement by influencing decision-making, building stakeholder alignment, and enabling adoption of new processes, systems, and ways of working in a matrixed global organization.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, Quality, Life Sciences, or related field
• 5+ years Quality Systems experience in within Medical Devices / Medical Electrical Equipment (MEE) / Capital Equipment.
• Previous experience in Capital Equipment space is preferable.
• Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-functional and/or global programs
• Experience in change management and transformation initiatives
• Team player with strong work ethics and positive mentality
• Strong project and program management capability
• Strong interpersonal communication, collaboration and influencing skills
• Deep regulatory and quality systems knowledge
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Structured, analytical mindset
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous or evolving environments, where requirements are not fully defined.

Requisition ID: 630828