Product Quality Sr Designer

Zimmer Biomet; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 81,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Employee resource groups

Wellness incentives

Job summary

A global medical technology leader is seeking a Product Quality Sr Designer in Salt Lake City, UT. This role focuses on refining documentation, ensuring regulatory alignment, and conducting system testing for new and existing products. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field along with 5+ years of experience. Strong collaboration and analytical skills are essential for success. Compensation ranges from $81,000 to $95,000 annually, reflecting the competitive nature of the role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a relevant field.
• Experience in regulatory compliance environments.
• Familiarity with ISO 14971 and IEC 62366 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define design approach aligning with product objectives.
• Implement product verification and validation testing.
• Collaborate with QA, Service, and Regulatory teams.

Skills

Collaboration skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science

Tools

Codebeamer

Jira

Job description

Overview

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds. As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.

What You Can Expect

As a Product Quality Sr Designer, you will play a key role in refining existing documentation and ensuring continued regulatory alignment to support new and existing products.

How You\'ll Create Impact

• System Design
  • Define the design approach, ensuring alignment with product objectives, user needs, clinical workflows, and system performance.
  • Translate user needs and system requirements into practical design solutions.
  • Lead to design discussions and technical reviews, evaluating alternatives and trade-offs.
  • Ensure design decisions address usability, risk mitigation, technical feasibility, and long-term product sustainability.
• System Testing
  • Implement and review product verification and validation (V&V) testing, including developing protocols, test methods, and performance specifications.
  • Perform manual and automated testing and document results accurately.
• Product Documentation
  • Collaborate with QA, Service, Compliance, and Regulatory teams to meet documentation requirements and ensure cross-functional alignment.
  • Create, review, and maintain risk management files, including cybersecurity risks.
  • Ensure all product requirements are documented, traceable to verifiable tests, and kept up-to-date.
  • Ensure compliance with FDA, ISO, and internal design controls.
  • Maintain the Design History File (DHF) to be complete, accurate, and regulatory-compliant, addressing gaps proactively.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Strong collaboration skills across R&D, QA, clinical, and regulatory functions; able to clearly translate technical information across stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and accurate judgment-making skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with internal and external collaborators.
• Excellent communications skills; written and verbal.

Your Background

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science related field; biomedical engineering preferred.
• 5+ years of experience.

This Comes With The Following

• Strong experience with Software as a Medical Device (SaMD).
• Strong experience in design controls in a multi-disciplinary organization.
• Experience drafting and maintaining DHF (design history file) content, including user needs, design inputs, design outputs, traceability matrices, and risk documentation.
• Ability to support risk analysis (e.g. uFMEA, etc.) and contribute to usability planning and design mitigations.
• Familiarity with ISO 14971 is required, and IEC 62366 preferred.
• Ability to define testable requirements, support V&V protocol development, and ensure traceability in collaboration with the Product Development team.
• Experience in a regulatory environment with strict compliance.
• Experience with Codebeamer, Jira, or similar.

Travel Expectations

This is an in-person role in Salt Lake City, UT.

Compensation Range

$81,000 - $95,000.

Who We Are

At Orthogrid Systems, we develop advanced software applications that assist surgeons during intraoperative procedures using fluoroscopic imaging systems.

More information on our website: OrthoGrid | Zimmer Biomet

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