Quality Engineer

VIVA USA Inc; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VIVA USA Inc. seeks a Quality Engineer II to assure products, processes and quality records meet quality standards and client quality system compliance. You will protect patient safety, collaborate with multifunctional teams, and support regulatory communications.

Responsibilities include nonconformance handling, CAPA and complaint investigations, data trend analysis, and QA procedure enhancements while navigating FDA and ISO requirements. On-site Plymouth, with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Technical Field, or equivalent.
• 2-5 years technical experience in QA/engineering.
• Experience with quality tools and methodologies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Follows regulations and standards for quality, EHS&E, and client governance areas.
• Implements and maintains the Quality System effectiveness.
• Identifies risk related to internal and external compliance requirements.
• Completes Non-conformance, CAPA and complaint investigations with clear options and tradeoffs.
• Influences partners to develop QA procedures, forms, and systems.
• Leads QA system information meetings and updates.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Data analysis

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technical Field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Statistical software

Quality tools/methodologies

Job description

Position will be primarily out of the Plymouth site with possible occassional travel to Minnetonka

As the Quality Engineer II, you’ll have the chance to assure products, processes, and quality records conform to quality standards and establish compliance within client's quality system. We need you to be responsible for maintaining a strong collaborative partnership with multi-functional teams. Help facilitate success by protecting patient safety and meeting business needs. You will be involved in nonconformance and complaint investigation management, including root cause problem solving and providing event information to our various business partners (e.g. Regulatory, Quality Engineering).

What You’ll Work On

• Follows all regulations and standards for quality, Environmental, Health, Safety, and Energy (EHS&E) Global Policies, clientengineering standards, and other governance areas as applicable.
• Implements and maintains the effectiveness of the Quality System.
• Identifies areas of risk with respect to compliance to internal and external requirements.
• Completes Non-conformance, CAPA, and complaint investigations and offers multiple solutions to issues with clear advantages and disadvantages.
• Influences key partners to develop and maintain QA procedures, forms, and systems.
• Leads meetings and communications for QA system information, concerns, and updates.
• Help drive standard methodologies for data trending and tracking and identification of manufacturing related complaints in alignment with clientgoals.
• Follows U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor level degree in Engineering, Technical Field, or equivalent (advanced degree preferred)
• 2-5 years technical experience
• Previous Quality assurance/engineering experience and use of Quality tools/methodologies
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Advanced computer skills, including statistical/data analysis and report writing skills
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a dynamic, changing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
• Excellent organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of FDA, GMP, and ISO 13485
• ASQ CQT, CQE, CQA certification
• Six Sigma root cause analysis/problem solving training and experience
• Key experience looking for is related to process validation (performance qualification (PQ) and method validations)

Notes:

8:00AM - 5:00PM

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status