Quality Engineer New

GeneDx, Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote position

Job summary

GeneDx, Inc. is seeking a Quality Engineer, IVD Quality, to support supplier‑quality and post‑market processes for IVD products.

You will partner with Procurement and Quality leadership to manage supplier qualification, audits, change assessments, and CAPA activities, ensuring regulatory compliance and quality across the supply chain. The role requires 3+ years in quality engineering/assurance within regulated environments, including IVD or medical devices, and hands‑on experience with audits,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, technical, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, supplier quality, or related experience, including at least 2 years within an IVD, molecular diagnostics, medical‑device, or similarly regulated environment.
• Experience with supplier qualification, supplier monitoring, quality agreements, supplier corrective actions, supplier change assessments, and supplier performance monitoring.
• Experience supporting at least one post‑market quality process, such as complaint handling, nonconformance management, deviation management, CAPA, investigations, or quality trending.
• Working knowledge of applicable FDA quality‑system requirements, ISO 13485, and ISO 14971.
• Experience conducting or supporting supplier audits and assessments.
• Working knowledge of product development, design transfer, and supplier readiness activities.
• Ability to execute defined quality processes, manage multiple priorities, and elevate issues appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Support established IVD supplier‑quality and post‑market processes.
• Collaborate with Procurement to support supplier onboarding and performance management.
• Conduct or support supplier audits and track corrective actions.
• Evaluate changes and quality events for impact on product quality or regulatory status.
• Assist supplier readiness during design transfer.
• Carry out post‑market activities: complaint intake, deviations, CAPAs, investigations.
• Investigate supplier quality events and assess supplier contributions to issues.
• Compile supplier and post‑market metrics for trend reporting.
• Draft and maintain supplier‑quality procedures and records.
• Support audit/inspection readiness.
• Identify process gaps and propose QMS improvements.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Supplier quality

Quality Assurance

Audits & Assessments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, technical, or related discipline

Job description

Follow your passion. Advance your career . Make a lasting impact.It all starts here.

• The Quality Engineer, IVD Quality supports the implementation, maintenance, and execution of supplier-quality and post-market Quality processes for GeneDx’s IVD and software-enabled IVD products. The role reports to the Director, IVD Regulatory and Quality and works in close partnership with senior members of the IVD Quality team.
• This hands‑on role is initially focused on supplier quality, including supplier qualification, monitoring, change management, performance monitoring, and supplier‑related investigations. The role also executes assigned post‑market Quality activities, including complaint handling, nonconformance and deviation management, CAPA support, investigations, and Quality trend reporting.

Job Responsibilities

• Support implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of established IVD supplier‑quality and post‑market quality processes.
• Partner with Procurement and other applicable stakeholders to support supplier onboarding, risk classification, qualification, change management, monitoring, and performance management; maintain supplier qualification records, Quality Agreements, and the Approved Supplier List.
• Conduct or support supplier audits and assessments; prepare audit reports and track supplier corrective actions to closure.
• Evaluate supplier‑initiated changes and quality events for potential impact on product quality, supply continuity, or regulatory status; elevate complex or high‑risk assessments as appropriate.
• Support supplier readiness during design transfer by confirming supplier qualification status, required documentation, and applicable process controls.
• Execute assigned post‑market quality activities, including complaint intake and investigation support, nonconformances, deviations, CAPAs, quality‑event documentation, action tracking, and effectiveness checks.
• Investigate supplier‑related quality events and assess whether supplier materials, reagents, software, services, or performance may have contributed to a complaint, deviation, nonconformance, or other post‑market event.
• Compile supplier and post‑market quality metrics and support trend reporting, management review, and quality‑governance activities.
• Draft and maintain supplier‑quality and post‑market quality procedures, work instructions, forms, templates, and quality records, following established QMS standards.
• Support audit and inspection readiness by organizing objective evidence and responding to requests under the direction of Quality leadership.
• Identify process gaps and improvement opportunities within assigned processes and elevate recommendations for broader QMS changes.

Education, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, engineering, technical, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, supplier quality, or related experience, including at least 2 years within an IVD, molecular diagnostics, medical‑device, or similarly regulated environment.
• Experience with supplier qualification, supplier monitoring, quality agreements, supplier corrective actions, supplier change assessments, and supplier performance monitoring.
• Experience supporting at least one post‑market quality process, such as complaint handling, nonconformance management, deviation management, CAPA, investigations, or quality trending.
• Working knowledge of applicable FDA quality‑system requirements, ISO 13485, and ISO 14971.
• Experience conducting or supporting supplier audits and assessments.
• Working knowledge of product development, design transfer, and supplier readiness activities.
• Ability to execute defined quality processes, manage multiple priorities, and elevate issues appropriately.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), ISO 13485 Internal Auditor, and/or ISO 13485 Lead Auditor certification preferred.
• This is a fully remote position. The employee will work from a home office or other suitable remote location with reliable high‑speed internet access. Work is performed in a climate‑controlled environment using standard office equipment including computer, phone, and video conferencing tools. Your standard work schedule and hours will be established in collaboration with your leader and may be adjusted to align with evolving business needs.
• Standard work hours are Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM EST.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, including occasional domestic and international travel, to conduct supplier audits and support supplier qualification activities.

Pay Transparency, Budgeted Range

$84,871 - $93,166 USD

A culture that plays to win, because patients are counting on us

At GeneDx, we're driven by urgency and purpose: helping patients get diagnosed earlier. Our mission, to empower everyone to live their healthiest life through genomics, drives our team to make a tangible impact each day – and shapes our culture where high standards, strong teamwork, and meaningful ownership are the norm. We act with intention, support one another, and deliver work we're proud to put our names on.

Here’s what you can expect day to day:

1. Play like a champion (step up, redefine what’s possible, own it) We bring energy, focus, and a bias for action. We step up, take initiative, and deliver on our commitments – with quality, speed, and care.
2. Think bigger (stretch beyond, courage not consensus) We push past the obvious. We challenge assumptions, raise the bar, and make thoughtful, decisive calls — choosing progress over perfection.
3. Grow fast (be curious, speak up, be agile) We stay curious, ask questions, and share direct feedback with respect. We adapt quickly and keep learning through collaboration and continuous improvement.

If you’re motivated by meaningful work, a fast‑moving environment, and teammates who care deeply about outcomes, you’ll thrive at GeneDx.

At GeneDx, we believe in taking care of our people. We provide competitive compensation and benefits that reflect local market practices and legal requirements in each country where we operate, helping employees thrive both professionally and personally.

We welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law.

GeneDx is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.

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GeneDx uses AI to aid in our hiring process, where Greenhouse’s Talent Match (“GTM”) feature is used to review applications. Our hiring team actively directs GTM to establish and weigh the relevant job requirements. Resumes and applicant input are accordingly reviewed by GTM to determine if the applicant qualifies for further non‑AI evaluation. All output from GTM requires human oversight before we arrive at any final decision. GTM does not automatically make any hiring decisions.