Senior Design Quality Engineer

Lifecore Biomedical; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & Growth opportunities

Annual incentive bonus

Health plans with HSA

Dental & Vision insurance

Disability & Life Insurance

Paid time off

Holidays & personal days

Family leave

Tuition reimbursement

401k matching

Job summary

Lifecore Biomedical in Chaska, MN, seeks a Senior Design Quality Engineer to lead quality engineering across development programs and customer-facing product activities, partnering with cross-functional teams to embed Quality by Design throughout the lifecycle.

You will guide validation strategies for clinical and commercial products, ensure adherence to design controls and regulatory requirements, and support robust process development and transfer.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or Life Sciences required.
• 5-8 years of quality assurance or quality engineering experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry.
• Quality engineering support experience for process improvement or process development.
• Experience in process/equipment validation.
• Comprehensive understanding of GMP regulations for medical devices, pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
• In-depth understanding of design control and regulatory requirements for process design and transfer.
• In-depth understanding of current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and related regulatory concerns.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality engineering leadership to development programs, new business programs, and customer-facing product development activities.
• Ensure validation strategies for clinical and commercial products are developed and executed in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Ensure development programs comply with the Quality System and all Design Control requirements.
• Apply quality engineering concepts to monitor and review process development efforts.
• Review and approve experimental plans, development processes, equipment qualification and controlled documentation.
• Mentor experimental technique and statistical/technical data analysis.
• Ensure data review and trend analysis to support robust process quality.
• Provide guidance in the structure of product development process documentation.

Skills

Quality engineering experience

Process improvement

Design of Experiments

Regulatory knowledge (GMP, cGMP)

Statistical data analysis

Quality by Design (QbD)

Education

BS in Engineering or Life Sciences

Job description

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Senior Design Quality Engineer

Regular Full-Time Chaska, MN, US

It's not what we make, it's what we make possible. And the possibilities at Lifecore are endless!

This full-time position offers incredible benefits, your choice of a 4 ½ or 5 day work week, and a company culture focused on development and growth which include promotion opportunities.

We are seeking a Senior Design Quality Engineer to join our MS&T team. In this role, you will provide quality engineering leadership and expertise to technical development programs, new business programs, and customer-facing product development activities. This role partners closely with cross-functional teams and customers to ensure quality is embedded throughout the product development lifecycle through the application of Quality by Design (QbD) principles and Design of Experiments (DOE). You will support the identification of quality, regulatory, and validation requirements early in development to facilitate robust product and process design while effectively meeting customer and business objectives.

In this critical engineering role, you will:

• Maintain knowledge of best industry practices to provide quality oversight and related initiatives for process development.
• Ensure validation strategies for clinical and commercial products are developed and executed in compliance with regulatory requirements, supporting robust processes and consistent product quality.
• Ensure development programs comply with the Quality System and all Design Control requirements.
• Use quality engineering concepts to monitor, support and critically review process development efforts.
• Review and approve experimental plans, development processes, equipment/process qualification and controlled documentation.
• Mentor good experimental technique and statistical/technical data analysis.
• Ensure data is reviewed and trends are investigated in a manner that ensures robust process quality.
• Provide guidance in structure of product development process documentation.

This position could be a great fit for you if you have a passion for quality, and the following:

• BS in Engineering or Life Sciences
• 5-8 years of quality assurance or quality engineering experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry
• Quality engineering support experience for process improvement or process development.
• Experience in process/equipment validation.
• Comprehensive understanding of GMP regulations for medical devices, pharmaceutical products and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
• In depth understanding of common process development and engineering development activities and proficient in experimental statistical and design of experiments.
• In depth understanding of design control and regulatory requirements for process design and transfer.
• In depth understanding of current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and typical regulatory concerns affecting medical device and/or drug manufacturing.

Starting Salary: $95,000 - $115,00 annually with consideration for relevant skills and experience

Lifecore offers a highly competitive total rewards package, including:

• Opportunities to learn and grow with a well-respected company
• Competitive compensation with annual reviews and a company-wide incentive bonus
• Benefits that start the first of the month after you join Lifecore as a full-time employee:
  • 3 medical insurance plans to fit your needs and budget including an HSA Plan with company contributions.
  • Low cost dental and vision insurance
  • Short term disability, long term disability and life insurance all 100% company paid
  • 3 weeks PTO in the first year (increases to 4 weeks after just 2 years!)
  • 9 paid company holidays plus 2 personal holidays
  • Paid family leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 401k plan with company matching contribution

Meet Lifecore Biomedical, LLC:

Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. (Nasdaq: LFCR ) is a fully integrated contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that offers highly differentiated capabilities in the development, fill and finish of sterile injectable pharmaceutical products in syringes, vials, and cartridges, including complex formulations. As a leading manufacturer of premium, injectable-grade hyaluronic acid, Lifecore brings more than 40 years of expertise as a partner for global and emerging biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies across multiple therapeutic categories.