Specialist, Quality Compliance

Edwards; Indianapolis (IN); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Edwards is seeking a Quality Compliance professional to support complaint handling and regulatory reporting. You will partner with Product Safety, Engineering and other departments to investigate and resolve complaints, ensuring MDR submissions and GDP compliance.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, strong communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced medical device environment.

Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience complaint handling.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with regulatory reporting and MDR processes.
• Familiarity with GDP and good documentation practices.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage competing priorities.

Responsabilités

• Assess complaint information and determine if it qualifies as a complaint.
• Manage customer relationships during investigation and resolution.
• Coordinate input from Product Safety, Engineering and other units.
• Identify problems and lead process-improvement projects.
• Evaluate complaints for MDR and prepare FDA reports.
• Summarize findings and formulate conclusions.
• Prepare and submit final customer correspondence.
• Support audit activities and other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Complaint handling

Written & verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Outils

MS Office Suite

Documentation management

Description du poste

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Quality teams help shape the development of groundbreaking technologies to ensure each stage of our innovation process is held to the highest standards of integrity and safety. You’ll bring your passion for problem solving and partner with various teams to influence decision-making for a product’s entire lifecycle. Your work will involve you optimizing product development to impact patients around the world with pioneering technology.

Patients with mitral and tricuspid heart valve disease often have complex conditions with limited treatment options. Our Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) business unit is boldly pursuing an innovative portfolio of technologies to address a patient’s unmet clinical needs. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey. In this role, you will apply professional expertise and judgment to support quality compliance activities and business outcomes.

How you will make an impact:

• Assess complaint information provided; evaluate each event for determination if it qualifies as a complaint; elevate as appropriate
• Manage customer relationships and expectations during the course of complaint investigation and resolution process
• Research, seek information and input, and challenge as appropriate, from Product Safety, Engineering and other departments/business units for complaint investigations
• Identify problems and lead projects to improve processes, procedures, and/or practices; recommend solutions, including devising new approaches to problems encountered
• Evaluate complaints for Medical Device Reporting (MDR); prepare and submit MDR reports to FDA
• Summarize findings, including a review of the investigation, product analysis, imaging review, instructions for use (IFU), and any other relevant labeling and/or training materials, and formulate conclusions
• Prepare and submit final customer correspondence
• Other duties assigned by Leadership (May assist in auditing complaint files)

What you’ll need (Required):

• 3 years’ experience complaint handling or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Proven expertise in MS Office Suite and ability to operate general office machinery
• Medical device (cardiovascular, endovascular, or other critical care/surgical products), healthcare, or a related environment or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills
• Experience working in a medical device (cardiovascular, endovascular, or other critical care/surgical products), healthcare, or a related environment required
• Demonstrated problem-solving , critical thinking, and investigative skills Ability to build stable working internal/external relationships
• Full knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to quality compliance
• Good knowledge of medical terms and human anatomy
• Full knowledge of Medical Device Reporting regulations, and regulatory reporting regulations
• Good knowledge of Good Documentation Practices (GDP) as it relates to complaint filing
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
• Attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and representing the department on specific projects
• Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control