Strategic Supplier Quality Engineer

Meridian Bioscience Inc.; North Billerica (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Meridian Bioscience Inc. is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure suppliers meet quality, regulatory, and operational requirements.

You will work with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations to drive supplier performance, manage quality issues, and ensure the reliability of purchased materials and services. This role includes supplier qualification, monitoring, audits, and continuous improvement to minimize quality risks across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline.
• 2–5 years of experience in supplier quality or quality engineering.
• Experience in regulated industry such as medical devices preferred.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 9001, FDA QSR, or equivalent.
• Experience conducting supplier audits and assessments.
• Understanding of supplier qualification, monitoring, and development processes.
• Strong knowledge of CAPA, nonconformance management, root cause analysis, and risk management methodologies.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis and quality tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality activities for assigned suppliers and commodities.
• Monitor supplier performance using quality metrics and KPIs.
• Review supplier quality data, identify trends, and communicate risks to management.
• Support supplier qualification, onboarding, and requalification activities.
• Ensure suppliers meet applicable quality, regulatory, and contractual requirements.
• Plan, conduct, and support supplier audits, including qualification and surveillance.
• Document audit findings and track corrective actions to closure.
• Evaluate supplier responses to audit observations and verify effectiveness.

Skills

CAPA

Nonconformance

Root cause analysis

Risk management

Statistical analysis

Quality tools

Reading drawings

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

Minitab

Excel

Job description

Meridian Bioscience Inc. is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure suppliers meet quality, regulatory, and operational requirements.

You will work with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations to drive supplier performance, manage quality issues, and ensure the reliability of purchased materials and services. This role includes supplier qualification, monitoring, audits, and continuous improvement to minimize quality risks across the supply chain.