GE HealthCare Lead Quality Specialist 

United Kingdom, England 

532561059

Develop and maintain systems, rules, and processes to ensure fulfillment of current regulations / industry practices and internal requirements. Ensures that projects and products are capable and will meet specified standards. In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Leading the development and maintenance of Quality System metrics
• Leading the preparation and execution of Quality Management Reviews at a site level
• Utilize technical expertise and judgement to solve problems.
• Actively participate in complaint handling as a quality expert.
• Provide support to routine activities, projects, development and training relevant to area of expertise.
• Support continuous improvement activities with regard to areas of responsibility.
• Assess quality impact on product and manufacturing processes. This may include acting as quality expert and approval/authorization of technical product related documentation.
• Analyze & communicate proposed, new or changing requirements & devise strategies for their implementation, ensuring business goals are met.
• Translating new industry trends and requirements into business policies and practices.
• Identifying, assessing and managing risk proactively and providing senior management with key data to help drive decisions.
• Providing support to team in relation to key Electronic Management Systems.
• Maintain & keep quality procedures up to date and reflective of regulatory requirements.
• Assist in validation activities in relation to equipment, processes and/or computer systems.
• Represent QA on development projects and advise on the adequacy of validation of facilities, equipment and new products/processes, including designing strategies to ensure adequate data is gathered.

• Conducts Quality System audits of specialist area; prepares and executes Quality Management System (QMS) reviews, as applicable.
• Participates in site inspections.
• Owns compliance assessment and remediation plans while influencing execution, communications and training for Quality matters.
• Responsible for coordinating and performing training relative to the specialist area, QMS principles and on the global QMS procedures as required.
• Secure that a QMS system is operational and support implementation of the QMS.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in business or technical field.
• 3 years experience in a medical device or pharmaceutical industry.
• 3 years experience with CA/PA systems, including complaint handling.
• 3 years experience applying regulations (including FDA QSRs, ISO13485).
• Proficient with MS Office word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database applications.
• Ability to identify root cause of problem and creatively problem solve to gain resolution.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English (both written and oral).
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced environment with little supervision.
• Ability to adapt to constant change and influence positive change effectively.
• Team-oriented and responsive to customer needs.
• Quality-Focused, Attentive to Detail and Results-Oriented.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
• Experience developing and tracking quality metrics
• Familiar with Continuous Improvement methodologies, including Six Sigma

Total Rewards

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