GE HealthCare Associate Specialist Product Surveillance Ultrasound 

United States, Wisconsin 

605540831

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate complaints from patient safety perspective and identify complaints that require further evaluation according to global regulations, including 21CFR part 820.198, 803 (MDR), MDD/MDR, ISO 13485, etc.

• Assess risk by providing guidance on clinical workflow and how products are used to identify potentially hazardous situations.

• Manage risk by identifying product safety issues, triage complaints for further investigation.

• Responsible for hazard evaluations.

• Perform complaint closure according to set criteria and monitor through quality metrics.

• Ensures on time submissions of safety and regulatory reports to regulators.

• Provides objective evidence of complaint handling process through compliant documentation.

• Ensure zero repeat findings from previous internal and external audits within area of responsibility.

• Support business during internal and external audits of GE Healthcare’s Quality Management System (QMS).

• Develops knowledge of GE HealthCare’s Quality Management System and Product Surveillance activities. Uses prior experience and acquired expertise to execute timely complaint handling process.

• Applies general knowledge of how the Product Surveillance team contributes to other areas of the business developed through education or past experience.

• Resolves issues using established procedures.

• Consults People Leader or more senior team members for issues outside of defined parameters.

• Collaborates with others to solve issues.

• Requests technical or clinical information from engineering, field service, clinical applications personnel, or end user/customer to solve issues.

• Handles simple data entry work requiring face value check and correction.

• Accountable for quality of own work and for meeting or exceeding the teams’ quality metrics.

• Continuously works on identifying opportunities to improve the complaint handling process.

• Aware of and comply with the GE HealthCare Quality Manual, Quality Management System, Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals, and applicable laws and regulations as they apply to this job type/position.

• Complete all planned Quality & Compliance training within the defined deadlines.

• Identify and report any quality or compliance concerns and take immediate corrective action as required.

• Ability to communicate clearly in English, verbally and in writing.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited university or college; OR high school diploma/GED and a minimum of 6 years’ work experience in complaint handling, quality, engineering, or regulatory function.

• Ability to work out of the office in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin one day per week.

Desired Characteristics:

• GE HealthCare Product-specific knowledge – Ultrasound.

• Medical Device industry experience preferred.

• Ability to demonstrate GE HealthCare Operating Principles.

• Ability to work independently & in a team setting.

• Demonstrated experience prioritizing conflicting demands in an extremely fast paced environment.

• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time management skills.

• Familiarity with the application of medical device as it relates to patient safety.

• Experience working with cross-functional teams and facilitating teams to identify and implement solutions to complex problems.

• Ability to analyze and process data and draw the appropriate conclusions.

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