
Orascoptic Quality Assurance Manager (On-Site Madison, WI)
- Madison, WI
- $97,900-181,700 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Serve as the Quality liaison responsible for the compliance of the local quality system and as the primary point of contact for regulatory body interactions.
- Lead and manage the Quality Assurance team to ensure compliance with all regulatory and company standards.
- Serve as the Quality representative during Policy Deployment (PD) meetings with the cross-functional site leadership team.
- Oversee the Quality Engineering team engaged in NPD and sustaining validation activities, ensuring that validation processes meet all necessary regulatory and procedural requirements.
- Support EU MDR Technical Documentation activities including evaluating Clinical Evaluation Reports/Post Market Surveillance Reports.
- Coordinate internal and external audits as the liaison, responding to audit findings with corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Manage the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) system; ensure adequate root cause and corrective actions are identified and to evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken.
- Lead CAPA Review Board to review quality data inputs and propose actions.
- Coordinate Health Hazard Evaluations (HHE) with cross-functional team members to assess potential health risks, coordinate and take necessary field mitigation actions, if applicable.
- Supervise the customer complaint handling process to ensure timely evaluations for potential regulatory reporting.
- Support data trending practices to proactively identify and mitigate quality issues.
- Develop, maintain, and report on Quality KPI metrics
- Oversee the Material Review Board (MRB) process to ensure that nonconforming material is adequately evaluated for dispositions with records complying to regulatory and procedural standards.
- Oversee Supplier Quality activities to ensure that vendors are adequately approved, monitored, and issued corrective actions to resolve issues.
- Manage receiving and final inspection processes to confirm that all products meet quality specifications before distribution or progressing to subsequent production stages.
- Develop and maintain quality action plans to support ongoing improvement initiatives and compliance.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related fields OR 7+ years of relevant Quality Assurance experience in lieu of education.
- 5+ years in related quality assurance/quality systems experience. Knowledge of FDA, ISO 13485, EU MDR, UKCA, and GMP regulatory requirements.
- 3+ years direct managerial/ supervisory experience.
- Quality engineering experience using quality tools and methodologies required.
- Strong verbal and technical writing skills in English to effectively communicate across all levels.
- Strong data analytical skills and ability to identify trends and provide recommendations to improve results.
- Effective time management and problem-solving skills.
- Effective project coordination and prioritization skills.
- Proficient interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain good rapport and handle situations with confidence, tact, and resourcefulness.
- Ability to quickly learn computer business systems and software.
- High adaptability to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment required.
- Experience in a medical device or regulated industry preferred.
- Experience statistical tools & methodologies preferred.
- Intermediate with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and Outlook preferred.