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Sr Principal Quality Engineer

Employer
BAXTER
Location
Saint Paul
Salary
Competitive

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Industry
General
Role
Engineer
Job Type
Long-Term
Hours
Full Time

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives- where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Summary

Provide Quality Systems Leadership for biological and/or mechanical medical devices. Lead impactful projects to improve quality systems across functional areas. Functions include manufacturing, product design, and regulatory. In addition, this position will lead Internal/External audits.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional site initiatives to harmonize quality systems with Baxter policies and procedures

  • Lead EU-MDR (2017/745) implementation for local quality system

  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives across quality system elements

  • Lead both internal and external audit processes, including training and readiness activities

  • Establish Quality System dashboards to monitor overall health of quality system

  • Participate on and lead process improvement teams to implement quality improvement activities using Lean, and Six-Sigma methods

  • Support site integration activities of other sites into one Quality System

Qualifications:

Required

  • B.S. degree in Engineering, or related scientific discipline. ASQ CQE certification required if 4-year degree is not in engineering

  • 8-10 years of experience in quality and/or product development

  • Job experience or advanced training and demonstrated proficiency in total quality management, statistical methods, quality tools, root cause analysis / resolution, risk analysis, SPC, MSA, and design of experiments

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills

  • Strong problem solving, technical writing, organizational, leadership, and interpersonal skills

  • Demonstrated Critical Thinking skills with focus on improved performance outcomes and positive business impact

  • Successful track record of leading large or complex projects and diverse teams

  • Working knowledge of FDA Quality System Regulations, ISO-13485, and ISO-14971

  • Proficient MS Office skills including MS-Project and Visio

Preferred:

  • Advanced engineering or technical degree preferred.

  • ASQ Certification in Quality Engineering and/or Auditing is highly desirable.

  • Computer systems validations & process validation experience highly desirable.

  • Experience with mechanical and biological products, and/ or chemical processing highly desirable.

  • Prior supervisory experience.

  • Previous Quality Auditing experience is desirable.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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