Staff Engineer Quality Assurance

The  Staff Engineer – Quality Assurance Excellence provide senior technical leadership in quality engineering, driving complex investigations, risk management activities, and post-market safety initiatives across products and processes. Lead high-impact root cause analyses for field performance issues, nonconformances, and emerging quality signals to protect patient safety and ensure global regulatory compliance.

Apply risk-based thinking to assess impact, drive effective corrective and preventive actions, and implement continuous improvements. Collaborate cross-functionally to strengthen design, manufacturing, and post-market processes, and reducing recurrence of quality issues. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to drive systemic improvements across design, manufacturing, supplier, and post-market surveillance processes, reducing recurrence of quality issues.

The position partners cross-functionally to drive robust investigations, risk management, and regulatory compliance in alignment with FDA (21 CFR Part 820/QMSR), ISO 13485, and ISO 14971 requirements, while ensuring field actions are executed efficiently, safely, and in accordance with company standards and global regulatory expectations.

Essential duties & responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain standardized process and procedure for executing field action assessments and executions, including but not limited to investigations and identifying solutions.

• Lead and provide strategic direction to Senior Quality Assurance Engineers responsible for Product Field Action Assessments (PFAA), Non-Conformance (NC), and CAPA activities.

• Lead Product Field Action monthly Board review

• Develop strategies and plans for field actions in alignment with organizational goals and objectives.

• Ensure alignment with current regulatory standards, including 21 CFR Part 820/QMSR, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and applicable global regulations.

• Identify potential risks associated with field action decisions and implement measures to mitigate them effectively.

• Serve as the escalation point for complex investigations, risk evaluations, and cross-functional decision-making.

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the effectiveness of the field action process and implement improvements as necessary.

• Mentor and coach Senior QA Engineers and broader teams on risk management principles, investigation rigor, and PFA expectations.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, such as PFA assessment and execution owners, engineers, and technicians, to ensure seamless coordination and communication regarding field action deliverables.

• Maintain a customer-centric approach by ensuring that field actions are completed promptly and meet or exceed customer expectations.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and safety of field action decisions over time.

• Support internal and external audit activities relating to the PFA process.

• Serves as the voice for the site (Belfast) in divisional and global meetings in the process area.

• Updates key stakeholders and leaders on divisional record deliverables and progress.

Qualifications & experience:

Minimum requirements:

·         BS in a science, engineering or related discipline.

·         Minimum of 4 years demonstrated PFA experience is preferred.

·         Post-Market Quality, and Product Field action experience preferred

·         Experience leading complex investigations and applying root cause analysis methodologies (e.g., 8D, FTA).

·         Experience with statistical analysis and risk-based methodologies

Preferred qualifications

·         CQE (certified quality engineer), or equivalent

·         Six Sigma Green or Black belt desired

·         Ability to build trusting relationships with all levels of management.

·         Ability to generate and explain detailed assessments, execution plans, and any potential challenges accurately.

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United Kingdom Pay Ranges:

• United Kingdom: £42,600 - £70,900 GBP Annual

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