What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Quality Assurance Engineer position at Beckman Coulter, Inc.?
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The Staff Quality Assurance Engineer or Scientist is responsible for facilitating application of quality system and design control processes with teams across Beckman Coulter Life Science products including instrumentation, software and consumables.
This position reports to the Jim Taller and is part of the Development Quality Team located in Indianapolis and will be an on-site role.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Representing quality assurance on development teams, quality systems and product improvement projects for Beckman Coulter Life Science.
- Coaching teams with application of ISO 9001/13485/cGMP/IEC 62304 and quality systems processes throughout product lifecycle.
- Partnering cross functionally to ensure product and service conformance with particular focus on Design Controls, Document Controls, Risk Management (per ISO 14971), Production, Service Controls.
- Assuring compliant process and product documentation, inclusive of Design History, Product, Process and Service documentation in support of product realization and commercialization within the Beckman Coulter quality system.
- Awareness of current industry standards and regulations and how they relate to internal policies and procedures. Influences interpretation of internal policies and procedures to ensure quality and compliance.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Degree in engineering or other science or related field; or equivalent experience required.
- BS 7 or MS 4 years’ experience in product development, manufacturing and / or quality systems (ISO 9001), medical device (ISO 13485), pharmaceutical, related life sciences or other regulated industries.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Ability to identify, develop and execute quality system, product and process improvements. Driving change cross functionally across multi-site operations.
- Certified Software or Quality Engineer (SQA) preferred and/or Auditor Certification desired.
- Experience with product software development lifecycle management
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits.
The salary range for this role is $114,700-$130,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and Retirement Benefits to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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Salary : $114,700 - $130,000
