Sr. Quality Engineer - Shockwave Medical

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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function

Quality Engineering

Job Category

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

US356 CA Santa Clara - 5303 Betsy Ross Drive

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Sr. Quality Engineer – Shockwave Medical to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Ready to join a team that’s pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Description

Position Overview:

The Sr. Quality Engineer will support manufacturing and work cross-functionally to resolve technical problems. Participates in decisions on scope of work, risk management, design changes, process improvements, material disposition, and implementation of revised specifications. Provides and develops solutions to broad problems, accomplishes complex assignments, develops protocols for design, and/or process activities, (including those related to verification or validation activities), determines criteria and subsequently generates summary (or final) reports.

Essential Job Functions

• Responsible for developing, applying, revising and maintaining quality standards for processing materials/products into partially or finished products.
• Designs and implements methods and/or procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products, components, sub-assemblies and/or production equipment.
• Prepares documentation for inspection/testing procedures, development studies, validation protocols and reports, quality plans, and product defect investigations. Must be able to write a technical document with sufficient clarity, detail and correctness to be submitted for regulatory review with confidence. Must be able to review and provide value-added feedback to others writing such documents.
• Fully competent engineer in all conventional aspects of the subject matter, functional area, and assignments.
• Provides guidance to manufacturing and development engineers regarding documentation, process controls, data feedback systems, and best quality practices.
• Independently performs most assignments with an understanding of the overall expectations. Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects.
• Plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates detailed phases of engineering work in part of a major project.
• Performs work which involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements.
• Work requires a broad knowledge of precedents in the specialty area and a good knowledge of principles and practices of related specialties. Familiarity with FDA guidance documents and ISO and ASTM standards related to quality and medical device industry is an asset.
• Independently assesses if components, sub-assemblies, products meet specification and can initiate, investigate and resolve non-conformances by working in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team.
• Responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance.
• May participate in design reviews and pre-validation assessments to ensure the safe and environmentally sound start-up of new processes, and ensure the process has adequate and appropriate process controls. May be responsible for participating and/or taking lead role in developing the risk management plan for new projects transitioning into manufacturing. (Hazard assessment, design trace matrix development, DV&V testing, and FMEA).
• May technically supervise or coordinate the work of engineers, technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments.
• May conduct internal and supplier audits. Certified as a lead auditor in ISO13485:2016 would be an asset. Familiarity with IEC 60601 and IEC 62304 is an asset.
• Processing, investigating, and completing customer complaints, which could require direct email responses to customers.
• Composes technical complaint reports timely and accurately based on reported information and device investigation data.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining calibration requirements for tools and equipment in the R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality areas.
• Knowledge of statistics and Minitab, including process capability and data normality assessments, analysis of variance, hypothesis testing, determining appropriate sample sizes, tolerance interval assessments for variable and attribute data, design of experiment (DOE), and variable and attribute sampling plan applications would be a great asset.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Requirements

• BS in a related engineering discipline and 5 years of related experience; or MS in a related engineering discipline and 3 years of related experience
• Experience in the medical device industry is highly preferred
• Strong technical writing skills are required
• Experience in customer complaint investigations and complaint report writing
• Experience in manufacturing support as a Quality Engineer
• Must be proactive, self-motivated, and work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience with balloon catheters and electrical systems is strongly preferred
• Experience in completing Medical Device Reports (MDR) and Vigilance (MDV) submissions is an asset
• Experience in writing and reviewing design verification and validation protocols
• Preferred experience in generating documentation and criteria for validation of manufacturing line transfer to alternative sites
• Certified Quality Engineer would be an asset
• Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time
• Effective communication skills with all levels of management and organizations
• Operate independently and adaptability to changing requirements
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities
  
  

Pay Transparency

• The anticipated salary range for this position is $89,000 - $142,600
• The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.
• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
• Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
  
  

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

89,000 – 142,600