Accessvascular

Accessvascular

Senior Quality Systems Engineer

Billerica, MA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$93k-$160kDetected 57 days ago
Data AnalysisAuditingSystems EngineeringFDA RegulatoryMedical DevicesLeadershipMentoringWritingOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • Manage the Access Vascular Inc (AVI) Quality Management System for a growing start-up company that designs, manufactures, and distributes sterile catheter-, software-, electromechanical-based medical device product families. Provide Quality Engineering support for Operations and Operations Quality projects and tasks.
  • This is a key contributor position working closely among the AVI team with AVI's QMS and FDA QMSR requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Own, maintain, and continuously improve the company's QMSR and ISO 13485-compliant QMS
  • Drive continuous improvement to company SOPs, work instructions, forms, test protocols, infrastructure software and other controlled documents
  • Manage document control and records management in compliance with 21 CFR Part 820
  • Lead internal audits and support external audits (FDA, Supplier)
  • Lead CAPA investigations to root cause, ensuring timely closure and effectiveness verification
  • Develop and communicate quality metrics and data analysis to inform continuous improvement and risk-based decision making
  • Lead statistical methods development for quality metrics, inspection planning, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Collaborate with Operations to ensure manufacturing processes are controlled and validated
  • Support incoming inspection, nonconforming material control, and disposition activities
  • Provide Quality Engineering support to infrastructure move and expansion projects

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related technical field
  • Strong technical writing skills with the ability to produce clear, compliant documentation
  • Experience with statistical techniques, sampling plans, and data analysis for validation and process capability
  • Minimum of 5 years' of quality systems experience with a medical device manufacturing company
  • Proven track record with implementing, evolving, and improving medical device company quality management systems (QMS) compliant to FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485:2016, and ISO 14971
  • Demonstrated experience owning a QMS end-to-end, including CAPA, document control, complaints, internal auditing, and supplier quality
  • Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
  • ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Medical Device Auditor (CMDA), or equivalent is a plus
  • Lead auditor certification (ISO 13485 or equivalent) is a plus
  • Prior experience at a startup or early-stage medical device company is a plus

Nice to have

  • Experience with implementing and validating eQMS platforms (e.g., Greenlight Guru, MasterControl, ETQ) is a plus
  • Familiarity with IEC 62304 (software lifecycle) and IEC 60601 (electrical safety) is a plus
  • Experience supporting 510(k) submissions or technical files for CE marking is a plus

Compensation

  • Commensurate With Experience
  • Access Vascular was founded in 2015 to address the most common and costly complications of intravenous therapy: infection, thrombosis and phlebitis.
  • The company is developing a suite of venous access devices made from patented biomaterials which are highly biocompatible and have demonstrated 6X fewer complications..

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