Nextern

Nextern

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 76 days ago
Product ManagementExcelGMPMedical DevicesLeadershipMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • SUMMARY: This role is responsible for operational quality input and deliverables for manufacturing programs throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Disposition nonconforming materials and coordinate supplier corrective actions to address recurring quality issues. · Equipment & Process Oversight: Provide quality oversight for IQ/OQ/PQ qualification activities.
  • Review and approve protocols, reports, and change orders.

Responsibilities

  • Project core team member accountable for operations deliverables including, but not limited to: · Document Control & Audit Readiness: Author and approve SOPs, work instructions, and forms.
  • Support internal audits and maintain inspection readiness across the quality system. · Data & Continuous Improvement: Compile and trend quality metrics to identify systemic issues.
  • Present actionable insights to leadership and drive implementation of corrective and preventive actions. · Incoming Inspection & Supplier Quality: Oversee incoming inspection per approved sampling plans.
  • Evaluate regulatory impact of equipment changes prior to implementation. · NC & CAPA Leadership: Manage nonconformances and CAPAs from initiation through effectiveness verification.
  • Lead root cause analysis using structured methods (5-Why, fishbone).
  • Quality Assurance Engineers will also support development activities as they prepare to launch into commercial manufacturing, such as manufacturing readiness, audits, and clinical builds to ensure a smooth transition and continuously accurate and compliant Design History File.
  • Support internal audits and maintain inspection readiness across the quality system. ·
  • Present actionable insights to leadership and drive implementation of corrective and preventive actions. ·
  • Manage nonconformances and CAPAs from initiation through effectiveness verification.

Company info

  • All engineering functions are responsible for compliance with the Quality System and relevant regulations and standards, continuous improvement, and as needed, professional interaction with Nextern Customers.

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