Staff Quality Engineer Product Quality

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Software/Systems Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Gières, Isere, France, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

The Staff Quality Engineer, Product Software Development, will provide quality leadership on new product project teams responsible for the development of medical device software systems. The Staff Quality Engineer will be the subject matter expert in requirements gathering, facilitating software risk assessments, defining test strategies, and guiding project teams on design controls and defect analysis. 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the design, development and testing of Medical Device Software, including Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) products. 

• Provide leadership, guidance and expertise on the software development process, procedures and practices. Enhance processes to better reflect state of the art practices and drive continuous improvement. 

• Partner with R&D to refine requirements, and to ensure that architecture/ design documents are comprehensive. 

• Facilitate the documentation and tracking of verification activities, including code review findings. 

• Review test case execution results and manage defects. 

• Facilitate software risk assessment sessions and own the development of risk documents. 

• Support regulatory filings and registrations. 

• Support internal and external audits or inspections of SaMD products and processes and own Non-conformances or CAPAs and drive root cause investigations. 

• Provide technical support for audits of software suppliers and software consultants. 

• Conduct training on Medical Device Software development processes and quality systems. 

• Train and mentor new engineers and lower-level quality engineers. 

• Provide expertise in applicable industry standards and regulations including, but not limited to as IEC 62304, FDA guidance, FDA Part 11, ISO13485, EU MDR, ISO14971, IEC 62366, ISO 27001, and HIPAA. 

• Provide guidance to project teams, suppliers and other disciplines to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, as well as medical device regulations. 

• Ensure that patient’s ePHI and PII data is protected and security requirements are met.    

• Know, understand, incorporate and comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to DePuy Synthes business activities and Policies and Procedures for Health Care Compliance Program and Code of Conduct. 

• Additionally: 

• Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level 

• Responsible for following all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices as applicable. 

• For those who supervise or manage a staff, responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition, if applicable 

• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures 

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Analytical Reasoning, Coaching, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Product Design, Report Writing, Requirements Analysis, Research and Development, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Scripting Languages, Software Architectures, Software Development Management, Software Engineering Practices, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$109,000.00 - $174,800.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are 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.
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits