
Scientist – Micro
- Galway
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for ensuring Design control and Risk Management activities, wherever they are performed comply with the requirements of the Design Control and Risk Management processes.
- Provide Quality support/guidance to R&D projects leads/team members.
- Provide direction and support to Design Assurance engineers and Quality Engineers.
- Co-ordinate the Design Assurance Engineer resources to support business objectives.
- Resolve project issues by working with team members, suppliers, and others as appropriate.
- Apply thorough, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritising, communicating, and resolving quality issues.
- Manage and maintain the records related to design control projects.
- Contribute and participate in design review meetings.
- Provide input into the generation of risk management file documents; Risk Management Plan, dFMECA, pFMECA and associated reports.
- Provide input into development of protocols / reports supporting the Design control process.
- Provide input and review to protocols and reports for sterilization, biocompatibility and packaging validations.
- Co-ordination of timely review and approval of all details in R&D batch sterilization records as meeting the requirements of the cycle validated and appropriate for the product.
- Co-ordination of timely review and approval of production records and sterilization records of product manufactured during the design control process to facilitate timely approval of Design protocols and reports.
- Support bench test activity as required.
- Support the translation of the design requirements into manufacturing requirements.
- Ongoing monitoring of data from Quality Management systems and provision of immediate feedback to quality management on deviations or issues of concern.
- Administration and management of the systems for CAPA, non-conformances and for supplier corrective actions.
- Leads and/or facilitates compliance and improvement activities associated with the Neuravi quality system (e.g. CAPA).
- Preparation of data as applicable for use in management review.
- Act as an audit escort and/ or support coordination of backroom activity during inspections as required.
- Support internal/Supplier audits as scheduled.
- Support regulatory activities as requested by management.
- Compile and conduct Quality System training for employees as directed,
- Represent professionally and positively externally to agencies, vendors and regulators.
- Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level
- Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
- Performs other duties assigned as needed
- Minimum education of degree in a technical field is preferred.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in the medical device industry and/or IVD/pharmaceutical, with at least three years in a position with direct responsibility for QMS processes/sub-processes.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the application of the principles, concepts and practices of design control, sterilization and Quality Assurance processes.
- Experience in preparation, participation and response to external agency inspections e.g. FDA and Notified Body Inspections
- Thorough knowledge of Design Control requirements and processes.
- Working knowledge of 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485 with familiarity of other foreign medical device quality system requirements.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and to discern major quality issues.
- Ability to work well under deadlines and pressure.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as a team player.
- Ability to build good, strong and positive working relationships with cross functional teams internationally.
- Ability to communicate clearly, accurately, and directly, both verbally and in writing, to a widely varied audience.