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Your role:

• Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for non-conformance, and Drive non-conformance reduction and process validation maturity in close cooperation with the Quality leads in Integrated Supply Chain.

• Implement and provide oversight of consistent global Quality and Regulatory requirements related to elements supporting the overall operations and process controls.

• Ensures that appropriate standards and processes are in place for new product introduction, as well as for ongoing manufacturing that include all stages of the manufacture of the product/system.

• Oversees the Quality Assurance activities in the processes related to the manufacturing of materials, components, sub-assemblies, and completed products and their supply chain, including compliance to regulatory requirements and /or procedures for regulated products /businesses.

• Have an impact on processes such as the introduction/validation of new/changed manufacturing processes and their associated Quality systems, the trend analysis and monitoring of manufacturing processes and their environment, the remediation to non-conformances, and the development and improvement of Quality systems.

• You serve as best practice/quality resource within your own discipline or as technical expert on functional or cross-functional teams/projects. You also act on a global scale across all Philips businesses and factories.

• This flexible role offers you the opportunity to work with international teams, while benefiting from an office-based working model (spend at least 3 days working from the office and up to 2 days from home). Travel between 20-30% globally is required for strategic and key initiatives, as well as leadership activities.

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 5+ years of experience in quality engineering, with a full understanding of manufacturing and operations, resolving a wide range of issues in creative ways, including the introduction of new concepts. You have a relentless focus on Product Quality and Patient Safety, and demonstrated leadership skills, and ability to influence change and challenge status quo in respect to opportunities for improvement.

• Your skills include strong knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to Quality Engineering (CQE body of knowledge); working knowledge of appropriate global medical device regulations, requirements and standards. Strong knowledge of Risk Management, Acceptance activities, Non-Conformance, Production and Process Controls, and Process Validation activities.

• You have a bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or related field (Mathematics, Statistics, etc.), and are Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt (or Master Black Belt) certified.

• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

• You’re an excellent communicator with strong negotiation and relationship management skills, with a strong ability to make data-driven decision and move teams through vague and complex situations to develop clearly defined programs. Must be willing and able to travel to US, Europe, India and China up to 25%.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office-based role.

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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care here.

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