Head (Director)-Design Quality Engineering-Ultrasound

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Job Description

The Head of Design Quality Engineering is a key member of the Philips Ultrasound Quality Organization and will lead/develop a global Design Quality Engineering team to support the development and introduction of new Ultrasound products and sustaining releases. 

Your role:

• Responsible for the strategic/functional leadership and development of the Ultrasound Design Quality organization, supporting the development and introduction of new products/sustaining releases first time right.  This includes design related and risk activities during the product/system lifecycle design, V&V activities, design transfer, and product realization
• Responsible for ensuring Ultrasound products/offerings are developed in accordance with Philips’ design control requirements, all applicable standards/regulations and state-of-the-art product standards
• Responsible for driving a culture of quality and first time right to ensure all products meet safety, reliability and efficacy requirements
• Reporting to the Quality Leader-Ultrasound, you will partner with R&D, Product Management, Medical Safety & Clinical and other key functions to ensure the safety, reliability and efficacy of Philips’ Ultrasound products by supporting NPIs and sustaining releases.

You're the right fit if:

• You have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in Design Quality Engineering /Risk management for FDA regulated Medical Device (21 CFR 820, ISO 13485/14971) New Product Introduction/Sustaining environments, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Functional/ Strategic leadership of Design Quality Engineering teams.
• You have extensive experience engaging with FDA investigators, other external regulators/auditors during inspections/audits and able to effectively defend the approach/logic/process).
• You have proven expertise in translating complex designs/principles/technical documents into audit/regulatory ready design documents/records and highly skilled in statistical techniques, including design of experiments (DOE) and sampling plans to analyze results effectively.
• You have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree (Required) in Engineering, Quality, Regulatory or comparable disciplines.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position. 

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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Philips Transparency Details

• The pay range for this position in WA or MA is $155,000 to $264,000
• The pay range for this position in PA is $138,000 to $236,000

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.    

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered.  Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.  Details about our benefits can be found here. 

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. 

Additional Information

• US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
• Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position.  For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Bothell, WA, Reedsville, PA or Cambridge, MA..

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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veteran and maintains a drug-free workplace.