Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Complaint Quality Engineer II - PMS

Edwards Lifesciences Corp$87K — $123K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Scientific field with 2 years of Quality Engineering or Quality Assurance experience; OR a Master's degree with no or internship experience.
  • Experience with root cause analysis or investigations for Complaints, NCRs, and/or CAPAs.
  • Experience in a regulated medical device environment is preferred, especially in critical care/surgical products.
  • Hands-on experience with device investigations and complaint investigation processes.
  • Familiarity with risk management and assessment techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Investigate complex product quality and compliance issues reported from the field.
  • Analyze results to determine root cause and initiate report preparation.
  • Support regulatory requests with risk and metric analysis as needed.
  • Assess events against risk documentation and escalate issues accordingly.
  • Participate in Product Risk Assessments (PRA) and CAPA determination processes.
  • Identify and report key complaint metrics, collaborating with engineering teams to resolve production issues.
  • Assist with incidental duties as directed by leadership.

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries and performance-based incentives.
  • Diverse employee benefits programs tailored to individual needs.
  • Adherence to pandemic protocols for safety.
  • Commitment to environmental health and safety.
Full Job Description
This Quality Engineer will support, perform, and/or complete assigned complaint investigations that include (but are not limited to) product failure analysis and complaint documentation review (device history record, complaint history, products instructions, risk management, etc.), and prepare technical investigation reports. How you will make an impact: • Investigate complex manufacturing product quality and compliance issues reported from the field, analyze results, determine root cause/probable cause, and initiate and review reports. • Support external regulatory or competent authority requests with complaint risk and metric analysis as needed. • Assess reported events against established risk documentation for clinical and compliance risk(s) and escalate to Quality Management and Product Safety as needed. • Participate in escalation tasks and activities, including Product Risk Assessments (PRA) and Corrective/Preventive action(s) - CAPAs, SCARs, as determination by investigation. • Identify and report key complaint metrics per device category and collaborate with applicable manufacturing engineering teams to resolve production/device related issues. • Other incidental duties assigned by Leadership (May assist in Adhoc complaint analysis or metric review). What you'll need (Required Qualifications): • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Scientific field with 2 years of experience in Quality Engineering or Quality Assurance; OR Master's degree in Engineering or Scientific field with either no experience (or internship experience). • Experience with root cause analysis or investigations for Complaints, NCRs, and/or CAPAs. What else we look for (Preferred Qualifications): • Experience with medical devices and working under a medical device regulated environment • Experience in medical device (cardiovascular, endovascular, or other critical care/surgical products), healthcare, or a related environment. • Complaints investigation experience and/or hands-on experience with device investigations • Demonstrated experience with risk management/risk assessments • Experience working in lab environment and familiarity with common measurement/test equipment (calipers, micrometers, pressure gages, leak testing, etc.) • Experience with data analysis and able to generate metrics for trending and review • Good documentation, communication and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills • Basic understanding of statistical techniques • Solid understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to Engineering • Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment • Knowledge of and adherence to Quality systems • Must be able to work in a team environment • Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families. For California, the base pay range for this position is $87,000 - $123,000 (highly experienced). The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.

About Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Edwards Lifesciences is an American medical technology company headquartered in Irvine, California, specializing in artificial heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. It developed the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve made of cow tissue within a balloon-expandable, cobalt-chromium frame, deployed via catheter. The company has manufacturing facilities at the Irvine headquarters, as well as in Draper, Utah; Costa Rica; the Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico; and Singapore; and is building a new facility due to be completed in 2021 in Limerick, Ireland.
Learn more about Edwards Lifesciences Corp
Size
15,700 employees
Market Cap
$45.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$823.4 million
Founded
1958
5 Year Trend
+12%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
NASDAQ

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