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Job Description
- Serve as a Lead Quality Engineer for medical device combination product development programs, with a strong focus on design controls, risk management, and lifecycle quality oversight.
- Partner closely with Device Engineering on new combination product development, supporting design verification, design validation, and technology transfer activities.
- Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and standards, including FDA 21 CFR Part 820, 21 CFR Part 4, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and Gilead Quality System requirements.
- Plan, implement, and track approved quality improvement initiatives, ensuring timely execution of action items and deliverables.
- Interface with internal cross‑functional teams, contract manufacturers, and suppliers to resolve complex technical and quality issues related to drug‑device combination products, processes, and manufacturing.
- Act as an escalation point for complex, high‑impact quality issues, risks, and decisions.
- Support and strengthen strategic relationships with internal stakeholders and Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs).
- Provide quality guidance and impact assessments for change controls, including evaluations of Design History Files (DHF) and Risk Management Files (RMF).
- Develop, review, and approve controlled documentation, including protocols, plans, reports, risk analyses, specifications, and test methods.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline with at least 6 years of relevant experience, OR
- Master’s degree in a related field with at least 4 years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience in Quality Assurance for medical devices and/or drug‑device combination products.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to influence across functions.
- At least 8 years of experience supporting combination products (e.g., autoinjectors, pre‑filled syringes, co‑packaged kits), with deep expertise in design controls and risk management.
- Strong project management and process improvement capabilities.
- Working knowledge of domestic and international quality system regulations and the ability to drive continuous improvement in regulated environments.
- Strong foundation in statistical methods, including normality testing, capability analysis, tolerance intervals, and test method validation (MSA, Gage R&R).
- Advanced proficiency in risk management per ISO 14971, including FMEA, system‑level risk analysis, and hazard analysis (expertise in at least one area required).
- Ability to develop and evolve complex quality concepts, standards, and methodologies based on sound quality engineering principles.
- Strong knowledge of medical device and/or combination product manufacturing operations.
For additional benefits information, visit:
https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.
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