Team Lead, Failure Investigations, Post Market Engineering

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Quality Engineering

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Team Lead, Failure Investigations, Post Market Engineering to join our Abiomed Quality organization located in Raynham, MA.

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.
 

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech
 

The Team Lead, Failure Investigations, PME in the Post Market Engineering group plays an integral role in Abiomed’s Quality Department as a people leadership role supporting a team conducting post market investigations of FDA approved medical devices. In this position you will lead engineers and processes to conduct complaint failure investigations and support CAPAs and engineering products. 
 

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting the team in identifying and researching failures to improve product quality and reliability.
• Lead projects by developing a project plan and schedule and by adhering to design controls
• Lead Technical Discussions with team.
• Responsible for timely complaint closure across the team.
• Responsible for leading training and onboarding of new team members
• Supports development of team members
• Manages deliverables from key stakeholders across the organization
• Fosters an environment that encourages thinking outside of the box and inventive approaches to problem solving & performing investigations more effectively.
• Maintains extensive knowledge of all Abiomed products
• Establish root cause failure analysis techniques, processes and test methods to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Drive completion of all corrective and preventive actions in a timely manner

Qualifications
 

Education:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or directly related scientific discipline is required.  MS preferred.
   

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• 3+ years of related experience in mechanical engineering
• Knowledge of lean, six sigma, kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives .
• Must have a working knowledge of applicable manufacturing processes such as injection molding, extrusion and fabrication.
• Ability to Communicate ideas and information clearly, effectively, and frequently (oral and written)
• Ability to exercise judgment methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. 
• Execute tasks in a timely manner without direct supervision
• Ability to prioritize tasks and effectively manage time
• Must be proficient Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred:

• Medical Device experience preferred. 
• Green Belt preferred.
• Working knowledge of SAP

Other:

• May require up to 10% travel – US & EU

If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.  

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation,  external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers .Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Customer Centricity, Data Savvy, Developing Others, Document Management, Execution Focus, Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (GAMP), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Lean Supply Chain Management, Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Quality Control Testing, Quality Services, Quality Standards, Quality Systems Documentation, Quality Validation, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$79,000.00 - $127,650.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).


Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year

Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits