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Primary Function of Position

The Manager, Quality Engineering will oversee Quality Engineering and Operations for Intuitive’ s manufacturing facility for Advanced Tissue Models (ATM) in the Chapel Hill, NC location and will be responsible for product quality and compliance to quality system procedures and regulatory requirements. Primary functional responsibilities include quality engineering, quality compliance, quality assurance, product release (DHR), and continuous improvement to ensure adherence to company quality standards. The Quality Manager will be responsible for measuring and improving the site’s quality performance and will directly support all internal and external audits for the site. This role will work directly with plant leadership to align on goals and priorities. The Quality Manager will manage the team of Quality Engineers and Quality technicians supporting the site, evaluating their performance, and further helping them learn and grow.

Essential Job Duties

• Serve as quality representative for the Advanced Tissue models, Chapel Hill facility.
• Develop and execute short-term and long-term quality strategies necessary to support operations and growth goals.
• Manage group of Quality Engineers & Technicians and support them with their goals, and day-to-day responsibilities.
• Liaison with other Quality functions representatives at other Intuitive locations and with other company functions as it applies.
• Foster Six Sigma and continuous improvement culture in the organization.
• Interface with internal customers to provide status of open issues and drive those items to closure.
• Represent the Quality function in projects of medium to high complexity, product escalations, CAPA's, external and internal audits.
• Show metrics and guidelines to functions to assist in trending and improving quality.
• Assure all operations performed in accordance with quality management system and procedures.
• Assess issues and escalates based on criticality.
• Support New Product Introduction initiatives by assessing Quality Engineering resources needed and allocation.
• Support for deep technical failure analysis and examination of challenging quality issues

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Education: Minimum BS in Engineering degree (master’s degree is preferred) or equivalent experience.
• Lean training or certification highly desirable.
• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in quality supporting manufacturing operations; experience in medical device preferred.
• Proven ability to build and manage teams and to project-manage cross-functionally.
• Exceptional analytic skills as proven by track record for reviewing and fixing complex problems in products and processes.
• Solid understanding of ISO9001 standard.
• Training or commensurate experience in the science of quality.
• Proven ability to manage and motivate across functional boundaries.
• Proven ability to manage through conflicting requirements and make difficult trade-offs when resources are scarce.
• A passion for doing the vital thing, efficiently and well.
• Excellent judgment in the presence of challenging priorities and incomplete data.
• A proven desire to make work fun.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.