Quality systems program managerMedtronic

Careers that Change Lives
Support Director, Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs (QARA) Operation, and Asia Pacific in ensuring Quality Compliance/ Operational Excellence in Asia Pacific.
Support all Asia Pacific geographies - ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), Korea, India and Japan in the area of Quality Operational excellence.
Be the Project Leader and Change Analyst in the QARA Operational Excellence for Asia Pacific.
Embrace Medtronic Leadership Expectation, Shape, Engage, Innovate and Achieve
A Day in the Life
To achieve the following Asia Pacific Quality goals and objectives as a member of Quality/Regulatory Asia Pacific team:
Customer Loyalty - Achieve market-leading customer loyalty by continuously meeting customer expectations concerning quality of services we provide.
Process/Product Excellence - Establish effective, harmonized and lean quality systems within Asia Pacific to deliver excellent outputs. Work proactively with global team as an Asia Pacific entity to streamline global processes to meet multi-regional needs.
Organizational Capability - Build an overarching organization with the concept of Asia Pacific entity to strengthen holistic organization performance. Develop talents within Asia Pacific through leveraging knowledge and expertise.
Mindset of Excellence - Develop a culture that encourages full participation of all Asia Pacific staff to achieve maximum organization engagement.
Key Accountabilities:
Take a Lead on global quality initiatives and projects to implement processes and IT systems in Asia Pacific geographies, ASEAN, ANZ, Japan, India and Korea, such as improvement to country process efficiency and improvement.
Provide leadership and support on QARA Projects for Process Improvement and optimization.
Be the Change Analyst and project leader for the Key Projects in QARA to be deployed across Asia Pacific.
Support Global Quality team activities - Global Quality Metrics, future global audit programs, Process Improvement, Project Management etc.
Leverage the best practice across the APAC region and help the countries to implement the initiatives.
Provide project management support for Japan QRA specific support.
Attributes:
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Customer focused
Professional presentation
Systematic and detail minded
Can work either autonomously or in a team
Self-motivated with a positive mindset
Outgoing and friendly
"Can do" attitude
Well organized, quick thinker, creative
Responds to deadlines and priorities
Aptitude for technology
Empathetic, good listener - gives recognition where it's due
Resilient, persistent
Welcomes and embraces changes well
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Bachelors degree required
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
Your Profile
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant quality experience in medical device or similar environment
Project management experience in global environment
Knowledge of ISO13485 and its implementation is an advantage
Project Management Skill and Lean Six Sigma Skill is required
Operational Excellence experience is required.
Nice to Have
Project management experience in operational excellence project.
Track record of good experience in project management.
Other Comments or Requirements:
Regional and overseas travel will be required
Some out of hours and on-call work will be required
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)
Additional Information
Posting Date: Feb 3, 2021
Travel: Yes,
Medtronic

Manila City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time