Job Opportunities in Costa Rica

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Sr Quality Systems Specialist (QMS Specialist | Hybrid | Temporary 1 year)

This position will lead (remotely) projects to integrate Quality Management System (software, tools, procedures) for current Medtronic Acquisition at USA (Internal Customer): procedure migration from one system to other (example: Agile MAP or similar). CRITICAL REQUIRIMENTS (QMS Integration Projects)
General

• Fluent in English: written and spoken (supports USA Customer from Costa Rica).
• US Visa: business (B1) or tourist (B2), probability to travel.
• High level of knowledge about FDA Title 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO13485:2016
• Requires University Bachelor degree (engineering or equivalent).
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience about CAPA process.
• Work with minimum supervision: independent and autonomous professional.
• Experience facing auditors and defending processes as subject matter expert.

Soft Skills:

• Great customer service.
• Emotional intelligence.
• Capacity to influence entire organization.
• Initiative and positive approach for collaborating with team and internal customers.
• Proactive and innovative when solving problems and provide solutions.
• Willing to teach and mentor others about CAPA knowledge.
• Continuous improvement thinking.

QMS Specialist

• This position will lead (remotely) projects to integrate Quality Management System (software, tools, procedures) for current Medtronic Acquisition at USA (Internal Customer): procedure migration from one system to other (example: Agile MAP or similar).
• Capable to assess current Quality Management Systems (QMS) gaps in alignment with FDA Title 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO13485:2016, to incorporate any requirement into current Medtronic procedures via Change Control. Stablish any connection with any process of the QMS to mitigate any regulatory risk.
• Project management skills to coordinate implementation activities related to QMS integration activities.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Provides oversight for the development and maintenance of quality programs, systems, processes and procedures that ensure compliance with policies and that the performance and quality of services conform to established internal and external standards and guidelines.
• Provides expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulatory and/or governmental regulations, and internal regulations to assure compliance.
• Works directly with operating entities to provide process analyses oversight on a continuing basis to enforce requirements and meet regulations.
• Leads audit and inspection preparation, resolution of audit and inspection findings and liaises with auditing groups and inspectors through all stages of the audits.
• Prepares reports and/or necessary documentation (ex Corrective and Preventative Actions) and provides to applicable stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Ensures the quality assurance programs and policies are maintained and modified regularly.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education.
DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS
Autonomy: Seasoned individual contributor.
Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions.
Coaches and reviews the work of lower level specialists; may manage projects / processes.
Organizational Impact: May be responsible for entire projects or processes within job area.
Contributes to the completion of work group objectives, through building relationships and consensus to reach agreements on assignments.
Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are difficult, and may require understanding of multiple issues, job areas or specialties.
Makes improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of the job area.
Analysis provided is in-depth in nature and often provides recommendations on process improvements.
Communication and Influence: Communicates with senior internal and external customers and vendors.
Exchange information of facts, statuses, ideas and issues to achieve objective, and influence decision-making.
Leadership and Talent Management: May provide guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.
May manage projects, requiring delegation of work and review of others' work product.
Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires advanced knowledge of job area combining breadth and depth, typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
May have practical knowledge of project management.
Requires a Baccalaureate degree (or for degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree which satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)( 4)(iii)(A) and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.