Quality Manager

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient's mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered, and recognized.

What You Can Expect

Provides technical and administrative guidance to Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, and suppliers of raw materials or finished medical devices. Assures product conformance to established requirements and standards through appropriate inspection and test activities. Coordinates quality planning, inspection method development and defect prevention/corrective action processes for new and existing products. Identifies and solves product and process problems and supports various operational groups. Assists in the preparation and monitoring of the operating and capital budgets.

How You'll Create Impact

• Determine and define quality assurance requirements from review of engineering drawings and/or specifications, industry standards, government specifications or other applicable source documents.

• Formulate, write and maintain procedures, specifications and standards for the quality control of Zimmer products including non-destructive testing methods, gauge design and procurement, sampling and inspection methods and visual acceptance standards.

• Coordinate the maintenance of the calibration program for all inspection tools and gauges to comply with division and corporate Good Manufacturing Practices.

• Develop and administer effective data collection and reporting system to meet regulatory requirements and management information needs.

• Control further processing, delivery or use of nonconforming products until deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.

• Provides resources, including the assignment of trained personnel for performance of work and assessment activities to meet requirements.

• Implement defect prevention strategies utilizing SPC/SQC principles and practices.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all of the essential functions for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Lead and motivate team members through feedback and stretch assignments. Establishes and maintains high levels of credibility. Collaborates effectively across the organization, leverages resources from other parts of the organization to build commitment and achieve results.

• Interpret engineering drawings and specifications.

• Teamwork and customer focus oriented.

• Demonstrate ability in selecting, interviewing, training, coaching, motivate, discipline, and direct people.

• Must possess good writing skills and be familiar with both the scientific and vernacular vocabularies.

• Good knowledge of applicable government specifications, standards and regulations such as Quality System Regulation and ISO standards.

Your Background

• This position requires a Bachelor's Degree preferably in engineering or a related discipline with 6-8 years of work experience in quality functions, or an advanced degree (ex. Masters) in a related discipline with 4-6 years experience.

• Quality discipline certification preferred (e.g., CQA, CQE, CQM, etc.).

• Must be experienced in all aspects of modern quality control methods such as nondestructive testing, metrology, statistical process control, quality cost accounting, applied statistics and inspection.

• Experience in dealing with representatives from Food and Drug Administration or other regulatory agencies.

• Quality Engineering Certification (ASQ) a plus.

Travel Expectations

Up to 10%

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability