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This position operates with minimal management oversight and serves as the primary quality leader during supplier engagements and quality escalations.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\nSupplier Quality Management \nLead supplier quality activities, including supplier performance management, issue resolution, supplier development, and continuous improvement initiatives. \nDevelop and maintain strategic relationships with assigned suppliers while serving as the primary quality contact. \nLead supplier qualification, requalification, classification, and supplier development activities. \nEvaluate supplier quality system effectiveness and manufacturing process controls using risk-based decision-making principles. \nDrive supplier performance improvement initiatives supporting quality, delivery, compliance, and operational excellence objectives. \nSupport Approved Supplier List strategy and supplier risk management activities. \nSupplier Auditing \nServe as Lead Auditor and regularly conduct supplier quality system and process audits. \nDevelop supplier audit plans, audit reports, audit finding responses, and effectiveness reviews. \nLead supplier audit finding closure, corrective action follow-up, and verification of effectiveness. \nRepresent Supplier Quality during internal audits, external audits, and regulatory inspections. \nSupplier Corrective Actions and Quality Escalations \nLead complex Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) from initiation through effectiveness verification. \nLead supplier-related NCR investigations, containment activities, disposition strategies, and corrective action implementation. \nFacilitate structured root cause investigations using methodologies such as 8D, DMAIC, Fishbone, Fault Tree Analysis, and 5 Why analysis. \nLead difficult supplier discussions and quality escalations while maintaining productive supplier relationships. \nIndependently manage complex supplier quality issues with minimal management support.\nSupplier Change and Risk Management \nLead Supplier Change Request reviews, ensuring appropriate risk assessment and cross-functional evaluation. \nLead supplier-specific process FMEAs and supplier process risk assessments. \nEvaluate the impact of supplier changes on product quality, validation status, regulatory compliance, and business continuity. \nDevelop risk mitigation plans for critical suppliers, processes, and commodities. \nSupplier Development and Business Partnership \nPartner regularly with Strategic Supply Chain and Purchasing teams to support sourcing decisions and supplier strategies. \nLead supplier business reviews and supplier quality performance reviews. \nDevelop supplier improvement roadmaps focused on capability, capacity, compliance, responsiveness, and quality performance. \nSupport new supplier onboarding, second-source development, and supplier transfer activities. \nProduct and Process Support \nLead supplier qualification activities, including process development, capability studies, process validation support, Gage R&R studies, correlation studies, and First Article activities. \nProvide statistical leadership supporting supplier process controls and manufacturing improvements. \nSupport complaint investigations, design transfer activities, and post-market quality investigations involving suppliers. \nProvide supplier quality input to New Product Development, Design Transfer, Manufacturing Readiness, and sustaining product activities. \nQuality Agreements and Continuous Improvement \nLead development, negotiation, implementation, and revision of supplier Quality Agreements. \nLead continuous improvement initiatives within Supplier Quality and assigned supplier areas. \nMentor Supplier Quality Engineers and Quality Engineers on auditing, supplier risk management, supplier investigations, and supplier development practices. \nShare supplier lessons learned, quality trends, and best practices across Quality Engineering, Operations, Purchasing, and Supply Chain teams. \nRequirements\nThe requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nMedical device industry experience required. \nStrong understanding of FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, MDSAP, ISO 14971, and purchasing controls. \nLead Auditor certification or demonstrated ability to independently lead supplier audits. \nExperience leading supplier audits, supplier assessments, SCARs, supplier NCRs, and supplier quality investigations. \nStrong knowledge of SPC, DOE, Gage R&R, process capability, root cause analysis, manufacturing process validation, mechanical inspection, and GD&T. \nAbility to read, analyze, and interpret blueprints using ASME Y14.5 GD&T principles. \nAbility to communicate effectively with suppliers regarding NCRs, SCARs, containment, root cause, corrective action, objective evidence, and effectiveness checks. \nAbility to develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external customers and suppliers.\nAbility to solve complex problems to root cause and prevent recurrence.\nStrong technical writing skills for reports, procedures, audit records, supplier communications, and quality documentation.\nDetail oriented with sound decision-making skills and judgment. \nAbility to execute plans and strategies to completion with minimal management oversight. \nAbility to travel approximately 10-30% as required. \nEducation and Experience\nBachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience. \nTypical experience range is 4-15 years in quality engineering, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, or a regulated manufacturing environment. \nCertificates, Licenses, Registrations\nASQ CQE (Certified Quality Engineer), ASQ CQA (Certified Quality Auditor), and Lead auditor certification preferred.\nStrong working knowledge of DMAIC/Six Sigma problem solving process preferred.\nPhysical Demands\nThe physical demands described here 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.\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.\nWork Environment\nThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nWorking conditions are normal for an office and manufacturing environment. Work may involve lifting of materials and product up to 30 pounds. Working in this environment requires the use of safety equipment to include but not limited to; eye safety glasses, hearing protectors, and work boots.\nSalary Range\nAlphatec Spine, Inc. complies with state and federal wage and hour laws and compensation depends upon candidate’s qualifications, education, skill set, years of experience, and internal equity. $110,000 to $125,000 Full-Time Annual Salary\nEqual Employment Opportunity & Other Disclosures\nATEC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to its employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state or local laws. Further, ATEC will make reasonable accommodations that are necessary to comply with disability discrimination laws.\n At this time, ATEC Spine does not sponsor employment visas for this position. 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