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For over 140 years, Owens & Minor has delivered comfort and confidence behind the scenes, so healthcare stays at the forefront, helping to make each day better for the hospitals, healthcare partners, and communities we serve. Powered by more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, Owens & Minor exists because every day, everywhere, Life Takes Care™.\nGlobal Reach with a Local Touch\n140+ years serving healthcare\n\nOver 14,000 teammates worldwide\n\nServing healthcare partners in 80 countries\n\nManufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Thailand and Ireland\n\n40+ distribution centers\n\nPortfolio of 300 propriety and branded product offerings\n\n1,000 branded medical product suppliers\n\n4,000 healthcare partners served\n\nBenefits\nComprehensive Healthcare Plan - Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one of employment for full-time teammates.\n\nEducational Assistance - We offer educational assistance to all eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.\n\nEmployer-Paid Life Insurance and Disability - We offer employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.\n\nVoluntary Supplemental Programs - We offer additional options to secure your financial future including supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance programs.\n\nSupport for your Growing Family - Adoption assistance, fertility benefits (in medical plan) and parental leave are available for teammates planning for a family.\n\nHealth Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k) - We offer these voluntary financial programs to help teammates prepare for their future, as well as other voluntary benefits.\n\nPaid Leave - In addition to sick days and short-term leave, we offer holidays, vacation days, personal days, and additional types of leave - including parental leave.\n\nWell-Being - Also included in our offering is a Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs - all at no cost to you.\n\nThe compensation for this position will be between $170,000 - $190,000 annually with potential for 20% annual bonus. Actual compensation will be based on applicable experience and education/training.\nSummary\nThe Director, Quality Engineering provides global leadership for the Quality Engineering function supporting product development, manufacturing, distribution, supplier quality, and post-market activities. The role develops and implements Quality Engineering strategies, standards, processes, and technical capabilities that ensure medical devices are designed, manufactured, and distributed in accordance with applicable safety, efficacy, quality, customer, and regulatory requirements.\nThe Director leads and develops a high-performing Quality Engineering organization supporting manufacturing facilities and distribution operations. The role embeds prevention-based Quality Engineering practices throughout the product lifecycle, from early product development and new-product introduction through commercial manufacturing, distribution, and post-market support.\nThe role partners with Research and Development, Operations, Engineering, Product Supply, Supplier Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and other functions to improve product and process robustness, reduce quality-related risks, and ensure Quality Engineering practices support business growth, operational performance, and customer expectations.\nResponsibilities\nDevelops and executes the global Quality Engineering strategy in alignment with the company’s Quality Assurance strategy, product-development priorities, manufacturing objectives, and business requirements.\nLeads the global Quality Engineering function and provides direction to Quality Engineering professionals, managers, and technical teams supporting manufacturing facilities and distribution operations.\nEstablishes Quality Engineering standards, governance, processes, tools, and performance expectations across the product lifecycle.\nProvides technical Quality leadership supporting the development, manufacture, distribution, and post-market management of safe, effective, and compliant products.\nEmbeds prevention-based Quality Engineering practices into early product development, new-product introduction, design transfer, manufacturing, distribution, and post-market activities.\nPartners with Research and Development, Operations, Engineering, Product Supply, Supplier Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and other functions to ensure Quality requirements are incorporated into business and technical decisions.\nLeads Quality Engineering activities associated with design controls, risk management, product and process development, process validation, inspection planning, statistical methods, and process capability.\nDevelops and implements product-evaluation methods and Quality Engineering practices that ensure products and processes meet regulatory requirements, internal standards, and customer expectations.\nDirects Quality Engineering support for new-product introductions, design transfers, manufacturing transfers, process changes, product changes, and other significant technical initiatives.\nAnalyzes Quality and operational data and establishes Quality Engineering programs that improve product quality, process robustness, manufacturing capability, and operational efficiency.\nEstablishes data-driven monitoring systems and performance indicators that identify product and process risks, predict outcomes, and support timely corrective action.\nLeads the standardization, integration, and continuous improvement of Quality Engineering practices across manufacturing and distribution locations.\nEstablishes and maintains effective failure-investigation and resolution practices for internal and external product-quality issues.\nProvides Quality Engineering leadership for root-cause investigations and ensures appropriate technical rigor is applied to corrective and preventive actions, nonconformances, complaints, and product-quality concerns.\nSupports corrective and preventive action activities and ensures investigations, corrective actions, closures, and effectiveness verifications are technically sound and appropriately documented.\nProvides Quality Engineering support for plant-based and distribution Quality activities, including process reliability, problem resolution, complaint investigations, document control, cost-of-quality improvement, and corrective and preventive actions.\nDrives a continuous improvement culture by using Quality data, cost-of-quality information, statistical methods, and engineering controls to improve manufacturing and distribution processes.\nProvides functional direction for Supplier Quality activities and partners with Product Supply to strengthen supplier selection, qualification, monitoring, development, and performance-management practices.\nReviews Quality Engineering performance, identifies systemic risks and trends, and recommends appropriate improvement, remediation, or investment priorities.\nProvides senior leadership with timely updates regarding significant technical Quality risks, product and process performance, and recommended actions.\nEscalates significant product-quality, process, supplier, customer, and regulatory risks through the appropriate leadership and governance channels.\nEstablishes priorities, allocates resources, and ensures Quality Engineering capabilities support the needs of the business.\nBuilds, leads, coaches, and develops a high-performing Quality Engineering organization and establishes clear expectations and accountability for individual and team performance.\nDevelops talent and succession plans that strengthen technical expertise, leadership capability, organizational continuity, and employee retention.\nDemonstrates excellent guest service to internal team members.\nPerforms other related duties as assigned. \nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, science, statistics, quality, or a related technical discipline required; master’s degree preferred.\n12+ years of progressive Quality Engineering, product-development Quality, or manufacturing Quality experience within a regulated medical device or similarly regulated environment.\n5+ years of progressive people-leadership experience, including responsibility for leading Quality Engineering professionals, managers, or highly specialized technical teams.\nExperience providing Quality Engineering leadership across multiple manufacturing facilities, distribution operations, business units, or geographic locations.\nDemonstrated experience developing and implementing Quality Engineering strategies, standards, processes, and technical capabilities.\nExtensive experience with design controls, product and process risk management, process validation, inspection planning, statistical methods, and process capability.\nDemonstrated experience supporting product development, new-product introduction, design transfer, manufacturing transfer, process changes, and commercial manufacturing.\nStrong knowledge of applicable FDA and international medical device Quality requirements, including ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and other relevant standards.\nDemonstrated experience leading complex failure investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, nonconformance management, and effectiveness verification.\nExperience using Quality data, statistical analysis, cost-of-quality information, and performance indicators to identify risks and improve product and process outcomes.\nExperience supporting Supplier Quality activities, including supplier selection, qualification, monitoring, development, and performance management.\nDemonstrated experience leading the standardization, integration, or transformation of Quality Engineering practices across multiple locations.\nExperience partnering with Research and Development, Operations, Engineering, Product Supply, Supplier Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and other cross-functional leaders.\nDemonstrated experience communicating significant technical Quality risks, performance trends, and recommendations to senior leadership.\nCertified Quality Engineer, Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent certification preferred.\nStrong leadership and technical expertise in Quality Engineering within a regulated medical device or manufacturing environment.\nAdvanced knowledge of design controls, risk management, process validation, statistical methods, inspection planning, process capability, and manufacturing Quality systems.\nStrong understanding of the product lifecycle, including product development, new-product introduction, design transfer, commercial manufacturing, distribution, and post-market activities.\nStrong people-leadership, coaching, talent-development, and succession-planning capabilities.\nDemonstrated ability to lead managers, technical professionals, and geographically dispersed teams.\nAbility to work independently in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.\nPhysical Demands\nSedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker must have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. Ability to lift to 15 lbs. independently not to exceed 50 lbs. without help.\nIf you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply. This position will accept applications on an ongoing basis.\nOwens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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