Failure Investigation Team Lead

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Job Function

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function

Quality Engineering

Job Category

People Leader

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Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America

We are searching for the best talent for Failure Investigation Team Lead to join our Abiomed Quality organization located in Danvers, MA.

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Team Lead, PME in the Post Market Engineering group plays an integral role in Abiomed’s Quality Department as a people leadership role supporting a team conducting post market investigations of FDA approved medical devices. In this position you will lead people and processes to conduct complaint failure investigations and support CAPAs and engineering products.

• Responsible for identifying and researching failures to improve product quality and reliability.
• Lead projects by developing a project plan and schedule and by adhering to design controls
• Lead Technical Discussions with team.
• Responsible for timely complaint closure across the team.
• Responsible for leading training and onboarding of new team members
• Supports development of team members
• Manages deliverables from key stakeholders across the organization
• Fosters an environment that encourages thinking outside of the box and inventive approaches to problem solving & performing investigations more effectively.
• Maintains extensive knowledge of all Abiomed products
• Establish root cause failure analysis techniques, processes and test methods to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Drive completion of all corrective and preventive actions in a timely manner

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required. Degrees in Mechanical Engineering or directly related scientific discipline, or MS preferred.
• 3+ years of related experience in mechanical engineering
• Must have knowledge of statistical tools and analytical software such as Mini Tab & Matlab
• Knowledge of lean, six sigma, kaizen, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Must have a working knowledge of applicable manufacturing processes such as injection molding, extrusion and fabrication.
• Ability to communicate ideas and information clearly, effectively, and frequently (oral and written)
• Ability to exercise judgment methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Execute tasks in a timely manner without direct supervision
• Ability to prioritize tasks and effectively manage time
• Must be proficient Microsoft Office Suite
• Medical Device experience preferred.
• Green Belt preferred.

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