Quality Systems Specialist

Introduction

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors.

Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality. We’re passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care.

Job Summary

Werfen's Autoimmunity business line (AID) is seeking a Staff Quality Systems Specialist to play a pivotal role in advancing the effectiveness, compliance, and continuous improvement of our Quality Management System (QMS). This senior-level individual contributor opportunity is ideal for a quality professional who thrives at the intersection of quality systems, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and cross-functional collaboration. In this highly visible role, you will serve as a trusted Quality Systems subject matter expert, partnering across functions to ensure quality processes consistently meet regulatory requirements, international standards, and internal procedures.

You will help drive inspection readiness, monitor quality system performance, support Quality Project Planning activities, and lead initiatives that strengthen compliance and enhance business performance. As a key influencer within the organization, you will leverage your expertise to guide process improvements, champion digital quality system solutions, and coordinate strategic quality programs that enable innovation while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on products and processes that support better patient outcomes around the world.

Key Accountabilities

• Quality System Compliance:
  Administers assigned Quality System processes and programs (e.g., External Documents, CAPA, Internal/External Audit, QPPs, eTraining) to ensure ongoing compliance, effectiveness, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System. Monitors process performance and quality metrics, identifies trends and opportunities for improvement, and supports the implementation and maintenance of quality procedures, controls, and reporting mechanisms. Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders and subject matter experts to drive process enhancements, ensure required documentation and training materials are maintained, and leverage data-driven insights to improve quality system performance, efficiency, and compliance.
• External Documents Control Management:
  Monitors and manages applicable regulatory requirements, industry standards, guidance documents, and other external quality requirements to ensure ongoing compliance of the Quality Management System. Facilitates cross-functional impact assessments of new and revised external requirements, drives implementation of resulting action plans, and maintains inventories of applicable standards and regulatory requirements. Ensures effective communication, alignment, and collaboration with the Regulatory Affairs regulatory intelligence process to support timely evaluation, interpretation, and implementation of evolving external requirements across the organization.
• Quality Projects and System Improvements:
  Leads and coordinates Quality Project Plans (QPPs) and Quality System improvement initiatives to enhance compliance, efficiency, and effectiveness across the organization. Drives cross-functional projects of moderate to high complexity, establishing project plans, monitoring milestones, risks, and deliverables, and ensuring successful execution within defined timelines and…