Senior Quality Systems CAPA Specialist

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As a CAPA Specialist at Medtronic’s Warsaw, IN manufacturing site, you will be integral to ensuring the quality and safety of our spinal implant and brain/ENT instrument components. You will lead investigations into product and process nonconformances, customer complaints, and audit findings. In collaboration with cross‑functional teams, you will facilitate root cause analysis and drive the development of effective corrective and preventive actions to support regulatory compliance and improve patient outcomes.

You will be responsible for tracking, documenting, and managing CAPA records within the Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring all CAPA activities meet internal standards and FDA/ISO regulatory requirements. The CAPA Specialist will monitor implementation, prepare metrics and reports for management review and regulatory inspections, and act as a subject matter expert during internal and external audits. You will also identify and support continuous improvement opportunities in CAPA processes and train site staff on CAPA procedures.

This role is 100 onsite at our Warsaw, IN manufacturing site.

• Lead investigations for product and process nonconformances, complaints and audit findings.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and determine effective corrective and preventive actions in cross‑functional teams.
• Track, document, and manage CAPA records in the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of CAPA actions.
• Prepare CAPA metrics and reports for management review and regulatory inspections.
• Participate in internal and external audits as a CAPA subject matter expert.
• Identify and support continuous improvement opportunities in CAPA processes.
• Train staff on CAPA procedures and best practices.

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of work experience in Quality or regulated industry OR Advanced degree with 2+ years of work experience in Quality or regulated industry.

• Experience working with non‑conformances, corrective and preventive actions.
• Experience conducting effective root cause investigation, corrective and preventive action planning and execution and verification of effectiveness techniques.
• Knowledge of effective root cause investigation, corrective and preventive action planning and execution and verification of effectiveness techniques.
• Support CAPA process and several individual records for a specific set of CAPAs that will have high visibility and require increased oversight.
• Experience in medical device, pharmaceutical and/or a comparable regulated environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package. Health, dental, vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, long‑term disability leave, dependent daycare spending account, tuition assistance, and global well‑being program are available to regular employees.

Salary ranges for U.S. locations (USD): $89,600.00 – $. The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California.

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In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.