Senior Quality Engineer - Supplier Quality Projects

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Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With more than 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in around 90 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit

About the role:

The Supplier Quality Senior Project Lead leads complex and strategic projects which support and enhance ConvaTec’s Global Supplier Quality program.

The purpose of the role is to lead, support and deliver on time execution of compliance, continuous improvement and new product development projects and initiatives in the scope of Global Supplier Quality.

Your key duties and responsibilities:

• Lead the development and maintenance of ConvaTec’s Global Supplier Quality program with a focus on New Product Development.
• Establish, maintain, and improve supplier performance metrics, policies, and procedures in administering quality relationships with suppliers globally.
• Be fully accountable for the identification, ownership, communication of progress, management, and on time execution of projects, quality plans and associated CAPAs.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external customers, suppliers, stakeholders, and support groups worldwide to meet the demands of a changing business environment.
• Support and lead, where appropriate, supplier selection, evaluation, and approval.
• Perform and support verification of effective implementation of quality systems to support ConvaTec product manufacturing outsourcing, e.g., by conducting supplier audits.
• Generate appropriate key performance indicators to assess supplier performance in a timely manner to drive resolution of corrective actions from the suppliers.
• Raise appropriate questions or concerns regarding regulatory compliance to appropriate authorities regarding Purchasing Control activities.
• Demonstrate high commitment to quality and customer service based on customer needs.
• Exhibit expert technical knowledge and principles in relation to medical devices and project management.
• Show strong project leadership skills for complex and strategic projects.
• Organize and present ideas with clear and concise verbal and written communication. Exhibit confidence when communicating issues, ideas, or subject matter expertise across all levels within the organization.
• Take personal responsibility for results and focus on setting clear expectations for key stakeholders and peers within the organization.
• Translate broad strategies into specific objectives and action plans.
• Generate alternatives and assess benefits and risks.
• Align personal goals and objectives with organization goals and business strategy and take actions to achieve them.
• Support a unified and seamless team.
• Provide direction to project teams that clarifies their expectations and roles.
• Communicate opinions, facts, and thoughts with clarity, transparency, and honesty.
• Seek multiple perspectives and listen openly to others’ points of view.
• Demonstrate the courage to speak up on issues and risks as well as on the good news.
• Demonstrate ownership of results within the area of responsibility.
• Set clear and high expectations and hold self and project team members accountable for decisions and results achieved.
• When required, lead and/or support supplier audits.

Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in the medical device industry.
• Supplier Quality experience
• String knowledge and understanding of project management methodologies and applying them to any assigned supplier quality related projects.
• Demonstrate ability to complete multiple, simultaneous projects with minimal supervision while motivating team members to achieve business objectives.
• Experience in TrackWise preferable
• Experience in internal and supplier related CAPA/ NC
• Knowledge and implementation of effective quality control for manufacturing and supply chain operations, particularly in supplier evaluation, selection, auditing, and supplier management programs.
• Ability to negotiate and partner with internal and external customers to enhance operational effectiveness.
• Knowledge of GxP and relative standards for manufacturing environments.
• Ability to work with people / teams across all levels within the organization in a complex, changing environment, to deliver value-added results to the business.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and respond to metrics related to supplier and contract manufacturers performance.
• Knowledge of quality control principles and their relationship to relevant regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements that affect the medical device manufacturing business and put policies and systems in place to achieve conformance: QSR Part 820, ISO 13485, MDD 93/42, ISO 9001, GMP Parts 201 and 211, EU MDR.

Qualifications/Education:

• BS/BA degree in medical engineering or life sciences
• Certified Quality Auditor – must have.
• Preferably, project management / lean six sigma qualifications.

Travel Requirements:

• Position may involve travel up to 20% of the time to Convatec and supplier locations globally. Some trips may include overnight travel.

Working Conditions:

• This role may be based in the UK with a remote working structure.

Ready to join us?

At Convatec, we’re pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch. If you’re ready to make a real impact, apply today and help us bring our Forever Caring promise to life.

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