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Systems V&V Manager

Your role:

Systems V&V Manager provides leadership to the Design Verification &Validation functions which supports the product development business segments throughout the Sleep & Respiratory Group. This Manager must ensure that the Design V&V groups meet commitments and support projects in delivering high quality products on time, within budget, and compliant with applicable regulations.

This position will develop and strive to execute a Design V&V vision that supports a disciplined design and development process. The strategic objectives of Design V&V will be aligned with the strategic objectives of the engineering functions within the business units and the other support functions.

OUTCOMES:

The successful candidate will:

• Define Design V&V group charters, processes, roles, tools, and methods.

• Define the skill sets needed to fulfill the group charters, in line with evolving technologies.

• Recruit, hire, and retain talent with the necessary skills to support projects.

• Conduct performance reviews and on-going coaching and mentoring.

• Negotiate with Project and Functional Managers to determine the support needed.

• Determine individual project assignments, distribute, and balance workload on an on-going basis.

• Help estimate the effort and duration of group support and also help predict testing performance and product quality based on historical data and lessons learned.

• Ensure that project commitments are met and help solve problems when needed.

• Analyze group performance, including estimating and scheduling data, testing/defect data analysis, and capture successes/lessons learned for use on future projects.

BEHAVIORS:

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Consider business unit and organizational success criteria as the drivers of Design V&V support and ultimately the success of Design V&V groups.

• Use data to help estimate, plan, and track work effort, product quality, and overall success of teams and the department.

• Provide excellent communication with ability to interact with Design V&V leads, individuals within Design V&V groups, project teams and leaders, and management.

• Instill a sense of engineering discipline, early defect prevention, high quality, and teamwork.

• Establish priorities.

• Resolve conflicts across groups/departments/projects

You're the right fit if:

• At least 10 years in medical device or similar V&V industry; 5+ years in supervising, managing, or leading teams and individuals; 5+ years in medical or other regulated industry.

• Preferred experience includes:

• Experience in Systems Verification of products, technologies, inter-relationships across business segments and disciplines.

• Experiences in System Verification strategies and methodologies

• Experiences in Verification & Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Tools, such as DOORS, HP ALM, JAMAsoft, JIRA, etc

• Analysis of control systems involving air flow from device to patient: motors, blowers, pressure and flow sensors, complex software algorithms, masks.

• Test automation and management tools, such as Test Director and LabView.

• Experience working in disciplined, regulated industries; medical device experience preferred, including FDA’s 21 CFR 820/ISO 13485 experience.

• Experience with 14971 (risk management) and ISO 62304 (software) standards.

• Experience with IEC 60601 series of Medical Equipment Standards

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