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Must Have: Minimum Requirements
  • Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
  • Requires a Bachelors degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience

Nice to Have (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Work experience in microbiology, sterilization, and/or biocompatibility experience strongly recommended.
  • Hands on experience and knowledge of radiation sterilization (dose mapping, dose setting, dose audits, routine processing, sterilization validation, bioburden validation, microbial characterizations, and VDmax methodology).
  • Demonstrates understanding of the audit process including types of audits, planning, preparation, execution, reporting results, and follow-up.
  • Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are innovative and consistent with the organizations objectives and quality system requirements.
  • Familiar with ISO and guidance documents related to sterility assurance - sterilization (ISO 11137, ISO TIR 13004, AAMI TIR 39), microbiology (ISO 11737 series), cleanrooms (ISO 14644 series, ISO 14698, AAMI TIR 52),  and quality systems (ISO 13485)
  • Act as a SME on sterility assurance and as a point-of-contact for regulatory audits.
  • Manages external standards pertaining to sterilization and microbiology for medical devices
  • Reviews sterilization deviations and provides technical support to assist with the release of sterilization loads and ensure compliance to procedures and regulatory requirements and ensure product quality issues are addressed
  • Possess a proactive-preventative mind set and actively pursues continuous improvements to ensure the continued success of the sterility assurance program.
  • Must be an effective team player intra-departmentally and cross functionally.
  • Leadership skills that include project management, training and presentation, and the ability to champion teamwork.
  • Ability to lead, develop, validate, implement, and defend business processes that impact sterilization.
  • Knowledge to execute and document investigations  related to environmental and product bioburden non-conformances and equipment's out of tolerance in compliance with quality system requirements.
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We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)

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