Medical Device Specialist

As a Medical Device Specialist, you will be preparing dossiers for the batch verification of medical devices. This will involve reviewing batch deviations, change controls and test results.

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Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Liaise with External Quality, Sites, Manufacturers, and other groups for co-ordination of batch verification.
• Support the Associate Director, Medical Devices in compliant batch review and ensure timely escalation of any issues identified,
  • Review associated records and documentation, including deviations, changes and tests.
  • Raise and investigate deviations relating to medical devices processes including batch verification.
• Conduct activities to support Quality Systems (including ISO including:
  • Quality meetings
  • Deviation management
  • Customer Complaint and Adverse Event/Serious Adverse Event management and trending
  • Key performance indicators generation and reporting
  • SOP / Technical report preparation and approval
  • Conduct/participate in audits / self-inspections
  • Periodic Product Reviews
  • Processes effectiveness checks
• Ensure batches verified are maintained, and dossiers and samples archived in accordance with local SOPs and MDR 2017/745 requirements.
• Effectively communicate with Supply Chain Hubs, Local Operating Companies, manufacturing sites, External Supply managers and other stakeholders in the business.
• Present data on GSK's behalf during regulatory inspections of the team.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals,

• Educated to GCSE/A Level standard (or equivalent). May hold a degree in a relevant science subject.
• Working knowledge of medical device, GMP and GDP regulations and experience in manufacturing site operations, batch record review, quality data review and operational quality requirements.
• Able to present on aspects of the medical device certification process where role holder has responsibility during regulatory inspections.
• Experienced in application of GPS thinking and tools and knowledge of performance measures
• Understanding of quality management principles and demonstrated experience of quality documentation review.
• Knowledge and experience of self-inspection processes and participation experience..

Preferred qualifications:

• Understanding of ISO 13485 and MDR 2017/745 compliance.
• Experience of using systems such as Veeva Quality Doc and Veeva QMS and Team Sites.

Closing Date for Applications – 14th June 2024 (COB)

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