Head of Quality

Head of Quality

Permanent

About Heraeus

Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead.

About Heraeus Medevio

Together we improve lives. At Heraeus Medevio, we bring lifesaving and life-changing medical devices to market through partnerships with medical device manufacturing companies. Backed by Heraeus Group, we are committed to the growth of our teams and organization by providing an open space for open minds.

To reach our vision of improving 100 million lives every year, we foster a culture of curiosity that thrives on challenge, continuous learning, growth, and the opportunity to try new things. With sites in the United States, European Union, and Asia, and over 2,200 employees worldwide, together, we will meet tomorrow's challenges today.

Mission:

• Establish, implement and maintain the entire Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure adequate quality of deliveries to customers. 
• Ensure that all stakeholders apply the company's established quality processes. 
• Make proposals for continuous improvement in terms of Quality. 
• Plan and carry out internal, customer and supplier Quality audits. 

Main responsibilities :

• Implementation and improvement of the QMS in compliance with ISO 13485. 
• Overall site Quality management and interface with the Global Business Unit (GBU) 
• Drawing up and implementing audit plans 
• Implementation of risk-based management 
• Improving customer satisfaction through effective handling of customer complaints 
• Improving the quality of purchased products and services 
• Guarantee conformity of incoming and outgoing products, as well as quality processes 
• Provision of statistical tools and methods 
• Determining the monitoring and measurement activities to be undertaken 
• Managing and developing the department's staff. 

Your profile:

• Master's degree in Quality (or equivalent qualification) 
• Full mastery of ISO 13485 standard 
• Proven experience in managing and preparing quality audits 
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills 
• Mastery of statistical tools - Six Sigma certification - Black Belt preferred 
• Fluency in English (C1) 
• Experience of the medical devices and components subcontracting industry 
• Team management experience of at least 10 years 
• Writing and communication skills in French 
• Knowledge of micromechanical industries