Quality Engineer

Job description

Product Quality Engineer
Inverness, United Kingdom

LifeScan is a Johnson & Johnson company. LifeScan Scotland was created in 2001 when Johnson & Johnson acquired the UK assets of Inverness Medical Ltd, a medical device company established in Inverness in 1995 to design and manufacture glucose test strips, and design electronic meters for the global diabetes market.

With a focus on future development, LifeScan is committed to “creating a world without limits for people with diabetes.” Around 1,000 people are employed at the Inverness site, which is regarded as Johnson & Johnson's centre of excellence for diabetes and self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG).

The team at LifeScan Scotland designs all the products in the OneTouch® Brand of blood glucose monitoring systems (meters, test strips, control solutions, lancing devices and diabetes management software). The OneTouch® brand has two product families – Ultra® products, made from carbon technology, and Verio® products, made form precious metals technology. LifeScan Scotland is the primary OneTouch® test strip manufacturer for the global market.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Quality Engineer working Monday – Friday in our Product Quality team. You will be a Product Quality Representative supporting the New Product process.

As a Quality Engineer, your typical day may include:

You will have a great opportunity to work with colleagues from across all areas of the business from Quality, Global Technical Operations, Marketing and Research and Development. You will build excellent relationships, whilst maintaining the highest standards and providing Quality leadership to your internal and external business partners. Your workload will be wide and varied and will challenge you professionally.

Involving:

• Guiding project teams through the product development process
• Ownership of risk management documentation
• Input to and approval of project documentation including design requirements, drawings, and testing documentation
• Performing product testing alongside R&D
• Support Human Factors and Reliability activities

What you're great at:

You will be of strong character that will drive patient safety at all times. Together with outstanding communications and interpersonal skills to support this cross functional role.
A strong engineering background with experience within an engineering based test laboratory will help you to be successful in this role. You will love to be part of a cross functional team working together to deliver new products to the market, whilst having a close eye on continuous improvement opportunities.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Be Vital:

To be part of this dynamic team ideally you will be degree qualified with experience of working within a regulated environment. You will have diversity of thought teamed with a strong customer focus. Practically you will have experience of working in an engineering based test lab with proven track record of working cross functionally.

You will have experience in adhering to quality processes and documenting your work within a quality system. You will have strong Quality systems knowledge and awareness and familiar with risk management tools such as FMEA.

It would be desirable to have:
• Product Development and Change Management Knowledge or Experience
• Electronics knowledge and experience of soldering
• Experience of Test Method Validation and Lab Equipment validation
• Awareness of Human Factors and Reliability

What you'll own and how you'll grow:

In return for your hard work you will be rewarded by being part of the new product team, seeing break throughs for our customers around the globe. We thrive on continuous development for our team and as part of this you will have the opportunity to grow your skills and experience within a wider quality organisation. Most importantly you will have the chance to help patients across the globe.

What we're about:

We are passionate about our work, and play vital roles across a range of professional disciplines, and care deeply about our customers and communities. At Johnson & Johnson our culture enables dynamic and impactful careers. We share a kind of DNA where we're each

• Committed to caring
• Responsible to our communities
• Ready to apply our knowledge and know-how
• Unique in our background and experiences
• The drivers of our own success
• Passionate about doing what's right

Make a unique mark in your career

If you want to be seen for the talent you bring to your work, be the driver of your own career, and work with others who share your passion for caring and success, then we invite you to join the Johnson & Johnson Talent Community by visiting www.careers.jnj.com


CLOSING DATE: 11th MARCH 2018

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