About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.

Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.

At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

OEM - Teleflex Medical OEM is a leading global provider of product development and production services for medical device manufacturers. We set ourselves apart with deep expertise, decades of experience, a dedication to design for manufacturability, and extensive, in-house capabilities, which include engineering, regulatory services, material selection and formulation, prototyping, manufacturing, assembly and packaging. We deliver industry-changing innovations and next-generation solutions for extrusions; diagnostic and interventional catheters; balloons and balloon catheters; sheath/dilator sets; specialty sutures, braids and fibers; and bioabsorbable sutures, yarns and resins. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Position Summary

Leads the assigned manufacturing Value Stream (VS) Quality function ensuring robust, complaint, and efficient delivery on quality and regulatory requirements, through all phases of Customer, product and process lifecycle across multiple manufacturing lines.

Principal Responsibilities

• Key responsibilities will include (but are not limited) to the following
• Driving QMS and Customer Quality requirements throughout product and process lifecycle including NPI, Commercialization, post release feedback and support, Sustaining and End of Life.
• Managing and developing the VS Quality team to assure consistent application of quality standards and regulatory compliance, audit readiness and Customer satisfaction.
• Collaborates closely with Value Stream manufacturing and engineering leadership, other cross-functional teams, to drive operational efficiency while fostering a culture of quality delivery, accountability, continuous improvement, and customer focus.
• Oversee implementation and execution of Quality Management Systems (QMS), requirements within the assigned VS including Product realisation and release processes, Audits, CAPA, nonconformance investigations, document control, risk management, and change control processes.
• Ensure all manufacturing processes are verified or validated, monitored, and maintained in a state of control, meeting requirements under Customer requirements, FDA 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, and other applicable regulations.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for quality execution and support Customer Satisfaction driving Continuous Process Improvement.
• Analyse quality performance metrics and trends to proactively identify risks, drive root cause investigations, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Champion a Quality culture of Customer focus, and proactively identifying and implementing process improvements and quality best practices across the VS
• Ensure quality initiatives are aligned with business priorities and support overall operational execution and performance.
• Builds relationships with key stakeholders in the company and addresses their needs of communication and information requests
• Develop strong customer relationships through professional, constructive, proactive communication on product, process and system quality requirements including change notifications and responsiveness to quality concerns.
• Support customer audits and inquiries, ensuring timely and accurate responses.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing Quality team fostering within and cross VS collaboration, accountability, and professional development.
• Quality lead on multi/cross functional project teams to achieve milestones and results as assigned
• Owns and drives the Safety/Quality/Service/Cost Metric for the VS.
• Leads by example and demonstrates to agreed behaviours.
• Aligns the goals and objective setting for the VS in collaboration with management
• Is committed to develop, coach, motivate self and team.
• Ensure Quality and EHS policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.

Education / Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related technical field
• Advanced degree such as M.S. or M.B.A preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in quality roles within the medical device industry,
• 5+ years of leadership or management experience, including direct supervision of teams.

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

People
• Ability to lead meetings
• Ability to work in a cross functional team
• Interviewing skills
• Ability to influence employees that do not report directly

Strategy
• Understand the impact of their job on the key business drivers.
• Basic understanding of other department’s impact on the key drivers and how all departments fit together.

Customers and Vendors
• Ability to generate appropriate relationships with customers and vendors
• Ability to deal with difficult customer or vendor communications
• Ability to influence customers/vendors where necessary

Teleflex Specific Competencies
• Ability to work in a fluid, demanding environment
• Understanding and appreciation of Teleflex ethics standards
• Thorough understanding of Teleflex processes and products

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
☒ Office/Professional

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Teleflex is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, gender, race, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion and/or membership of the traveller community. If you require accommodation to apply for a position, please contact us at talent.emea@teleflex.com.

Diversity fosters innovative thinking and entrepreneurship and that’s what we are about at Teleflex. We trust and value our people and their diversity and we make it fun to work here. We are on a journey to ensure our workplaces mirror the patients we serve and the communities we operate in.Our approach is simple, we embrace everyone and want them to feel they belong here.We are building a culture where all employees can bring their best and unique selves to work.If that appeals to you, we would love to hear from you. Come join a company where diversity is sought out and inclusivity is how we progress.

At Teleflex, we follow a comprehensive hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agency recruiters or 3rd party firms. We do not make unsolicited job offers. We do not ask for money or require equipment purchase up-front.

Teleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated or its affiliates, in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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Value Stream Quality Manager

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