Sr. Manager, Supplier Quality Engineering (Finance)

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Job Description:

Sr. Manager, Supplier Quality Engineering (Solventum)

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

As a Sr. Manager, Supplier Quality Engineering, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Leading the Supplier Quality Engineering team by providing expert-level Quality functional leadership, guidance, and direction to your team on the Quality Body-of-Knowledge for supplier controls related to components and materials used in medical devices, drug/device combination products, as well as purchased finished goods
• Identifying and leading improvement opportunities to proactively ensure vendor compliance to all applicable internal, domestic, and international quality regulations, including but not limited to US 21 CFR 210, 211, and 820, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, EU MDR, etc.
• Leading global internal supplier quality efforts and partner with our vendors to reduce risk, improve processes, and reduce waste using the quality improvement tools of process control & monitoring, DOE, risk analysis, problem solving processes, protocol development, reporting, trend analysis and reaction, capability analysis and measurement system analysis
• Partnering with the Operations and Supply Chain organizations to define and implement effective Supplier Change Management and Supplier Development practices
• Developing and maintaining effective Quality Metric performance, and identify and execute activities to enhance purchased material quality, reduce supplied material variances, and resolve decreases in performance

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher AND ten (10) years of Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, or Combination Product experience in Quality or Supply Chain functions

AND

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Three (3) years of management experience demonstrating team leadership, compliance excellence, value improvement, and risk reduction

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Three (3) years of Supplier Quality-specific Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, or Combination Product experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Skills including, but not limited to, Supplier Quality Management, Risk Reduction, Medical Device Manufacturing, Supplier Corrective Action Requests, Continuous Process & Product Improvement, and Organizational Leadership
• Demonstrated successful organizational influence in areas including, but not limited to, compliance excellence, continuous improvement, product-related risk mitigation, and/or manufacturing process capability enhancement
• Verbal and written communication skills with the ability to provide diligent, concise, and fact-based communication to Executive Management, cross-functional peers, and your direct reporting team
• Leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and management skills with the demonstrated ability to create momentum and deliver results in a timely manner by prioritizing personal workloads, as well as providing guidance, direction, and oversight to others

Work location: Remote - United States

Travel: May include up to 25% (Domestic/International)

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life - both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $207,348 - $253,425, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-Rewards

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