Head of NPSS Business

In this role, you have the opportunity to

Senior manager interfacing across the business and market Q&R teams to execute on software validation initiatives.  This position manages the validation health for a portfolio of software tools used to automate quality system decisions in use across multiple businesses.  This position also maintains the inventory of SVAL Q&R tools used within this functional group and monitors their validation status

You are responsible for

• Manage a team of validation professionals to execute and consult on software validation activities in accordance with software development lifecycle policies and procedures.
• Support development of the validation strategy and the validation effort of Business Applications / Legacy Remediation systems.
• Support regulatory and internal audits when required. - Provide subject matter expertise during regulatory and partner inspections.
• Ensure that Multi-BG system development projects and changes to existing systems are conducted in compliance with the FDA Quality system Regulation and Medical Device Directives.
• Participate in the development, definition and enforcement of departmental policies and practices.
• Provide guidance and Support to personnel in their validation efforts, to ensure compliance.
• Advise technical personnel and management on regulatory compliance and interpretation and recommend appropriate corrective actions where needed.
• Establishes effective communication with other functional groups and key stakeholders.
• Assist in development, maintenance, reporting, and analysis of key performance indicators as assigned, including trending, target setting, ensuring initiation of corrective actions, and records.
• Partner with business Q&R software validation teams to support their understanding of software validation requirements and monitor achievement of Q&R objectives

You are a part of

As a result of Philips renewed commitment to Quality, it has recently restructured its organization to ensure you and your department have clear interfaces with Philips Business Group and Market leadership, and can harness the expertise of five Centers of Excellence (COEs). These 5 COEs specialize in the following capabilities: Regulatory & Clinical Affairs, Supplier Quality, Quality Management System, Quality Assurance & Engineering, and Compliance & Audit. As part of this new structure, you are empowered to use your voice and expertise to have a positive impact on your team, our business, and health technologies that will improve the health, well-being and care for people around world.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

• 10+ years' experience in software validation, preferably in the medical device industry
• 5+ years' experience leading a team
• Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in an engineering discipline; Masters Degree preferred
• Assist in development, maintenance, reporting, and analysis of key performance indicators as assigned, including trending, target setting, ensuring initiation of corrective actions, and records.
• Partner with business Q&R software validation teams to support their understanding of software validation requirements and monitor achievement of Q&R objectives

In return, we offer you

A path towards your most rewarding career. Philips is growing its marketing capability enterprise wide. Succeeding in this global role in a complex environment will open many doors for your long term career, in other areas in Philips or otherwise. We also believe that we are at our best as a company when you are at yours as a person. Thus, we offer competitive health benefits, a flexible work schedule and access to local well-being focused activities. Furthermore, Philips University is available to all employees for learning and development opportunities.

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It's a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 3 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across the health continuum. Our people experience a variety of unexpected moments when their lives and careers come together in meaningful ways.

To find out more about what it's like working for Philips at a personal level, visit the Working at Philips page on our career website, where you can read stories from our employee blog. Once there, you can also learn about our recruitment process, or find answers to some of the frequently asked questions.

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