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Associate Director, Design Quality – Design Lifecycle Management

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-13 → 2026-07-31

Core

Oversees the Design Lifecycle Management team for combination products and medical devices, managing design transfer to manufacturing and lifecycle change management.

Role type

Senior leadership quality operations manager (medical devices/pharma)

Builds

Seamless design transfer of new products into manufacturing and lifecycle management for on-market products

Domain

Medical devices and pharmaceuticals

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Quality Assurance Operations Management, Regulatory inspection experience, Plant experience, Problem resolution, Strategic decision making, Cross-functional collaboration, Risk management, Continuous improvement, Third-party manufacturing oversight

Preferred skills

Graduate degree, Biological/pharmaceutical technology knowledge, Direct Plant experience (5+ years)

Technologies

Design History Files, Risk management processes, Validation tools

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of quality professionals and SMEs, Oversee execution of quality requirements for lifecycle management, Facilitate Change Control activities and impact assessments, Develop design control strategies with cross-functional teams, Collect and analyze quality metrics for management reviews, Partner with third-party manufacturers to maintain quality standards, Support continuous improvement of processes and policies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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