Complaints Engineer II

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Complaints Engineer investigating medical-device complaints, returned products, and adverse events for Terumo Medical Corporation. Supporting FDA, EU MDR, and global post-market surveillance compliance.

Responsibilities:

  • Analyze, evaluate, and investigate complaints from external customers
  • Drive complaint investigation activities with cross-functional team members
  • Prepare complaint investigation reports and customer letters
  • Assign and conduct testing of retention and returned samples
  • Perform engineering evaluations, data analysis, additional testing, simulation testing, and root-cause investigations on returned devices
  • Ensure compliance with FDA, ISO, QSR, EU MDR, and other regulatory requirements
  • Support accurate and timely Medical Device Reports and Vigilance Reports
  • Compile Post Market Safety Update Reports for assigned product lines
  • Collect follow-up information from customers, medical professionals, field staff, Sales, Field Service, and Terumo affiliates
  • Assess adverse-event reportability decisions
  • Act as Post Market Surveillance subject matter expert for assigned product lines
  • Convene complaint-trending meetings, present failure analyses, document minutes, and follow up on action items
  • Ensure timely and complete complaint and failure investigations and closure
  • Investigate and document field clinical events and potentially visit customers for critical issues
  • Maintain complaint-handling site procedures
  • Gather, analyze, trend, and report complaint metrics and systemic issues
  • Present critical information at business reviews
  • Provide engineering expertise for installation, validation, and qualification of complaint-investigation test equipment
  • Assist with area layouts, flow analysis, equipment procurement, and training
  • Plan work schedules and expenditures, attend meetings, and prepare monthly reports
  • Provide support, assistance, and training to team members

Requirements:

  • Minimum of a 4-year degree in engineering, life sciences, or equivalent technical degree and a minimum of three years’ experience in a medical device quality assurance or clinical environment, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
  • Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a quality, customer complaint investigation/resolution, or clinical experience in medical device industry (disposable devices)
  • Thorough knowledge of standards and regulations for medical devices
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent written and oral English communication skills, including technical writing skills
  • MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) experience
  • Ability to interact with individuals and groups at all levels
  • Good presentation/training skills
  • Knowledge of record keeping, computer software, laboratory procedures for sample evaluation, and complaint-handling and MDR/vigilance reporting procedures
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks accurately with high attention to detail
  • Ability to identify priorities and function independently
  • Minitab proficiency preferred
  • Strongly preferred clinical experience or in-depth knowledge of interventional products and medical procedures
  • ASQ Certification qualification desirable (e.g., CQE, CQIA)

Benefits:

  • Annual bonus
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid holidays
  • Health benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • 401(k) with matching contributions
  • Tax advantage savings accounts
  • Legal plan
  • Voluntary life and AD&D insurance
  • Voluntary long-term disability
  • Short-term disability
  • Critical illness and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Personal leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Travel assistance
  • Employee assistance program