Director of Quality

Full Time
Wayne, NJ 07470
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At Getinge we have the passion to perform


Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge, our passion is to secure that every person and community have access to the best possible care, offering hospitals and life science institutions products and solutions that aim to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. Every day we collaborate to make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives.

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.


Getinge is a global company that designs and manufactures medical devices and life science equipment. We impact the environment in various ways during a products life cycle so we have a goal to be CO2 neutral by 2025 and we are also engaged in achieving the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.


We are focused on the pride and passion we have in belonging to Getinge and how our employees can share a passion to be part of a company with the central purpose of saving lives. We are looking for individuals who share this passion to join our team.


We currently have an opening for a Director PMO who will lead and support critical global Quality initiatives in our Acute Care Therapies business area. The types of programs include but are not limited to Remediation, Regulatory initiatives, implementing Quality processes and running various boards such as the Field action board etc. A strong understanding of Quality Compliance processes will be a plus. This individual should be a self-starter and should be able to navigate organizational complexities. The ability to drive to closure is a must.


Job Responsibilities:

  • Responsible and accountable for coordination and management of multiple quality compliance programs
  • Leads cross functional teams for driving compliance programs in a highly matrixed organization and provide leadership while directing and managing program deliverables
  • Develops program strategy, plan, resource, budget, schedule and risk registry. Actively manages program phases and deliverables
  • Develops, implements and actively manages communication cadence for various ongoing programs
  • Ability to grasp complex quality processes and be able to overlay a functional structure for continuous delivery
  • Manages and develops metrics for program reporting
  • Manges project issues decisions, risks, and escalation to management
  • Prepares variety of report on current programs and ad hoc reports for business and functional leaders and distributes appropriate project related data and documentation
  • Provides critical leadership to ensure overall quality of project planning and execution while minimizing and mitigating project risks
  • Facilitate the regular Field action board meetings including invite for those, take minutes and maintain the documentation.
  • Engage in dialogue with key stake holders and lead regular meetings related to ACT QRC programs.


Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Bachelors or Master’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience. Seven plus years’ experience in Medical Device required.
  • Program management experience in Quality is required; Remediation experience under a consent decree preferred.
  • MBA and/or Six Sigma green or black belt certification is preferred.
  • Experience including broad multi-functional business experience along with project and/or people management experience.
  • Experience with stake-holder management on executive level.
  • Experience with working in an international and multi-cultural business environment across multiple sites.
  • Strong and proven collaboration and communication skills.
  • Expertise in working with reporting and presentation tools from Microsoft, e.g. MS Powerpoint, MS Excel and MS Project.
  • Expertise in working with collaboration tools, e.g. MS Sharepoint, MS Teams and MS OneDrive.
  • Strong business acumen, e.g. being able to identify and communicate issues which are business-critical.


About us

Getinge is on an exciting transformation journey constantly looking for new ways to innovate together with our customers to meet the healthcare challenges of the future. Our passionate people hold our brand promise ‘Passion for Life’ close to heart.


If you share our passion and believe that saving lives is the greatest job in the world, then we look forward to receiving your application and resume. We hope you will join us on our journey to become the world’s most respected and trusted MedTec company.


Benefits at Getinge:


At Getinge, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance benefits
  • 401k plan with company match
  • Paid Time Off
  • Wellness initiative & Health Assistance Resources
  • Life Insurance
  • Short and Long Term Disability Benefits
  • Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Parental and Caregiver Leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement


Getinge is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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