Site Quality Director (Onsite - Brookings, SD)

Plant Quality Director

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.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

As a Plant Quality Director, 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 :

• Serving as Management Representative with responsibility and authority for ensuring Quality Management Systems (QMS) requirements are established, and effectively and efficiently maintained.
• Conducting operational planning to support the overall Quality strategy for the site and participating actively on the Plant Operating Committee (POC).
• Planning, organizing, and directing all quality activities and policies at the site. Establishing leadership and shared ownership for the Quality Culture within the site.
• Assuring all products released to the market meet their specifications and comply with relevant regulatory requirements (medical device and combination products).
• Applying continuous improvement methodology to drive prevention of nonconformances and deviations, reduce variation in product and process, improve customer satisfaction, and achieve operational excellence across the site.
• Preparing for, managing, and following up on quality and regulatory audits / inspections conducted by external agencies, notified bodies, customers, and internal functions.
• Guiding the plant and business with appropriate risk-based decision-making around deviations and change control.
• Implementing quality and regulatory strategies aligned with global regulations and business strategic plans.
• Developing the team to deliver solutions for highly complex and multi-faceted problems requiring ingenuity, creativity, innovation, and strong analytical skills.
• Networking effectively across all business stakeholders and sister plants within the business to share key learnings and capitalize on best practices.

Company Vehicle

This position requires occasionally driving a company vehicle, which will require pre-employment and ongoing review of motor vehicle history for candidates who are offered and hired for this position.

Your Skills and Expertise

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

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

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

Work location :

Travel : May include up to 5% domestic

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 $222,044 - $271,387, 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 Solventum.