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Senior Quality Engineer

Zimmer Biomet
Department:Manufacturing
Type:ON-SITE
Region:Galway
Location:Galway, County Galway, Ireland
Experience:Mid-Senior level
Estimated Salary:€60,000 - €85,000
Skills:
QUALITY ENGINEERINGRISK MANAGEMENTREGULATORY COMPLIANCEQUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMEDICAL DEVICESAUDITINGVALIDATIONSTATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROLCORRECTIVE ACTIONSPREVENTIVE ACTIONS
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Job Description

Posted on: February 25, 2026

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds. As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised. What You Can Expect Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining risk management systems and processes to ensure compliance with regulatory and quality standards, as well as leading site investigations into any issues. Key duties include conducting risk assessments, identifying potential risks in products and processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions and preventive measures. This role also involves ensuring products conform to established requirements and standards through appropriate audit, inspection, and test activities. Interacts with many different functional departments, suppliers, and experts outside Zimmer Biomet to implement Zimmer Biomet Quality goals. How You'll Create Impact

  • Developing and implementing processes, procedures and instruction to sustain and improve the Quality Management System.
  • Develop and maintain risk management systems, and perform risk assessments on processes and equipment to identify potential hazards.
  • Supporting Top Management in the development and implementation of quality systems strategies and objectives.
  • Identifying and solving product and process problems
  • Supporting various operational /manufacturing groups and suppliers in resolving and preventing quality issues
  • Performing quality engineering analysis and responses for corrective/preventive actions
  • Working with suppliers, manufacturing, engineering, and other functional areas to assist and verify the implementation and effectiveness of the corrective/preventive actions taken for non-conformance.
  • Conducting audits and assessments of internal processes and suppliers manufacturing sites
  • Developing validation strategies and support the successful execution of same.
  • Supporting and representing the site during external regulatory audits.

What Makes You Stand Out

  • Must be familiar with all aspects and elements of a quality system including but not limited to management responsibility, resource management, product realization and measurement, analysis and improvement processes.
  • Knowledge on aspects of quality assurance techniques such as: inspection methods, statistical sampling plans, gauging and test methods concepts, validation, and statistical process control
  • Demonstrated technical expertise
  • Demonstrates ownership for the integrity of work
  • Able to work independently or as part of a team and consider options for completing work
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Your Background

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Quality or Engineering field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Must be familiar with Microsoft Office Suite
  • Must have minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality Engineering field
  • Experience of working in a regulated industry, preferably medical devices.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability

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