• 1. Own and evolve the Quality Management System (QMS) to support a regulated medical device development program, including design controls and DHF maintenance.
• 2. Establish and enforce requirements traceability: user needs → design requirements → verification/validation artifacts and change control.
• 3. Define and run the program-level V&V strategy (verification, validation, and test coverage), including test plans, protocols, reports, and acceptance criteria.
• 4. Drive risk management activities (e.g., DFMEA / PFMEA, hazard analyses) and ensure mitigations are reflected in requirements and verification.
• 5. Lead document control: reviews, approvals, training, retention, and audit readiness.
• 6. Partner with engineering to make quality “native” to the dev workflow (automated testing, release gates, software configuration management).
• 7. Prepare the program for audits and inspections, including hands-on audit leadership.