Job Title Director of Quality, Internal Audit and Compliance Engineering
Job Description The Director of Quality, Internal Audit and Compliance Engineering lead the global Internal Audit program and the shared services Compliance Engineering function across the Philips Quality Enterprise Services organization. Accountable for ensuring proactive compliance with regulatory requirements (FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, ISO 9001) through robust quality systems, risk-based methodologies, and engineering-driven problem solving.
This role drives global inspection readiness, systemic issue prevention, and continuous improvement by integrating CAPA, root cause analysis, risk management, and compliance monitoring into a cohesive Compliance Engineering framework.
Your role:
Compliance Engineering • Owns the global Compliance Engineering function, integrating CAPA, root cause analysis, risk management, and systemic issue prevention • Drives proactive identification and mitigation of compliance risks across the QMS • Ensures robust problem-solving methodologies are consistently applied (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone, Fault Tree, statistical analysis) • Leads governance forums to review systemic issues, trends, and escalations • Ensures CAPA remains effective as a subset of the broader Compliance Engineering framework
Internal Audit & Inspection Readiness • Owns the global internal audit program, including risk-based audit planning • Leads mock FDA inspections and enterprise readiness activities • Ensures audit findings are effectively addressed, trended, and prevented from recurrence • Serves as a key leader during regulatory inspections • Manages external audit and compliance engineering vendors • Defines scope of work, performance expectations, and SLAs • Ensures vendors performance is consistent and adheres to regulatory and Philips requirements • Defines auditor qualification, certification, and training requirements • Assesses and maintains global auditor competency standards • Standardizes audit tools, methodologies, and reporting
KPI & Compliance Performance Management • Establishes and monitors global compliance and quality KPIs • Drives advanced data analytics, trend identification, and predictive insights • Provides executive-level reporting on compliance and safety risks
People Leadership & Organizational Development • Leads and develops a global team of compliance engineers and audit professionals • Ensures appropriate resource allocation, workload balance, and technical capability • Builds succession plans and develops specialized compliance and engineering skillsets • Ensure team performance and talent retention, as well as improving employee engagement scores • Owns annual budget for Internal Audit & Compliance Engineering function • Optimizes cost vs. compliance and quality outcomes • Aligns resources with enterprise risk and strategic priorities • Drives simplification, harmonization, and digitalization of QMS processes • Embeds risk-based thinking and preventive quality into business processes • Leads enterprise initiatives to transition from reactive CAPA to proactive compliance engineering
Youre the right fit if: • You have a minimum of 15+ years of experience in the medical device industry with a strong focus and relevant experience in Compliance Engineering, CAPA, Internal Audit, and Quality Systems • You have robust understanding and deep knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, ISO 9001. • You have experience supporting regulatory inspections (FDA, Notified Bodies) • You have proven functional and strategic leadership in global, matrixed organizations. • You have a minimum of a Bachelors degree (Required) in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related technical field - Masters degree preferred (MBA, MS, or equivalent) • You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position .
How we work together: We believe that we are better together than a part. For our Office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence (5 days per week) in the companys facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the companys main facilities, generally at the customers or suppliers locations. This is an Office-based role.
About Philips: We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we wont stop until everybody, everywhere, has access to the quality of healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.
• Learn more about our business . • Discover our rich and exciting history. • Learn more about our purpose. • Learn more about our culture.
Philips Transparency Details: • The pay range for this position in Cambridge, MA is $181,00 to $286,960 • The pay range for this position in Plymouth, MN is $170,00 to $270,900 • The pay range for this position in Nashville, TN and Orange, OH is $162,00 to $258,000
The actual salary offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.
At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the pay range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.
In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here .
Additional Information: • US work authorization is a precondition of employment. T he company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future. • Company relocation benefits WILL NOT be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Cambridge, MA, Plymouth, MN, Nashville, TN, Orange, OH. • May require travel up to 40%. #LI-PH1
This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.
Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.
At Philips, we don’t need employees. We need people.
Our goal is to improve the lives of 3 billion people a year by 2025 through innovation that is designed for people, by people. People like you. And we know that in order to be truly innovative, it requires you to make your career personally meaningful. To bring what matters to you in life to everything you do in your career. If you're passionate about improving lives, and have more to offer than just lines on your resume, we want to find a home for you at Philips.
As a diversified health and well-being company, we focus on professional and consumer markets across three interconnected sectors: Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle, and Lighting. Today, we're a global innovation leader - the first to bring the commonly used CD and DVD products to market, the ones saving lives daily with our imaging systems and patient monitors, and the ones responsible for the lighting of the annual Times Square ball. We aim to improve peoples’ lives every day through meaningful innovations and are the best place to work for those who share our passion for improving lives.
Philips’ people first culture and commitment to providing unlimited possibilities to develop one's career in the directions to which they aspire demonstrates a dedication to inspiring good people, not just hiring employees. At Philips, employees enjoy contributing to cutting edge solutions that truly improve lives, allowing them to 'do good' while doing great and create a legacy in life through their work.
If you are interested in putting your personal skills & passions to work towards improving lives, apply now or learn more at philips.com/na/careers. You can also opt-in to receive updates on future career opportunities and company updates through Philips’ Talent Community, and follow @PhilipsJobsNA on Twitter.