Group Leader Test & Verification - Grooming & Beauty

Lead the Test & Verification Team for Grooming & Beauty at Philips

Job Description

In this role you ensure the quality of our product portfolio by installing rigorous Test and Verification methods. You apply effective systems engineering thinking and have a solid understanding of applicable regulations like 21CFR820, ISO 13485 and ISO 17025. You work together with a cross functional team to enable the timely delivery of our new product introductions (NPI’s).

You are responsible for

• Leading a team (approx. 35 people) of T&V architects and Engineers
  • Supervise and develop the team competencies
  • Supervise the health and safety in the laboratory area.
• The Test&Verification lab setup, including the support and building of a global T&V network in collaboration with other Grooming & Beauty sites.
• Our test framework and ensuring that it is applied properly.
• Active participation in the management team of Development Grooming & Beauty.
• Participation in the leadership team of Grooming & Beauty.
• Contribute to and maintain compliance with the company’s ISO 13485 QMS.

You are a part of
The Research and Development team of the Personal Care business.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

• At least a master degree in a relevant technical area (for instance: Mechatronical Engineering, Bio-medical engineering, physics).
• At least 10 years of experience in development and industrialization of medical products with the emphasis on Test&Verification.
• Good leadership and project management skills; demonstrated experience in people mentoring and development.
• Deep and current understanding of FDA and ISO 13485 requirements, with the ability to interpret these requirements and implement them into new product development.
• Flexible in interacting with various kinds of stakeholders, from senior management, marketing to focused engineers.
• Proven analytical, conceptual and creative thinking skills.
• A problem solving and pragmatic attitude with consumer first focus.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

About Philips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

• Over 125 years ago, Frederik and Gerard Philips started a small light bulb company in Eindhoven. Little did they realize that it would become a global force of innovation, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide. But it did.
• Today, Philips is a world leading health technology company with a vision to make life better for people worldwide through meaningful innovation. Making good on this promise depends on our passionate, inspirational, collaborative and diverse team.
• We have over 80,000+ brilliant people around the world but are always looking for more. Like-minded, motivated, focused minds to join us in creating a healthier, more connected society while transforming themselves personally and professionally.

Working at Philips is more than a job. It's an experience filled with unexpected moments that will transform you in lasting and positive ways. Help us improve the world for the better while building a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.