1 Roles within a medical company

Question 1

Names 5 roles within a medical company

Answer 1

1. Research and development engineer
2. Manufacturing engineer
3. Quality engineer
4. Supplier Quality engineer
5. Project manager

Question 2

What are the responsibilities of a research and development engineer?

Answer 2

Research: Identify a clinical need and evaluate concepts that meet the need
Development: Develop a concept into a device and release to market
Sustaining: Run the business design changes into existing products

Question 3

What are the responsibilities of a Manufacturing engineer?

Answer 3

Sustaining: Support line to achieve yield goals
New product support: Develop manufacturing processes to support new product development

Question 4

What are the responsibilities of a quality engineer?

Answer 4

Sustaining: Audit and monitor the quality of a product build to ensure that it’s meeting the customer’s expectation and internal requirements
Projects/ new products: Support development teams who are making design/ process changes.

Question 5

What are the responsibilities of a supplier quality engineer?

Answer 5

Sustaining: Audit and monitor supplier performance to ensure they have capable process to produce components that meet all requirements
Projects/ new products: Develop and qualify suppliers for design changes/ new products

Question 6

What are the responsibilities of a project manager?

Answer 6

Manage activities to achieve program goals
Facilitate cross function team activities
Communicate project status to management