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Clinical Specialist - Endovascular Products - San Antonio-120008

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Clinical Specialist to join our Endovascular Products team and be based in San Antonio, TX.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will provide technical support and product training for commercially available Gore medical products to doctors, clinical researchers, and hospital staff. You will be directly responsible to sales group leadership, be field-based, and travel extensively, both regionally and throughout the U.S. International travel may also be required.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about supporting state-of-the art products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Assisting doctors in patient screening, case planning, and device selection
* Troubleshooting problem cases
* Providing technical support during clinical cases
* Conducting in-house training programs for Gore associates
* Helping develop materials for doctor- and associate-training programs

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Experience with/in one or more of the following:
* Nursing or radiation technology
* Operating room, cath. lab, or radiology/cardiology departments
* Teaching

* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to:
* Apply medical, surgical, and interventional skills and terminology
* Be flexible in response to changing product and project commitments
* Travel up to 75% per month
* Adapt to frequent changes in travel schedules (e.g., to support emergency clinical cases)

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Degree in nursing, the life sciences, education, or similar experience/credentials

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

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Job
: Sales

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Texas-San Antonio

Travel
: Yes, 75% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/San-Antonio-Clinical-Specialist-Endovascular-Products-San-Antonio-Job-TX-78201/1655733/165573316557332012-03-05GoreSales full-timeUSDstarting0BSSan Antonio, TX, USJob ID: 101022

Global Distribution Quality Assurance Leader-101022

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing for more than 50 years.

The Gore Medical Products Division is seeking a dynamic individual to partner with the Global Logistics Operations Team who are responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the warehouse and distribution systems to achieve the business objective of improving efficiencies in the global distribution of finished medical products.

Responsibilities include:

Collaborate with the Global Logistics Team, Business Unit Operations Leadership, Business Unit Quality Leadership and Regulatory Associates to develop a long-term strategy for global warehousing and distribution operations / systems based on business objectives.

Development of the distribution strategy will involve:

* Liaise with regional Associates performing warehouse and distribution operations to identify and understand current processes
* Collaborate on the implementation of the Logistics Operations Master Plan to define the requirements for applicable facility additions and modifications to existing distribution activities based on best practices.
* Develop strategies for Quality System subsystems to support regional warehousing and distribution program operations while maintaining adequate links with the MPD Quality System, including:
* Implement a Quality System subsystem considering regional regulatory, policy, licensing requirements, while maintaining adequate links with the MPD Quality System
* Implement a Quality System subsystem capable of controlling receiving, handling, storage, distribution, regional over-labeling processes, product 'do not distribute' location hold processes, returned product processing, and complaint notifications, regionally.
* Implement use of validated software systems to maintain traceability and global distribution data (ERP, WMS, etc.)
* Collaborate on the identification, evaluation, selection and start-up of third party distribution service providers.

* Develop and implement consistent processes used by distributors, agents, local sales offices, etc. for:
* Limited distribution of clinical trials,
* New country/region set-up for limited distribution
* New Country/region set-up for full distribution
* Existing Country/region on-going distribution
* Control and management of consignment and sales stock inventories.
* Discontinuation of distribution

Monitor, measure, and analyze the processes and document the analyses in quality reports, in order to;

* Determine audit requirements
* Assess risks related to current warehouse and distribution operations, identifying opportunities for improvement and proposing solutions

Support regulatory / compliance inspections or audits conducted by external agencies, as well as internal MPD quality system audits.

Provide strong leadership and mentorship to GORE's Global Warehouse and Distribution Quality Assurance associates.

* Help lead the Warehouse and Distribution Quality Assurance function globally
* Help develop strategic Warehouse and Distribution QA resource plans
* Prioritize Warehouse and Distribution QA activities in alignment with operating unit and Business Unit Leadership priorities
* Develop training modules and communication tools to support the global warehousing and distribution systems.

Qualifications

Required:

* Bachelor's degree in international business, global business management, science or engineering, or
* A two-year degree plus significant medical device industry experience, or
* Significant medical device industry experience working in a Quality Assurance role and heavily involved in the use of quality systems.

Experience:

* At least seven (7) years medical device, pharmaceutical or similarly regulated industry experience in quality assurance.
* Must be able to demonstrate strength and proficiency in the following skill areas:
* US regulations and international standards (e.g., 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485:2003, ISO 14971:2009, Canada Medical Devices Regulations, etc.)
* Quality systems development, implementation and maintenance
* Process and software validation concepts
* Vendor and process/systems auditing
* Document control and change management
* Written and oral communication
* Interpersonal relationships
* Ability to coach, teach, and mentor
* Ability to partner broadly
* Ability to work independently as well as be part of a diverse team
* Ability to prioritize and multi-task, setting and meeting aggressive timelines
* Highly motivated with strong interpersonal skills
* Conflict resolution
* Basic computer skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Lotus Notes, etc..

Desirable:

* Multi-lingual
* International business knowledge
* Facility or quality system start-up experience
* Quality support of logistics operations
* Lead auditor certification
* Experience in supporting Global Regulatory inspections/audits (US FDA and/or Notified Body inspections/audits or other similar regulatory body inspections).

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

Job
: Quality

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 25% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Global-Distribution-Quality-Assurance-Leader-Job-AZ-85001/874297/8742978742972012-03-05GoreQuality full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 102163

Post Market Surveillance Regulatory Specialist-102163

Description

W. L. Gore and Associates, Inc. is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing for more than 50 years.

As a leading manufacturer of medical products-with more than 30 million implants to date, we are looking for a Post Market Surveillance Regulatory Associate with experience in worldwide medical device adverse event reporting requirements and compliance to join our rapidly growing Medical Products Division in Phoenix, Arizona. The chosen individual will take on a broad range of responsibilities, including collaborating with Product Specialists, Product Surveillance, Quality Assurance, Regulatory and Risk Managers to develop a long-term strategy for global post market surveillance operations / systems.

The ideal candidate will:

* Partner with Regulatory and PSG Leaders to develop strategic planning that meets the business objectives
* Provide strong leadership and mentorship to the post market surveillance team (and others) in our non-hierarchal; structure.
* Be energized by working in a world-class organization collaborating on cross-functional teams.
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships.
* Demonstrate strong support for our unique culture.

As a member of the product surveillance support team, your overall responsibilities will include the following:

* Functioning as the Post Market Surveillance Regulatory Associate that monitors proposed post market surveillance regulatory changes, evaluates impact, communicates proposed actions and implements strategies.
* Creating and controlling project schedules related to post market surveillance activities.

* Helping to ensure that the post market surveillance management system is compliant with applicable regulations, standards and/or regional requirements.
* Assisting with identifying country specific regulations, standards and//or regional requirements for targeted product-market approvals and implementing requirements within the post market surveillance management system.
* Assisting with identifying "similar device" reporting requirements and implementing requirements within the post market surveillance management system.
* Defining and implementing reporting decision trees for new product target markets.
* Assuring reporting requirements are defined for clinical registries
* Updating and implementing all decision trees to assure compliance with all regional regulatory requirements.

* Helping to interpret global adverse event reporting requirements and guidelines and implement them into the quality system.
* Ability to implement processes and procedures and ensure compliance with quality processes across multi-functional departments within the company.

* Interacting with regulatory agencies on post-market product surveillance events and questions.
* Helping to support post market surveillance regulatory authority / notified body inspections.
* Helping to develop, coach and mentor others to ensure compliance with post market surveillance requirements.
* Providing regulatory support and review of medical device complaints, US Medical Device Reports (MDR) and international medical device vigilance reporting.
* Helping to ensure accurate post market surveillance reports that meet requirements of the region or country.
* Liaise with relevant functional team to ensure appropriate, timely input is provided for submissions.

Additional Responsibilities include:

* Helping to review clinical trail protocols for adverse event reporting requirements.
* Assisting with preparation, notification, tracking and reporting of recalls and other field correction activities, as a result of post market surveillance

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess the following:

* A Bachelor's Degree, preferably in science or engineering, plus three to five years of regulatory affairs experience involving US FDA Class II or Class III medical devices OR minimum of 7 years regulatory affairs experience involving US FDA Class II or Class III medical devices including knowledge & experience of applying global device laws & regulations for adverse event reporting, field safety corrective actions & recalls.
* Experience in interacting with global regulatory agencies.
* Experience in supporting global regulatory inspections/audits (USFDA and/or Notified Body inspections/audits or other similar regulatory body inspections).
* Ability to function well individually as well as participating in and leading cross-functional teams.
* Comprehensive knowledge of U.S., European and other international regulations, standards and guidance applicable to medical devices (e.g. ISO 13485, 21 CFR 803, MDD, MEDDEV 2.12, MHLW, etc.).
* Excellent analytical, negotiation and communication skills (e.g. computer, verbal and written).
* Ablity to evaluate, analyze and summarize large volumes of data and technical material efficiently.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Clinical/Regulatory

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 15% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Post-Market-Surveillance-Regulatory-Specialist-Job-AZ-85001/1090719/109071910907192012-03-05GoreClinical/Regulatory full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 110479

Biostatistician-110479

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Biostatistician to join our Clinical Affairs team in Phoenix, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. As Biostatistician, you will oversee the design, analysis, and management of reporting for clinical study data within Clinical Affairs.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about collaborating on clinical studies for state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Additional Responsibilities include:

* Participating in statistical strategy and study design
* Providing input to protocol development
* Developing the statistical analysis plan
* Conducting statistical analyses
* Participating in organizing and preparing regulatory submissions and other study summary documents for internal and external purposes
* Communicating with scientists, engineers, and clinicians, both internally and externally, as well as with regulatory agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration
* Participating in Clinical Affairs process improvement initiatives

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Master's degree in statistics/biostatistics
* Biostatistics experience in a clinical-trial environment, or comparable experience
* Competency using SAS systems
* Basic computer literacy (e.g., Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes)
* Organizational skills, flexibility, and ability to multitask
* Verbal and written communication skills
* Experience working on cross-functional teams
* Ability to travel 10%

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

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Job
: Clinical/Regulatory

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Biostatistician-Job-AZ-85001/1256904/125690412569042012-03-05GoreClinical/Regulatory full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 111275

Statistician-111275

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Our growing enterprise is looking for an industrial statistician to be part of our global statistics team as well as an embedded member of multiple business units. The position is located in the Elkton, MD/Newark, DE area. If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. As a statistician, you will provide statistical consulting, data analysis, and training across multiple disciplinary functions.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be energized by providing statistical consulting and support for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Additional Responsibilities include:

* Presenting and teaching statistical concepts and tools to Gore associates
* Reviewing and writing technical documents
* Collaborating with a wide variety of individuals and small teams across business units, while providing primary support for engineers, scientists, and business leaders
* Collaborating with other members of the statistical team
* Using and supporting statistical software (JMP®)

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Masters degree in Statistics; will consider recent or upcoming graduates
* Knowledge of design of experiments (DOE), such as response surface, blocking, screening, and split-plots designs
* Knowledge of basic and advanced statistical methods, such as analysis of variance (ANOVA), regression, linear models, variance components, and statistical process control
* Excellent communication and presentation skills
* Ability to effectively partner and collaborate with individuals and teams
* Ability to travel up to 10%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Doctoral degree (PhD) in Statistics
* Industry, consulting, or internship experience
* Good technical writing skills
* Knowledge of JMP statistical software
* Knowledge of Microsoft® Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Please note that Gore does not intend to sponsor work visas for this position.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Baltimore, Elkton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Maryland, MD, Pennsylvania, PA, Delaware, DE, statistician, statistics, statistical, analysis, consulting, data, design of experiments, DOE, JMP, ANOVA

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 20% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Statistician-Job-MD-21921/1292082/129208212920822012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 120211

Quality Engineer-120211

Description

Quality Engineering draws upon a wide range of engineering knowledge and skills and is primarily focused on the evaluation of fitness for use of materials, designs, processes, tests, and products. The broad types of skills and knowledge employed by the successful product engineer vary through the development cycle (R&D - manufacturing). This position is an opportunity for a passionate individual to provide quality-engineering for continuous improvement efforts in development. An ability to use experimental design, fundamentals of probability, and statistical process control tools to assure reliability, process maintainability, and product safety is necessary to succeeding in this role. Expectations include understanding the components of design control and providing an appropriate engineering/technical assessment of data/documents supporting the design history file. Product specification development, test method development, and risk management are within the scope of this role as well. This person will maintain a close partnership with Quality Assurance and Regulatory associates. Development of a clear understanding of the QSR's and ISO requirements as they pertain to medical devices is required.

Qualifications

A BS in engineering or other technical discipline required; an advanced technical degree is a plus. Prior quality engineering work experience in the medical device industry with a demonstrated working knowledge of ISO and QSR compliance requirements is preferred. Desirable to have experience in verification/validation of manufacturing equipment and processes. Experience in ePTFE, nitinol, catheter delivery systems, and/or interventional products are a plus. Prior experience with supply chain development/management. Must have a hands-on work style and excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills, and be able to work independently as well as part of a diverse team. The ability to set and meet aggressive timelines is required. Limited travel to Flagstaff and Phoenix is required.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-California-Sunnyvale

Travel
: Yes, 15% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Sunnyvale-Quality-Engineer-Job-CA-94085/1703262/170326217032622012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSSunnyvale, CA, USJob ID: 090883

Quality Assurance Professional-090883

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing for more than 50 years.

As a leading company within cardiovascular medical products, we are looking for a Quality Assurance professional to join our rapidly growing Medical Products Division. In an organization dedicated to manufacturing implantable devices that are the highest quality, Quality Assurance at Gore is the place to be!

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. Within this role you will have the opportunity to impact the quality of existing devices during manufacturing as well as next-generation devices during new product design and development.

The ideal candidate will

* Be passionate about solving hands-on product quality issues, implementing effective corrective actions, and monitoring post-implementation effectiveness.
* Be energized by working in a world-class manufacturing facility collaborating on cross-functional teams.
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships.

In addition, this associate will focus on:

* Operational improvements
* Product development and design control activities
* Systems enhancement (including software implementation and validation),
* Compliance auditing
* Vendor selection and approval
* Associate training

Further responsibilities may include:

* Initiation of change documentation
* Advisory roles supporting various teams (such as raw materials inspection, document control, maintenance and calibration, environmental monitoring and control, etc.)
* Preparation of quality reports
* Review of complaints
* Development of policies and procedures that affect operational and compliance status

Qualifications

· 5+ years experience in a Quality Assurance role in medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotech industry

· bachelor's degree in an applicable science or engineering OR a two-year degree plus significant medical device, pharma or biotech experience in a Quality Assurance role preferred

· Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge of quality system regulations (FDA regulations/applications, ISO standards)

· Strong knowledge/ experience with quality systems implementation and maintenance

· Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills

· Strong interpersonal skills

· Conflict resolution skills

· ability to work independently, as well as part of a diverse team

· ability to set and meet aggressive timelines

· Experience working with Endovascular and catheter-based technologies is desirable

EEO/AA Employer

Job
: Quality

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Quality-Assurance-Professional-Job-AZ-86001/569756/5697565697562012-03-05GoreQuality full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 102074

Regulatory Affairs Professional-102074

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing for more than 50 years.

The Medical Products Division of W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is seeking an experienced Regulatory Affairs Professional. This role will be responsible for the planning, development and preparation of regulatory strategies and submissions aimed at achieving global marketing approvals or clearances for new / modified products for the Aortic business unit located in Flagstaff, Arizona.

This individual will be directly responsible for developing global regulatory strategies and the preparation, writing, coordination, and interactive follow-up of global product submissions that include original and supplemental submissions to regions or countries outside the U.S. having regulatory product approval requirements and submissions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that include Premarket Notifications, IDEs, PMAs, and PMA Supplements.

Additional responsibilities will include:

. Work closely with Product Specialists, Segment leadership and Clinical Research to develop strategies and approaches for obtaining regulatory approvals.

· Collaborate with and counsel the Clinical team to ensure notifications and other reports are submitted as required during the conduct of clinical trials.

· Coordinate activities and timelines with applicable functional groups to complete regulatory submissions

· Review of product labeling, product claims, advertising, specifications and changes for regulatory compliance.

· Interact closely with and counsel Aortic functional groups to provide strategic regulatory guidance and review of their activities.

· Integrate into the existing Regulatory Affairs team to facilitate collaborative and consistent regulatory counsel to Aortic functional groups.

· Represent Regulatory Affairs in quality system audits from external agencies.

· Assist in post market compliance requirements

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications/Requirements:

· B.A. or B.S. degree required and preferred to be in a biological, chemical, medical or allied health sciences field, or a degree from an accredited Regulatory Affairs program (advanced degree would be an asset).

· 3+ years experience in a global regulatory role in the medical device or industry required) with a successful track record of formulating and implementing global regulatory strategies, and writing comprehensive global regulatory documents.

· In-depth knowledge of FDA and international regulations, particularly relating to Class II and Class III implantable medical devices experience.

· Experience filing required notifications and reports during the conduct of clinical trials.
· Significant demonstrated success regarding the assessment of proposed changes to medical device design, specifications, materials, manufacturing methods or equipment, packaging, or sterilization in addition to successful experience with submissions associated with device modifications.

· Demonstrated successful experience with submission documents (e.g., quality assurance systems, significant quality plans, and or change notices) is essential.

· Communication skills (oral, written, and interpersonal) must be strong yet adaptable to circumstance and audience.

· Ability to interact effectively with many diverse functional groups, attention to detail, good organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize work and adapt to shifting priorities.

Desirable Qualifications/Requirements:

· Experience with PMA/NDA and IDE/IND submissions strongly preferred.

· In-depth knowledge of FDA and international regulations, particularly relating to Class II and Class III implantable medical devices or related pharmaceutical experience strongly preferred.

· Experience filing Class III device dossiers under the European Medical Device directive, or filing submissions in another Tier 1 country a plus.

· Experience with combination (device/drug) products.

· Experience filing required notifications and reports during the conduct of clinical trials.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Clinical/Regulatory

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Regulatory-Affairs-Professional-Job-AZ-86001/1076642/107664210766422012-03-05GoreClinical/Regulatory full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 102209

Raw Materials Quality Assurance Professional-102209

Description

W.L. Gore & Associates is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing for more than 50 years.

W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc. is seeking an individual to take on a broad range of responsibilities as a member of the Medical Products Quality Assurance Team within the Raw Material Warehouse.

The ideal candidate will:

* Provide guidance and mentorship to others in our non-hierarchal structure.
* Be energized by working in a world-class manufacturing facility collaborating on cross-functional teams.
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships.
* Demonstrate strong support for our unique culture.

This associate will work with cross-functional teams to address product issues, define and implement effective corrective actions and monitor post-implementation effectiveness.

Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Provide daily operational Quality Assurance support for the divisional Raw Materials/Incoming Inspection Team
* Participate with operational improvements (e.g. standardize procedures and processes, reliance on supplier data, efficient ways to process raw materials)
* Participate with systems enhancement (including software implementation and validation
* Participate with supplier selection and approval
* Participate with supplier and process auditing
* Perform associate training
* Develop and review material specifications and procedures
* Partner with new product development teams to support raw materials
* Initiate change documentation
* Owner/creator of quality reports, presentations and metrics
* Develop policies and procedures which enhance operational and compliance status
* Help lead and support the raw material/incoming inspection preparation and coordination for internal and external inspections

Qualifications

* 3+ years experience in a quality role in a regulated industry or a leadership role with practical applications of quality system regulations in a regulated industry
* Understanding of practical application of Quality System Regulations, specifically FDA regulations and ISO standards
* Demonstrated ability to lead a team through practical application of quality system principles
* Excellent business judgment and decision making skills
* Demonstrated project management and leadership skills
* Demonstrated ability to influence cross functional teams
* Demonstrated experience of driving projects to completion
* Ability to multi-task and prioritize
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Ability to adapt and communicate with diverse groups
* Capable of working independently as well as part of a diverse team
* Ability to interpret raw material drawings and specifications
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Strong conflict resolution skills
* Experience with quality systems maintenance and improvement
* Basic computer literacy
* Experience working with product/process/software validation, generation of change control documents, document control and receiving inspection
* Highly motivated and able to influence positive change
* Experience with material tolerances
* Experience leading and/or supporting US FDA and Notified Body facility inspections (or other similar regulatory body inspections)
* Vendor and process auditing (including certified auditor training) product/process/software validation

Desirable Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in an applicable science or engineering or an equivalent combination of education and applicable quality assurance experience in a medical device, pharmaceutical environment, aerospace, or automotive industry
* ERP knowledge
* Six sigma, black belt or OPEX experience
Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Quality

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Raw-Materials-Quality-Assurance-Professional-Job-AZ-86001/1135923/113592311359232012-03-05GoreQuality full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 110178

Peripheral Product Specialist-110178

Description

Description:

The central responsibility of a Product Specialist is ensuring the products fitness for use. Included are responsible for the launch of new products, influencing new product development, and strategy development. The role involves team interactions with a variety of disciplines including engineering, manufacturing, biological sciences, and clinical medicine, regulatory, legal, business, marketing and sales. Additionally, this individual will be the primary interface with customers, sales and marketing associates, leadership associates for the products supported. The role of the product specialist is worldwide in scope and is centered on identifying and understanding clinical and market needs and developing winning product strategies. Specific activities and responsibilities of this role include: identification and championing the product design, development and manufacturing; development and management of project plans with focus and an urgency to achieve technical, regulatory, clinical, manufacturing and sales milestones; and providing extensive customer contact with a focus on product support and training. Product support activities will include initial clinical evaluation through full commercialization, business plans, pricing, forecasting, manufacturing oversight, and market analysis.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

An advanced technical degree in engineering, medical science, life science or physical science is required, and a Ph.D is preferred. Experience in product development and/or product management in the medical device field is desirable, but not a necessity. Candidates with knowledge regarding FDA regulated combination products (e.g., drug/device) or drug elution technologies are specifically encouraged to apply. Knowledge of regulations such as GLP, GMP, ISO 9000 and other domestic and international regulatory requirements is a plus. Individual must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ability to work independently is essential; however, the ability to be a team player is the key to success in this role. Requires the availability to travel extensively.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Product Management

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 50% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Peripheral-Product-Specialist-Job-AZ-86001/1178385/117838511783852012-03-05GoreProduct Management full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120027

Supply Chain Leader - Contract Manufacturing-120027

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore's cable and material solutions for electronics provide reliability in the most demanding environments. These products have been used for more than 50 years in a variety of industries, including aerospace, industrial electronics, mobile communications, and semiconductor manufacturing. We are looking for a Supply Chain Leader for contract manufacturing (CM) to join our team in New Garden, PA.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will assume a broad range of responsibilities focused on customer expectations. You will drive the development and implementation of a robust outsourcing strategy initially focused on the Electronic Products Division's (EPD) Eastern cluster activities.

Responsibilities include:

* Developing the regional CM strategy, ensuring alignment with other appropriate strategies (divisional, business, plant, platform, etc.), and driving implementation
* Driving efficiencies through the supply chain by developing key relationships, both globally and across functions
* Developing cost-control strategies to maximize efficiency within each supply chain
* Creating, reviewing, and establishing standard CM contracts with global teams, as appropriate
* Performing annual CM business reviews, including a strategic risk analysis
* Identifying, selecting, and qualifying potential new CMs to support divisional/platform outsourcing strategies
* Establishing standard business processes within the CM supply chain
* Being a functional expert in product-line transfers and developing processes for both outsourcing and offshoring activities
* Conducting total-cost-of-ownership assessments to assess cost implications of outsourced supply chains
* Maintaining market knowledge of businesses within the supply chain to ensure appropriate support is provided
* Developing a standardized CM certification process
* Facilitating identification and implementation of improvement opportunities within the supply chain using Lean tools
* Developing contingency plans for key supply chains
* Partnering with CMs to develop and implement appropriate KPIs and manage activities to achieve goals based on KPIs
* Facilitating cross-regional activities to ensure global customer-service levels, inventories, etc., are met
* Gaining and maintaining knowledge of Reach, RoHS, etc., to ensure that external compliance is achieved
* Working with and providing input to the Logistics team to ensure supply chains are using the most effective channels

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about driving supply chain and contract manufacturing strategies and initiatives for products that are the highest quality and value in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in supply chain, operations, business, or a related field
* Five to seven years of relevant experience in supply-chain development and management
* Experience in/with:
* Successfully partnering and building relationships with other functions and teams, such as business, engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and global teams
* Analyzing, improving, and managing supply chains to produce tangible business results, including the financial skill necessary to perform cost/benefit and total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) analyses and risk assessments
* International logistics

* Proven experience with free-trade zones and other "special zones" and the implications for contracts, etc.
* A successful track record of developing CMs to create strategic partnerships
* Strong business knowledge in areas of supply chains, manufacturing, financials, and quality systems
* Working knowledge of:
* Manufacturing operations
* Implementation and use of IT solutions such as EDI, ERP, customer portals, etc., to drive efficiencies in the supply chain

* Knowledge of:
* Quality systems (ISO 9001, AS 9100) and their implications for the supply chain and outside vendors
* NAFTA/CAFTA regulations

* Understanding of:
* The S&OP, demand-planning, and forecasting processes
* Inventory management within global supply chains

* Demonstrated project-management skills
* Excellent written and oral communication skills for global audiences
* Demonstrated proficiency with Lean tools and concepts
* Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
* Demonstrated ability to:
* Develop, negotiate, and manage supplier contracts at a senior level
* Think, plan, and act with strategic intent
* Identify appropriate supply-chain and outsourcing-partner KPIs

* Ability to travel 20-25%, domestically and internationally

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

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Job
: Manufacturing/Operations

Primary Location
: North America-United States-PA-Avondale

Travel
: Yes, 25% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Avondale-Supply-Chain-Leader-Contract-Manufacturing-Job-PA-19311/1668628/166862816686282012-03-05GoreManufacturing/Operations full-timeUSDstarting0BSAvondale, PA, USJob ID: 112925

Qualification Engineer - NG-112925

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Wires and cables were Gore's first products, and Gore remains a leader in the field of signal transmission. Today, Gore's cable and material solutions for electronics provide reliability in the most demanding environments. These products have been used for more than 50 years in a variety of industries, including aerospace, industrial electronics, mobile communications, and semiconductor manufacturing. We are looking for a Qualification Engineer to join our team in New Garden, PA.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will be responsible for the Electronic Products Division's product qualification program and the Environmental Test Lab.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about testing and qualifying products that are the highest quality and value in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Partnering with the appropriate functions to ensure:
* The Environmental Test Lab and Qualification Program are meeting the needs of the business
* Priorities are assigned and experiments are performed on Gore electronic products to ensure they meet customer specifications, environmental demands, and industry standards for use in the harsh conditions of defense, aerospace, and laboratory applications
* All aspects of project schedule are appropriately managed to provide on-time completion of deliverables
* Preventive maintenance and calibration procedures are defined and performed for all equipment
* Standardized testing procedures (QTPs), data collection, and analysis routines are defined and performed for new and existing experiments
* Appropriate outside testing labs are contracted and services paid for in a timely manner
* Fixture designs are facilitated and prioritized

* Compiling customer submittals as required and determining whether testing can be done internally or externally
* For internal testing, writing and reviewing test plans, procedures, and reports based on industry standards or customer specifications
* For external testing, engaging with external test facilities to:
* Ensure facilities are suitable to perform the required testing
* Provide data to allow facilities to provide quotes and generate the appropriate POs
* Organize the schedule
* Supply the products to be tested, or physically take the products to be tested and oversee the testing
* Review the facilites' reports to ensure compliance with requirements

* For internal and external testing:
* Generating cost and schedule commitments based on customer-furnished specifications, statements of work, or requests for quotation
* Reviewing test plans with the customer and modifying as needed
* Communicating project status to internal and external customers
* Presenting final reports directly to the customers, as needed

* Leading and participating in continuous-improvement initiatives

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering or science from an accredited institution
* At least 5 years' experience successfully leading complex projects that utilizes knowledge of aerospace industry test standards for electrical and mechanical components and subsystems
* High level of mechanical and electrical aptitude
* Background in materials testing, including ASTM methodology
* Demonstrated ability to successfully lead and participate on teams
* 5 years experience in the aerospace or similarly regulated environment
* High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office
* Ability to travel up to 10%, with some international travel
* RF/microwave knowledge

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Leadership experience in a test and measurement environment
* Understanding of experimental design and advanced statistical analysis
* Experience with ERP systems
* Experience with interface software such as C++, VB, etc.
* Competent in Windows application software

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-PA-Avondale

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Avondale-Qualification-Engineer-NG-Job-PA-19311/1672145/167214516721452012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSAvondale, PA, USJob ID: 120138

Inside Sales Associate -Temporary - Electronic Products- Avondale, PA-120138

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Wires and cables were Gore's first products, and Gore remains a leader in the field of signal transmission. Today, Gore's cable and material solutions for electronics provide reliability in the most demanding environments. These products have been used for more than 50 years in a variety of industries, including aerospace, industrial electronics, mobile communications, and semiconductor manufacturing. We are looking for a temporary, experienced Associate to join our Inside Sales team in New Garden, PA.

At Gore, whether you have a temporary or permanent position with us, we believe in you as an individual. We value your know-how and ideas. Our goal is to create a positive, respectful workplace in which everyone is treated fairly.

In this role, you will provide premiere inside sales support.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing inside sales support for products that are the highest quality and value in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Interacting with customers to assess needs
* Partnering with the account team (Inside Sales, Field Sales, planners, and product specialists)
* Entering and tracking orders; generating quotes
* Interacting with planners to expedite/defer orders when necessary
* Entering and researching credit and billing errors as needed
* Generating system reports (order status, shipment reports, etc.)
* Processing sample requests for customers
* Supporting other areas of the team if necessary as business needs change

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of inside sales experience supporting technically manufactured products, OR a high school diploma and 4 years of inside sales experience supporting technically manufactured products
* Strong experience working with internal and external customers (both domestic and international) in a professional manner
* Demonstrated knowledge of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (E1), AFN, QSI[CLB1] , and/or other supporting systems
* Flexibility, prioritization, organizational, follow-through and multitasking skills to accommodate a large, complex workload within a fast-paced environment
* Excellent communication skills (both oral and written); including listening skills
* Good judgment and ability to make sound decisions
* Strong work ethic
* Proven ability to work independently and within a team environment
* Ability to comprehend and explain technical product benefits when interacting with customers and answering questions

Our business may need IS to access customer databases. This position requires a person willing to go through the application process and disclose personal information to obtain and maintain access to these databases.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Inside Sales/Customer Service

Primary Location
: North America-United States-PA-Avondale

Travel
: No

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Avondale-Inside-Sales-Associate-Temporary-Electronic-Products-Avondale%2C-PA-Job-PA-19311/1708401/170840117084012012-03-05GoreInside Sales/Customer Service full-timeUSDstarting0BSAvondale, PA, USJob ID: 111287

Quality Assurance Software Analyst - Clinical Affairs-111287

Description

W.L. Gore & Associates is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing for more than 50 years.

The Medical Products Division of Gore is seeking an experienced Computer Systems Validation professional to commit to a broad range of activities within the Clinical Affairs Quality Assurance team.

The expectations & responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

* Ensuring through documented evidence that computer systems are developed, validated, implemented and maintained in compliance with applicable medical device clinical regulations and standards
* Participating in setting up and maintaining quality system policies and procedures with regard to computer systems use, validation and implementation including risk based approaches
* Assessment of software applications/computer systems for implementation in a regulated environment
* Preparation for and leadership of external and internal computer systems/software audits
* Assisting with clinical vendor qualification and selection processes with regard to computer systems used in the clinical environment
* Participate with users in the preparation of software and hardware specification documents
* Review and approval of system change, configuration management and supporting documentation activities
* Assist in the development and delivery of training programs to support procedure implementation and software quality assurance concepts, practices, and requirements
* Participate and/or facilitate process improvement efforts within Clinical Affairs
* Support departmental, functional, divisional, and corporate quality goals and priorities
* Development and implementation of effective corrective and preventative actions, as required

Qualifications

Required

* 3+ years of experience in a Quality Assurance or Information Technology role in the medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotech industry
* Bachelor's of Science degree or 7 years of significant applicable Quality Assurance or Information Technology experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotech industry
* Certified auditor or 2 years experience in conducting software vendor quality audits
* Thorough working knowledge of the GCPs and all applicable regulations
* Thorough working knowledge of 21 CFR Part 11
* Demonstrated experience in Software Quality Assurance processes, SDLC methodologies, change management, and risk based verification and validation techniques
* Understand current Software Quality techniques, software industry standards and their impact on internal procedures and software quality
* Excellent written and oral communication skills; proficiency in interacting with all levels of contacts, including project teams, vendors, and regulatory authorities
* Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic team environment
* Demonstrated project management skills
* Demonstrated leadership skills
* Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities with competing resources
* Ability to communicate clear direction, commitments, and alignment
* Ability to partner broadly
* Highly motivated and assertive
* Ability to train others

Preferred

* Familiar with EU Directives, HIPAA, and Subject Data Protection regulations
* Understand current Software Quality techniques and industry standards such as ISO, IEEE, AAMI, and GAMP
* Experience with Clinical Electronic Data Capture Systems, Change Management Software, Configuration Management Software, Product Lifecycle Management Software, Laboratory Information Management Systems
* Experience with the elements of the Quality Systems Regulation

*** Consideration may be given to qualified candidates as to this position being located either in Flagstaff or Phoenix

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Quality

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 25% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Quality-Assurance-Software-Analyst-Clinical-Affairs-Job-AZ-85001/1322375/132237513223752012-03-05GoreQuality full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 111811

Clinical Specialist - Peripheral Vascular Products-111811

Description

The Medical Products Division is looking for a Clinical Specialist to join our Peripheral Vascular Business based in Arizona.

The successful candidate will provide product training and technical support for commercially available Gore medical products and new products in clinical trials. Training and support will be provided to doctors, clinical researchers, hospital staff, Gore Field Sales Associates, and Distributors selling Gore products. You will be directly responsible to business leadership, be plant-based in Phoenix, AZ, and travel extensively. Travel will include domestic and global travel and frequent travel to Gore plants in Flagstaff, AZ. Products will include both interventional and surgical cardiovascular products for applications including but not limited to Peripheral Arterial Disease, Dialysis Access, and Neurovascular applications.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about supporting state-of-the-art products that are the highest quality in their class.
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional and global teams that include functions within Gore such as Product Specialists, Sales, Business, Marketing, Clinical Research, and Gore partners such as Physicians and Gore Distributors.
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships.

Additional Responsibilities include:

* Assisting doctors in patient screening, case planning, and device selection.
* Troubleshooting problem cases.
* Providing technical support during clinical cases.
* Conducting in-house and off-site training programs for Gore Associates and Distributors.
* Helping develop materials for doctor and associate training programs.

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree
* Experience with nursing or radiation technology; operating room, cath. lab, or radiology/cardiology departments; or teaching
* Ability to apply medical, surgical, and interventional skills and terminology
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to be flexible in response to changing product and project commitments
* Ability to travel up to 75% per month
* Ability to adapt to continual changes in travel schedules (for example, to support emergency clinical cases)

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Degree in nursing, the life sciences, education, or similar experience/credentials
* Fluency in additional languages (e.g. Spanish) is highly preferred

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Clinical/Regulatory

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 75% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Clinical-Specialist-Peripheral-Vascular-Products-Job-AZ-85001/1489713/148971314897132012-03-05GoreClinical/Regulatory full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 100843

Global Tax Leader-100843

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries including fabrics, medical devices, electronics, and manufacturing for more than 50 years.

Our Corporate Finance team is expanding the capabilities of its tax function. We are seeking a Global Tax Leader with a proven track record for leadership success with large, U.S.-based multinational businesses to join this new team.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. Within this role, your leadership will have a direct impact on our global tax team and on all Gore associates by contributing to our global financial results.

The ideal candidate will

· Be passionate about working in the tax function for a manufacturer of products that are the highest quality in their class.

· Be energized by collaborating on small teams across functions and regions.

· Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships.

In the role of Global Tax Leader, you will

· Lead a small global tax team through vision, expertise, experience, coaching, and mentoring.

· Be accountable for all aspects of the tax function, either through hands-on participation or by leading the efforts of and collaborating with team members in other areas, including:

* Local and national tax compliance.
* Management of tax controversies.
* Transfer pricing policies and practices.
* Recording of tax provisions consistent with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement 109: Accounting for Income Taxes (FAS 109) and Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48).
* Local, national, and international tax research.
* Identifying, recommending, and implementing appropriate tax planning strategies.

· Be responsible for ongoing development and organization of the team and tax function, through continuous improvement in the functional strategy and structure, functional excellence, technical expertise, and best practices and processes.

· Support decentralized local tax compliance while enhancing global coordination and planning.

· Proactively lead and coordinate efforts of external service providers.

· Provide analysis and recommendations to enterprise, divisional, and functional leadership on the tax aspects of significant operational or strategic decisions, including acquisitions.

· Maintain and enhance strong working relationships with accounting, legal, and treasury functions, as well as with the operating divisions.

· Establish and drive functional performance metrics.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

· An undergraduate degree is required as well as an advanced degree or certification, such as a master's degree in Taxation, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Juris Doctorate (JD) with emphasis on Tax Law, or a similar qualification

· 15+ years of total industry experience working in large, U.S.-based, multinational manufacturing organizations, with increasing levels of responsibility

· Demonstrated leadership experience with multinational teams, including the ability to work effectively across cultures

· Extensive knowledge of U.S. tax laws together with general knowledge of non-U.S. tax laws (UK, Germany, China, and Japan in particular)

· Current experience as an international tax leader or similar role at the enterprise or divisional level

· Must be able to work effectively in a team environment and have a true desire to help others succeed; demonstrated ability to develop team members

· Comfortable working hands-on in an unstructured environment

· Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, and successfully conclude change

· Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively across the enterprise

· Superior intellect, passion, initiative, and work ethic

· Strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills, together with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) experience

Desirable Qualifications

· Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

· Acquisition and divestiture experience

Job
: Finance/Accounting

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Delaware-Newark

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Newark-Global-Tax-Leader-Job-DE-19702/826107/8261078261072012-03-05GoreFinance/Accounting full-timeUSDstarting0BSNewark, DE, USJob ID: 102122

Learning and Development Specialist - Newark, DE - DE-102122

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Associates in our corporate functions support the work done by the divisions of Gore. We are looking for an experienced Learning and Development Specialist with sophisticated consultation and design skills to join our corporate Learning and Development team in our Newark, DE, location. If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this hands-on role, you will be involved in the entire process of creating and delivering effective learning initiatives for associates across all divisions in our eastern cluster plants.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about creating and delivering learning initiatives for a diverse group of associates
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Additional Responsibilities include:

* Managing the communication, delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of programs for eastern cluster associates. This will include delivery of onboarding programs, sponsoring, leadership, communication, and other courses.
* Providing consulting support to business leaders, non-Learning and Development trainers, and Human Resources team members to identify performance gaps and conduct needs assessment to uncover development needs in the eastern cluster
* Recommending solutions to drive high performance, and designing or sourcing the design of training and performance support
* Managing pilots, measuring results, and planning implementation to achieve sustained results
* Partnering with Learning and Development Specialists from the business functions as needed to support the development of associates' functional excellence in the eastern cluster
* Partnering with global Learning and Development Team members on enterprise-wide learning and development initiatives

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Education, Business, or Psychology
* Eight to ten years of experience with adult learning (classroom, virtual, and blended modalities), instructional design, competency development, and organizational development in a corporate or academic setting
* Proven ability to develop and implement training and development initiatives that drive desired results
* Strong internal consulting skills, including conducting needs assessments, diagnosing, contracting, planning, implementing, and measuring results
* Strong project management skills
* Superior platform delivery and group facilitation skills
* Proven effectiveness as a business partner and team player
* Ability to travel up to 10%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Master's degree in Education, Business, or Psychology
* E-learning experience

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

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Keywords: Gore, job, Baltimore, Elkton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Maryland, MD, Pennsylvania, PA, Delaware, DE, learning, training, development, performance support, instructional design, competency, organizational, e-learning

Job
: Human Resources

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Delaware-Newark

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Newark-Learning-and-Development-Specialist-Newark%2C-DE-DE-Job-DE-19702/1043723/104372310437232012-03-05GoreHuman Resources full-timeUSDstarting0BSNewark, DE, USJob ID: 112674

Eastern Cluster Summer Hires - 2012 - Open to Gore Associate Referrals Only-112674

Description

Gore is a technology driven global enterprise built on entrpreneurial innovation, integrity and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries including medical devices, fabrics, electronics and manufacturing for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Gore's Eastern Cluster, representing manufacturing facilities in each of our four divisions - Fabrics, Medical Products, Electronics Products and Industrial Products - is accepting applications for our 2012 Summer Hire process. This opportunity is limited to associates' children in college and/or associates' referrals just returning from the military (within the last twelve months). Each applicant's experience and college major will be considered during placement at one of the facilities in our Maryland/Delaware/Pennsylvania cluster. There are a limited number of opportunities that may be available this summer, 2012 - these potential opportunities may be diverse and not directly related to any particular college major.

Qualifications

*
Actively enrolled in college AND intending to attend college in the fall of 2012 /OR a returning military veteran (within the last year).

*
Local candidates only; housing is not provided.

*
Candidates must be referred by a Gore Associate for this summer process.

*
Must be able to commit to an eight week commitment/40 hours per week.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

Job
: Manufacturing/Operations

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Delaware-Newark

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Newark-Eastern-Cluster-Summer-Hires-2012-Open-to-Gore-Associate-Referrals-Only-Job-DE-19702/1650009/165000916500092012-03-05GoreManufacturing/Operations full-timeUSDstarting0BSNewark, DE, USJob ID: 110364

Project Manager - Strategic Projects - Flagstaff, AZ-110364

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing for more than 50 years.

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., one of Fortune Magazine's '100 Best Companies to Work For in America' has identified a need for a Project Manager for Strategic Projects. Significant growth within the Medical Products Division across many product lines has led to the need to develop and improve new and existing processes and systems. Several challenging strategic projects impacting broad groups of associates have been identified for project execution. This Project Manager commitment will cross Business Unit, Plant and Functional boundaries and requires partnering with various functional and leadership associates in pursuit of efficient delivery of project objectives. Projects may include but are not limited to IT / Business system software implementations.

This position will work from our Flagstaff, AZ facilities.

Several requirements of the commitment are listed below:

* Lead teams to successful project completion
* Build effective project teams and mobilize the commitment of key stakeholders
* Work with customer groups (internal and external) to identify, define and prioritize project objectives and deliverables
* Communicate project status, accomplishments and needs both within and outside the project team to ensure project success
* Understand project schedules and meet agreed upon timelines by managing critical path and communication critical milestones
* Utilize project investments and resources in an efficient manner, with an emphasis on overall benefit for the enterprise

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess:

* Bachelors degree (BS or BA) or equivalent experience - MS or MBA preferred
* Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through 5+ years of increasingly responsible related experience in project management or operational excellence
* IT / Business system software implementation experience preferred

The necessary skills and competencies for the associate to be successful in this role include:

* Experience successfully leading large and complex projects with significant business impact in a highly matrixed, cross functional, global environment
* Solid understanding of change management and its impact on project execution in a regulated environment
* Able to multi-task and lead multiple projects simultaneously
* Able to influence and facilitate teams without direct organizational authority
* Proven ability to plan strategically and engage tactically to both develop the overall plan and work hands-on to implement the plan
* Demonstrated ability to lead both large and small teams (including leading leaders)
* Effective coaching/mentoring others
* Outstanding communication skills - both written and oral
* Proven problem solver, reaches creative and innovative solutions
* Working knowledge of a Lean Manufacturing and other process improvement systems
* Able to understand and manage complexity and help clarify the truly important issues
* Positive, optimistic and results oriented

***Travel requirement includes business travel to our domestic and international facilities. Ability to obtain international travel documentation required.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Business Leadership

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 25% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Project-Manager-Strategic-Projects-Flagstaff%2C-AZ-Job-AZ-86001/1204024/120402412040242012-03-05GoreBusiness Leadership full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 111140

Operational Excellence Champion - Medical Products - Flagstaff, AZ - AZ-111140

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for an Operational Excellence Champion to join our medical businesses in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. Improving enterprise effectiveness is one of Gore's strategic initiatives, and Medical Products is developing a team of influential associates to increase productivity through the use of Operational Excellence (OPEX) and Lean tools and concepts. As Operational Excellence Champion, you will partner with functional and business leadership associates to improve manufacturing and non-manufacturing processes and operational effectiveness.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about driving operational excellence and process improvement for the production of state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Additional Responsibilities include:

* Communicating to leaders the value of improving operational effectiveness and gaining buy-in on specific strategies and tactics for improvement
* Engaging leadership to promote a cross-functional, cross-plant approach to OPEX and avoid sub-optimization
* Facilitating teams in the process-improvement process, from problem identification through project implementation and successful monitoring
* Driving OPEX initiatives with specific teams, processes, and projects to achieve measurable business results
* Coaching others to create and execute methods to promote desired process-improvement behavior
* Continuously expanding knowledge of process improvement tools
* Coaching, mentoring, recruiting, and developing other OPEX champions

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree
* Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job, typically acquired through at least 5 years of related experience in an increasingly responsible role
* Experience improving manufacturing and non-manufacturing processes
* Proven ability to plan strategically and engage tactically to develop the overall plan and work hands-on to implement the plan
* Demonstrated ability to lead both large and small teams (including leading leaders)
* Experience managing a range of projects--large, small, simple, and complex
* Demonstrated passion and history for a "process approach" to continuous improvement leading to significant business results
* Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver effective training materials, simulations, and exercises
* Proven ability to facilitate diverse events in time-urgent situations
* Outstanding oral and written communication skills
* Proven problem-solving skills, with the ability to bring creativity and innovation to the problem-solving process
* Extensive experience and expertise in a wide variety of Lean tools
* Ability to understand and manage complexity and help identify and clarify truly important issues
* Demonstrated ability to be positive, optimistic, and results-oriented
* Ability to travel approximately 20%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Master's degree (MS or MBA)
* Strong knowledge of OPEX tools and other Lean principles

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

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Job
: Manufacturing/Operations

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 25% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Operational-Excellence-Champion-Medical-Products-Flagstaff%2C-AZ-AZ-Job-AZ-86001/1294659/129465912946592012-03-05GoreManufacturing/Operations full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 111653

Benefits Specialist-111653

Description

Responsible for providing benefit services/support for the Cardiovascular division in Arizona & California. Will be a subject matter expert and provide analytical and technical support to benefit plan and programs including open enrollment activities. Functions as a liaison between vendors and associates and advises associates in eligibility, coverage and other benefits matters. Serves on the Health Care Task Force and participates in the Wellness programs. Host benefits meetings as needed. Identifies and suggests needs for modifications, changes, and/or improvements in program design and administrative procedures. Monitors benefit trends in the business environment and must stay abreast of applicable benefits legislation.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree preferred

Minimum 3-5 years benefits related experience

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information

Strong project management skills

Strong proficiency in Word, Excel, Powerpoint. experience with PeopleSoft, Time Tracking systems, Plateau and Taleo a plus.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Human Resources

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Organization
: Corporate

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Benefits-Specialist-Job-AZ-86001/1383412/138341213834122012-03-05GoreHuman Resources full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120116

Catheter Extrusion Product Development Engineer-120116

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for an experienced scientist/engineer to join our team in Wall, NJ, as a Catheter Extrusion Product Development Engineer.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work closely with teams that include colleagues in engineering, manufacturing, and sales and marketing to provide hands-on product and process development in support of catheter-related projects.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing and supporting products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Additional responsibilities will include:

* Quickly gaining an understanding of existing catheter assembly, extrusion processing, manufacturing, and development. This includes fundamental understanding of the use of extruded tubes in catheters and other medical applications.
* Performing hands-on experimental design and execution, generating and evaluating prototypes, assessing product fitness for use, and ensuring completion of process scale-up and validation
* Effectively transitioning new technologies and new product developments through commercialization
* Applying product development tools such as stage gate process(es), product concepts, and project reviews
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments and data using appropriate statistical techniques
* Partnering with manufacturing to support existing products on issues such as troubleshooting, corrective and preventative actions (CAPA), process improvements, cost reduction efforts, etc.
* Partnering with other functions to support activities with customers and suppliers
* Driving appropriate material selection, evaluation, and validation as they relate to new-product development requirements
* Creating procedures and providing training and coaching for technical and manufacturing associates
* Leading projects and project teams as needed to support new product and technology introductions
* Partnering with product teams to develop new product opportunities in alignment with our growth strategy
* Using the Jersey Shore quality system for appropriate documentation and implementation of the efforts listed above
* Building and maintaining our intellectual-property portfolio

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelors' degree in engineering or science
* At least 10 years' experience in thermoplastic extrusion or catheter design. An advanced degree may be considered in lieu of the full 10 years' experience.
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and a proven ability to apply this knowledge to product development and manufacturing
* Hands-on experience in the thermoplastic molding and extrusion process, or a strong technical background in a relevant field
* Proven ability to effectively interact with and influence cross-functional associates in manufacturing, quality assurance, regulatory, product specialist, technical, and plant leadership roles
* Advanced knowledge and applied use of statistically based analysis
* Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical and quality issues
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion using appropriate project-management skills
* Demonstrated excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to overcome conflict
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated skills necessary to represent Gore's interests with customers and suppliers
* The ability to deal with rapidly changing priorities and needs in a dynamic work environment
* Willingness to travel periodically

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced degree in engineering or science
* Experience in:
* The medical-device or pharmaceutical industries
* New-product design and materials
* Prototyping
* Testing/test-method development
* Medical-device and component quality systems
* Product development (internal and contract)
* Process development
* Manufacturing

* Ability to take initiative, be self-directed, and take action on opportunities without having to be asked
* Ability to be tenacious, focus on a problem until it is resolved, and work persistently if needed to accomplish a goal
* Working understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and International Standards Organization (ISO) requirements

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-New Jersey-Wall

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Wall-Catheter-Extrusion-Product-Development-Engineer-Job-NJ/1668627/166862716686272012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSWall, NJ, USJob ID: 120175

Quality Assurance Associate-120175

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a experienced Quality Assurance Associate to join the Quality Assurance team for our Jersey Shore facility in Wall, NJ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will have a direct impact on the quality of existing products during manufacturing as well as next-generation devices during new-product design and development.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing QA support for state-of-the-art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Working with cross-functional teams supporting new-product development projects, as well as plant-based manufacturing and interplant product transfers
* Building consensus and articulating and communicating team vision, clear direction, commitments, and alignment
* Developing and implementing required quality-system infrastructure in support of new products
* Supporting and leading continuous-improvement projects, driving waste out of quality systems so teams can more efficiently navigate and comply
* Developing procedures and quality reports and initiating change documentation in support of new and existing products
* Evaluating, selecting, and approving vendors
* Auditing compliance
* Addressing product issues, defining and implementing effective corrective actions, and monitoring post-implementation effectiveness
* Training, teaching, coaching, and mentoring associates
* Serving as an advisor to various functional teams (e.g., raw materials, inspection, document control, maintenance and calibration, environmental monitoring and control)
* Participating on multifunctional teams focused on process improvement
* Reviewing product complaints and supporting investigations

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in science or engineering preferred, OR significant, relevant experience
* Lead auditor certification, and/or significant experience
* At least 5 years' experience in a Quality Assurance role in the medical-device or pharmaceutical industries
* Experience leading or supporting U.S. FDA and/or Notified Body inspections/audits
* Demonstrated strength and proficiency in the following skill areas:
* Developing, implementing, and maintaining quality systems (both 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO 13485:2003)
* Validating processes
* Document control and change management
* Auditing vendors and processes/systems
* Written and oral communication
* Interpersonal relationships
* Resolving conflicts
* Working independently as well as part of a diverse team
* Prioritizing and multitasking, setting and meeting aggressive timelines
* Statistics

* Basic computer literacy (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
* Ability to travel up to 15%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Lead auditor certification to ISO 13485:2003
* Experience with/in:
* Risk-management principles and use of relevant tools
* Transferring products from one plant to another
* Extrusion, braiding, molding, grinding, and light assembly work

* Familiarity with methodologies such as scorecard development, supplier classification, and risk management
* Demonstrated ability to remove barriers to product delivery using knowledge of continuous-improvement and lean-manufacturing principles, including error proofing, single-piece flow, design for manufacturing, etc., where appropriate

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Quality

Primary Location
: North America-United States-New Jersey-Wall

Travel
: Yes, 15% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Wall-Quality-Assurance-Associate-Job-NJ/1708400/170840017084002012-03-05GoreQuality full-timeUSDstarting0BSWall, NJ, USJob ID: 111232

Electrical/Control and Automation Engineer-111232

Description

The Medical Products Division of W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is seeking an Electrical/Controls & Automation Engineer. This person will work with product development, manufacturing and machine design teams and will be responsible for the identification, conception, specification, design, build, implementation and support of manufacturing and test equipment.

Duties may include the following:

* Interpret equipment requests and develop design specifications
* Design of controls systems including motion, vision, robotics, and SCADA
* Development of safe R&D, test, and manufacturing equipment
* Writing and validation of new Software
* Document systems, software and electrical schematics
* Write supporting documentation for manufacturing per Quality System requirements
* Propose projects and complete within time & cost estimates
* Support manufacturing by performing installation and operational qualification, troubleshooting and modifying existing equipment
* Support new product development as a core team member
* Project Management and team leadership

Qualifications

Required:

* Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related degree
* Minimum of 3 years experience in relevant field
* Programming experience
* Safe electrical practices
* Good verbal and written communication skills required

Preferred:

* Programming experience in .NET , C++, Delta Tau, and PLC's
* Experience with motion control systems
* Able to develop machine design concepts based on needs for product quality, process capability, and/or manufacturing throughput needs
* Proficiency at integrating computer hardware/software, motion control and instrumentation components
* Experience implementing temperature, strain, flow and pressure transducers and other sensors
* Development and understanding of control algorithms
* Understanding of data acquisition systems, instrumentation and calibration
* Experience in electrical trouble shooting and equipment maintenance in a manufacturing environment.
* Knowledge of industrial control concepts such as RS232 and Ethernet communications protocols, distributed I/O, analog and digital signal processing
* Experience with Machine Vision Systems, Lasers, and Laser systems
* A work style of hands-on involvement in all phases of a project
* Experience in the medical device or other regulated industry
* Understanding of electrical standards such as NFPA 79 and NEC
* AutoCAD electrical
Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-ElectricalControl-and-Automation-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1384657/138465713846572012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112254

Intern - Corporate Legal Group-112254

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Associates in our corporate functions support the work done by the divisions of Gore. We are looking for a law student to support a variety of legal tasks/projects at our Newark, DE, facility this summer.

If you are searching for a company where you can learn, contribute, and make a difference, we're looking for you.

At Gore, whether you have a temporary or permanent position with us, we believe in you as an individual. We value your know-how and ideas. Our goal is to create a positive, respectful workplace in which everyone is treated fairly.

In this role, you will gain transactional, contract, research, regulatory, and corporate experience. You will work closely with members of the enterprise's legal department on various projects; however, precise assignments and responsibilities will depend upon business priorities during the course of the internship.

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Enrollment in an accredited law school
* Initiative; a self-starter with the ability to work independently and in small groups
* Excellent oral communication and writing skills

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Baltimore, Elkton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Maryland, MD, Pennsylvania, PA, Delaware, DE, intern, legal, law, attorney, lawyer, school, student, transactional, contract, research, regulatory, corporate

Job
: Legal

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Delaware-Newark

Travel
: No

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Newark-Intern-Corporate-Legal-Group-Job-DE-19702/1681706/168170616817062012-03-05GoreLegal full-timeUSDstarting0BSNewark, DE, USJob ID: 120246

Organizational Effectiveness Specialist-120246

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Our corporate HR team is seeking an experienced organizational effectiveness specialist who will focus on:

* Partnering to develop and support our Organizational Development strategy, workforce planning, culture strategy, and other specialty HR areas as needed
* Building and maintaining strategic partnerships with HR partners and business partners
* Driving the implementation and execution of programs and initiatives, ensuring alignment and consistency across the various divisions and business units
* Partnering with internal team members and external vendors as needed to measure impact
* Ensuring alignment of external vendor tools and products with internal organizational needs
* Scanning the external environment to ensure that our effort to build and sustain a high-performance culture is world class

Qualifications

• 15+ years professional experience in organizational development or related field

• Master's or Ph.D. degree in Human Resources, Organizational Design, I/O Psychology, Business, or related field

• Experience working effectively in a large, complex organization
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong ability to organize and prioritize work
• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally
• Strong problem solving and conceptual thinking skills
• Strong project management skills including planning, execution and follow-through
• Superior client engagement skills; ability to influence leaders and build productive working relationships
• High drive for results, integrity and initiative

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Job
: Human Resources

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Delaware-Newark

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Newark-Organizational-Effectiveness-Specialist-Job-DE-19702/1710666/171066617106662012-03-05GoreHuman Resources full-timeUSDstarting0BSNewark, DE, USJob ID: 111705

New Product Development Engineer - PharmBIO Products-111705

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore's portfolio of products are engineered to provide high performance, reliability and unparalleled service life Gore PharmBIO Products ensure purity and security for global pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers through development and supply of innovative nonreactive product contact components that control contamination and meet demanding process challenges. Currently we are looking for a New Product Development Engineer to join our PharmBIO team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with a team to drive a project from early development to commercialization.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing and commercializing products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

As the project lead, for an exciting new product, you will be expected to collaborate with manufacturing, sales, product specialist, and technical teams in the U.S. to effectively drive new technologies through commercialization and eventually establish a platform that can be leveraged more broadly.

Additional responsibilities will include:

* Designing and executing experiments
* Generating and evaluating prototypes
* Assessing product meets intended use requirements
* Ensuring completion of process scale-up and validation
* Driving the use of stage-gate process(es), product concepts, and project reviews

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering (Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering preferred)
* 5 years' experience in new product development
* Willingness and ability to generate and evaluate prototypes
* Experience developing and implementing new test methodologies

* Demonstrated ability to lead and manage small product development teams (5-6 people)
* Ability to influence others is required
* Must be a self-starter
* Ability to successfully navigate ambiguity is critical

* Proven track record for driving projects to closure within budget and time constraints
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively with internal and external teams
* Demonstrated ability to design experiments
* Demonstrated knowledge of/experience with statistical principles and analysis
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to travel up to 15%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience in process development or manufacturing engineering
* Quality system experience in a regulated environment

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 15% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-New-Product-Development-Engineer-PharmBIO-Products-Job-MD-21921/1376178/137617813761782012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 111683

Gore Process Engineer - Fabrics Division-111683

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Best known as the manufacturer of GORE-TEX® fabrics for garments and footwear, Gore manufactures a wide range of high-performance fabrics engineered to protect wearers in the most demanding environments--from explorers on the North Pole to firefighters, soldiers, and emergency workers. We are looking for an experienced Process Engineer to join our Fabrics team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will provide process engineering support for our thermoplastic-coating and web-converting processes.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing, supporting, and improving manufacturing processes for products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Additional responsibilities will include:

* Supporting manufacturing operational needs and driving new-product development and technology projects that support and are aligned with our current and future Seam Sealing Platform plans
* Effectively managing the complexities of multinational, cross-functional team efforts and competing business needs
* Measuring, understanding, and documenting our processes (coating, slitting, and packaging), raw materials, and test requirements and their relationship to end-use performance
* Driving a wide range of process projects throughout the development cycle: development, scale-up, validation, and improvement (improved safety, cost, quality, capability, and capacity)
* Actively participating in new-product development and technology efforts
* Understanding existing quality-control (QC) methods and developing new QC methods that are appropriate predictors of fitness-for-use performance
* Applying troubleshooting techniques to determine root cause of process concerns associated with high-volume manufacturing
* Transferring process understanding to the production team and/or the global team
* Prioritizing and managing a workload of multiple technical projects

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering
* At least 3 years' process engineering experience
* Demonstrated strong mechanical aptitude
* Demonstrated history of identifying critical issues, creating framework of action to address these critical issues, and executing against that framework to project completion
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and demonstrated ability to apply them in the course of development, optimization, and troubleshooting activities
* Working knowledge of statistical tools, such as designed experimentation, process validation, and/or statistical process control in manufacturing processes
* Demonstrated interpersonal skills, including ability to successfully interact with cross-functional global teams, communicate effectively, and influence others
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Demonstrated history of documenting work appropriately
* Ability to:
* Drive continuous improvement in production processes
* Multitask and prioritize
* Meet medical qualifications for wearing a supplied air respirator
* Travel up to 10%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience with:
* Web-handling processes and control systems
* Shear-slitting processes
* High-viscosity coating processes
* Thermoplastic extrusion
* Applying lean manufacturing tools and concepts

This position requires access to export-controlled areas and information. Candidates must be "U.S. persons" as that term is defined in 8 USC §1324b(a)(3). The term "U.S. Persons" includes resident aliens ("green-card" holders) as well as certain refugees, asylum-holders, and residents qualifying for temporary residence under the terms of 8 USC §1255a.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Gore-Process-Engineer-Fabrics-Division-Job-MD-21921/1383522/138352213835222012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 111798

Modeling and Simulation Technologist-111798

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Best known as the manufacturer of GORE-TEX® fabrics for garments and footwear, Gore manufactures a wide range of high-performance fabrics engineered to protect wearers in the most demanding environments--from explorers on the North Pole to firefighters, soldiers, and emergency workers. We are looking for a Modeling and Simulation Technologist to join our team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work on specific technology- and product-development projects, create analysis tools for use by other technical associates, and enhance the fundamental understanding of our products and applications.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about enhancing Gore's fundamental understanding of products that are the highest value in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities will include:

* Leading and conducting computational analysis related to composite mechanics to help guide decisions and facilitate product development on an accelerated schedule. This includes the following responsibilities:
* Working in close interaction with various teams to understand needs and provide specific, actionable recommendations for implementation
* Converting complicated, real-world problems regarding structure, physics, material behavior, and/or environment to appropriately simple abstractions
* Creating analytical and computational models, either individually or in partnership with external consultants
* Obtaining requisite model inputs (e.g., material properties, boundary conditions, and initial conditions)
* Verifying and validating models

* Defining, driving, and conducting experimentation for inputs to and validation of models
* Educating associates in the fundamentals of composite mechanics and modeling, as required

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* An advanced degree in engineering or physics plus at least 3 years working in a non-academic environment, OR equivalent experience, such as 10 years working in a modeling and simulation role
* Strong computational, theoretical, and experimental understanding of composite mechanics
* Significant experience in modeling complex systems, such as those involving nonlinear materials, composites, acoustics, or fluid-structure interactions
* Demonstrated ability to apply practical analysis using modeling/simulation
* Demonstrated ability to drive projects to completion
* Demonstrated competence in commercial finite-element analysis (FEA) software, such as ANSYS or ABAQUS
* Competence in computer-assisted design (CAD) systems such as SolidWorks
* Ability to work on cross-functional teams, work on multiple projects simultaneously, and champion projects when appropriate
* Highly motivated and self-directed, with demonstrated curiosity and a desire for continuous learning
* Effective oral and written communication skills, with the ability to present to a variety of audiences
* Demonstrated experimental-testing experience
* Ability to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Competence in C++ and MATLAB
* International work experience
* Modeling experience with commercial computational fluid dynamic (CFD) software, such as ANSYS FLUENT or CFX

This position requires access to export-controlled areas and information. Candidates must be "U.S. persons" as that term is defined in 8 USC §1324b(a)(3). The term "U.S. Persons" includes resident aliens ("green-card" holders) as well as certain refugees, asylum-holders, and residents qualifying for temporary residence under the terms of 8 USC §1255a.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Modeling-and-Simulation-Technologist-Job-MD-21921/1413928/141392814139282012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 111845

Optics Technologist-111845

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Best known as the manufacturer of GORE-TEX® fabrics for garments and footwear, Gore manufactures a wide range of high-performance fabrics engineered to protect wearers in the most demanding environments--from explorers on the North Pole to firefighters, soldiers, and emergency workers. We are looking for an Optics Technologist to join our Advanced Military Products team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will lead development of technologies and fundamental understanding of materials and systems that provide multispectral signature management. You will conduct work on novel materials, develop non-standard lab tests, perform simulation and modeling, and establish the foundational science that connects these efforts.

Responsibilities will include:

* Driving fundamental understanding of multilayer composite structure and response through the electromagnetic spectrum
* Developing and improving technology/materials to modify/improve performance properties
* Preparing for new product development insertion
* Developing test methods and characterization techniques
* Developing software tools to expedite technology development
* Understanding current and emerging sensor technologies as related to key performance criteria
* Working closely with new-product development and lab associates to support the integration of new technologies and key learnings into new products and tests
* Interacting with expert peers externally and networking within the Gore community
* Participating in field trials as appropriate

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing technologies for advanced military products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* PhD in physics, electrical engineering or optical discipline
* Five years of relevant experience in academic or industrial setting
* Experience working with polymers and metals
* Experience with computer-controlled instrumentation and computer-based data acquisition
* Demonstrated skills in designing experiments, developing test methods, performing statistical analysis, and managing and leading projects
* Understanding of basic electronics, computers, and computer programming and troubleshooting
* Creativity and strong problem-solving skills
* Demonstrated ability to:
* Understand and characterize the complexities of multispectral reflectance and emittance
* Work independently and in small teams

* Ability to:
* Network effectively within the Gore community and interact with external peers
* Influence cross-functional teams of associates regarding technology
* Work "hands-on" as well as leverage others' approaches to getting things done
* Obtain U.S. Secret clearance
* Travel up to 10% domestically

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience in/with:
* New-product or technology development
* Simulation and modeling software
* LabVIEW

This position requires access to classified information. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and be able to obtain U.S Secret clearance.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

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phontonic semiconductor, defense, thermal analytics, thermal management

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Optics-Technologist-Job-MD-21921/1425870/142587014258702012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112252

Apparel Sourcing and Operations Coordinator - Fabrics - EC2-112252

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Best known as the manufacturer of GORE-TEX® fabrics for garments and footwear, Gore manufactures a wide range of high-performance fabrics engineered to protect wearers in the most demanding environments--from explorers on the North Pole to firefighters, soldiers, and emergency workers. We are looking for an experienced Apparel Sourcing and Operations Coordinator to join our team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will manage forecasted demand planning, purchasing, production planning, inventory management, and delivery for our hunting and fishing categories. This is an ideal opportunity for a self-starting, motivated individual with demonstrated success in all aspects of technical apparel procurement for a global business.

Responsibilities will include:

* Consulting with the development team to line list prior to final specification submission and identify potential delivery/supply risks
* Coordinating and consulting with the Apparel Manager to secure sample and production timelines
* Assembling forecast demand by style and developing initial product and production forecasts for prototypes, sales samples, and bulk production requirements
* Creating final production plans for the season; making recommendations for bulk production purchase quantities; reviewing with appropriate leadership teams for final approval
* Creating and maintaining system master records necessary to supply goods and process orders
* Conducting monthly forecast meetings and reflecting outcomes within planning systems
* Managing the open-to-buy process and inventory projections to ensure an in-stock position that is on time to retail; conducting the monthly inventory review meeting
* Creating and maintaining purchase orders in the ERP system and distributing orders to vendors in support of seasonal forecast and buy projections
* Working with supply chain partners to identify and mitigate impact of constraints
* Monitoring and communicating sales, receipts, markdowns, and adjusted forecasts as appropriate
* Preparing and analyzing ERP-based reporting to maximize sales and inventory levels; making recommendations to leadership on product reorders and liquidation timing for obsolete products
* Identifying in-season merchandising opportunities such as overages and shortages; developing and implementing action plans
* Partnering with the distribution center on the timing and quantity of product flow into retail; managing the flow of EDI based transactions on outgoing shipments
* Ensuring that all production meets required delivery and quality-control guidelines, including submission and inspection of sample products as required
* Working with the appropriate team to determine duty classifications for product offering
* Securing in-line production changes in response to adjusted demand planning
* Effectively communicating all changes in production plans to appropriate key stakeholders
* Creating opportunities for process improvement

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about managing apparel sourcing and operations for products that are the highest value in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain Management, Technical
* At least seven (7) years experience in apparel buying, materials sourcing, supply chain management
* Business knowledge in the areas of supply chain management, planning systems, inventory management, financials, quality systems and project management
* Proven track record of problem solving and strong analytical expertise, including data mining, reporting, and ability to monitor key performance metrics
* Ability to establish and successfully implement strategic plans
* Self-motivated
* Strong organizational skills (demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities)
* Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented environment
* Experience working within a technically demanding, interfaced-systems environment
* Demonstrated ability to drive projects to completion
* Proven ability to lead cross-functional or global projects
* Excellent written and verbal communications skills
* Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a global environment using all types of virtual communication technology
* Experience successfully partnering and building relations with other functional teams, both internally and externally: vendor, supplier, sales, quality, logistics, etc.
* Ability and willingness to travel up to 25%

Preferred Qualification:

* Experience with a textile manufacturer

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, Sitka Gear, GORE-TEX, job, fabric, textiles, apparel, garment, technical, hunting, outdoor, Baltimore, Elkton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Maryland, MD, Pennsylvania, PA, Delaware, DE, planning, planner, buyer, buying, leader, manager, management, global, international, business, operations, manufacturing, product, process, production, supply chain, logistics, materials, purchasing, procurement, scheduling, strategic, inventory, vendor, delivery, distribution, financials, ERP, EDI, reports, reporting, performance, metrics, data mining, performance, monitoring, reviewing, consulting, coordinating, forecasting, forecasts, demand, projections, merchandising, transactions, opportunities, improvement, optimization, effectiveness, quality, requirements

Job
: Manufacturing/Operations

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 25% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Apparel-Sourcing-and-Operations-Coordinator-Fabrics-EC2-Job-MD-21921/1471587/147158714715872012-03-05GoreManufacturing/Operations full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 111800

Process Engineer - Laser and Inspection-111800

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer to join our team in Phoenix, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, optimizing, and monitoring manufacturing processes for laser-cut metallic components, including all technical aspects of raw-material inspections, frame laser cutting, cut-code (CAD/CAM) development, and automated stent metrology inspections.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing process engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Performing and writing validations of processes and equipment in accordance with FDA, ISO, and Gore Quality System guidelines
* Writing preventive maintenance SOPs, operating laser diagnostic tools, and developing calibration strategies for process monitoring
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to manufacturing processes, tooling, and equipment
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analyses of regulatory requirements, product quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental requirements, and economics
* Designing, building, and testing prototypes
* Documenting work via work plan reports, technology notebooks, and/or design file entries
* Training manufacturing operators, clean-room maintenance, and other technical associates
* Partnering with new-product development teams to develop specifications, drawings, and tolerances for laser-cut components
* Ensuring safety of operators and maintenance personnel through engineered controls for handling laser radiation sources

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, optics, or related discipline
* Exceptional depth of knowledge in engineering/science fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* Working knowledge of chemical and laser safety standards
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills
* Ability to network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities
* Ability to successfully complete lab and laser safety training and laser eye exam
* Ability to travel up to 10% for equipment buy-offs and trade-show conferences

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree in a relevant discipline
* At least 3 years' experience in process equipment development and validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) in an FDA-regulated industry
* At least 3 years' experience programming Nd:YAG lasers and developing laser-cut CNC programs
* Experience with laser cutting and/or metrology inspection
* Six Sigma green belt certification and/or training in statistical concepts
* Proficiency in:
* SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or other CAD software platforms
* Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) fundamentals
* AlphaCAM, Cagila, or other laser CNC/CAM software platforms

Candidates must have legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Phoenix, AZ, engineer, engineering, physics, optics, chemical, implantable, medical, device, manufacturing, process, processes, projects, products, tooling, equipment, metallic, components, frame, lasers, cutting, laser-cut, cut-code, raw materials, inspection, study, studies, analysis, analyzing, improvements, improving, refining, optimization, evaluation, validation, prototypes, specifications, drawings, tolerances, experiments, experimental, design, performance, building, testing, development, developing, diagnostics, preventive, maintenance, calibration, programming, programs, statistical, statistics, regulatory, regulated, requirements, guidelines, standards, procedures, ergonomics, reliability, safety, quality, environmental, economics, ISO, 9000, GMP, FDA, Six Sigma, IQ, OQ, PQ, Nd:YAG, stent, metrology, CNC, CAD, CAM, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, GD&T, AlphaCAM, Cagila

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Process-Engineer-Laser-and-Inspection-Job-AZ-85001/1503521/150352115035212012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 111906

Process Engineer--Metals-111906

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer to join our team in Phoenix, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, optimizing, monitoring, and troubleshooting manufacturing processes for laser-cut, metallic components of medical devices, including all technical aspects of laser post-processing (mechanical and chemical cleaning of laser-cut parts), electropolishing, passivation, and inspection.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing process engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Performing and writing validations of processes and equipment in accordance with FDA, ISO, and Gore Quality System guidelines
* Writing preventive maintenance SOPs and developing calibration strategies for process monitoring
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to manufacturing processes, tooling, and equipment
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analyses of regulatory requirements, product quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental requirements, and economics
* Designing, building, and testing prototypes
* Documenting work via work plan reports, technology notebooks, and/or design file entries
* Training manufacturing operators, clean-room maintenance, and other technical associates
* Partnering with new-product development teams to develop specifications, drawings, and tolerances for laser-cut components
* Ensuring safety of operators and maintenance personnel through engineered controls for handling hazardous chemicals

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Metallurgy, Materials Science, or related discipline
* Exceptional depth of knowledge in engineering/science fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* Working knowledge of chemical safety standards
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills
* Ability to:
* Work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities
* Work with and handle acidic chemicals
* Travel up to 10% for equipment buy-offs and trade-show conferences

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience in/with:
* Process equipment development and validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) in an FDA-regulated industry
* An electropolishing or electroplating process
* Laser cutting, laser post-processing, electropolishing, and/or metrology inspection

* Proficiency in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) fundamentals

Candidates must have legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Phoenix, AZ, engineer, engineering, metallurgy, metallurgical, metallic, metals, materials, science, mechanical, chemical, cleaning, implantable, medical, device, manufacturing, process, processes, projects, products, tooling, equipment, components, electropolishing, passivation, lasers, cutting, laser-cut, raw materials, inspection, analysis, analyzing, improvements, improving, refining, optimization, evaluation, validation, prototypes, specifications, drawings, tolerances, experiments, experimental, design, performance, testing, development, developing, preventive, maintenance, calibration, statistical, statistics, regulatory, regulated, requirements, guidelines, standards, procedures, ergonomics, reliability, safety, quality, environmental, economics, SOPs, ISO, 9000, GMP, FDA, IQ, OQ, PQ, metrology, GD&T

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Process-Engineer-Metals-Job-AZ-85001/1506909/150690915069092012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 111912

Quality Engineer - Laser-cut Metal Components-111912

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Quality Engineer to join our team in Phoenix, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will evaluate laser-cut metallic components, including stents, filter frames, baskets, hypotubes, and other metallic frames; develop test methods and quality assurance provisions to ensure their fitness for use in endovascular medical devices; and champion continuous improvement efforts.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing quality engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Evaluating fitness for use of parts, materials, designs, processes, tests, and products associated with laser-cut metallic components
* Developing test methods and quality-assurance provisions
* Nurturing excellent relationships with the raw materials, new-product development, manufacturing, metallurgy technology, laser technology, reliability engineering, FEA, and laser-cut device manufacturing teams
* Championing continuous-improvement efforts related to laser-cut metallic components
* Serving as the point person for dealing with day-to-day quality issues in manufacturing laser-cut metallic components
* Determining root cause of and driving corrective actions for manufacturing issues related to quality of laser-cut metallic components
* Performing and writing validations of test methods and equipment in accordance with FDA, ISO, and Gore Quality System guidelines
* Training manufacturing operators, clean-room maintenance, and other technical associates
* Partnering with new-product development teams to develop specifications, drawings, and tolerances for laser-cut components

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in metallurgy, materials science, engineering, or related discipline
* Exceptional depth of knowledge in engineering/science fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills
* Ability to:
* Work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities
* Travel up to 10% for equipment buy-offs and trade-show conferences

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree in a relevant discipline
* At least 3 years' experience in process equipment development and validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) in an FDA-regulated industry
* Experience in laser cutting, laser post-processing, electropolishing, and/or metrology inspection
* Proficiency in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) fundamentals

Candidates must have legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Quality-Engineer-Laser-cut-Metal-Components-Job-AZ-85001/1521601/152160115216012012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 112044

Master Production Scheduler-112044

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Master Production Scheduler to join our manufacturing team in Phoenix, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will plan production, analyze capacity, and manage finished goods.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing production scheduling support for manufacturing
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Creating and maintaining master production schedules
* Driving the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process
* Generating appropriate production plans and effectively representing them within the ERP system
* Partnering with leadership to set global inventory goals to support customer service levels (on-time shipments)
* Coordinating with manufacturing leadership and the material planner to resolve production issues and scheduling conflicts
* Balancing demand with available capacity using lean manufacturing techniques and MRP
* Responding to changes in supply or demand by adjusting production plans and/or Kanban (production) levels as appropriate
* Communicating plans and significant plan changes to appropriate leadership, product specialists, manufacturing associates, material planner/schedulers, and buyer/planners
* Actively participating in operations plans for new product-line and item introductions
* Developing and maintaining appropriate metrics for performance, including analyzing sales, shipment, inventory, and production data to understand variability between actual and planned
* Assuring data integrity by working with the planning team to develop and maintain planning values within the planning system, recognizing and reconciling errors or inconsistencies in bills of materials (BOM) and bills of routes (BOR), and working with leadership and the cost analyst to facilitate accurate costing information
* Leading implementations and/or upgrades of ERP planning modules and assisting with implementation of data-collection and configuration-management systems
* Practicing and promoting the Gore culture
* Developing other associates on the planning team to create bench strength
* Driving continuous-improvement efforts using lean manufacturing principles
* Establishing strong relationships with planning associates to accomplish divisional initiatives

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* At least 5 years' planning experience using an ERP system
* Demonstrated success using an S&OP process
* Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills
* Expertise using Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
* Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
* Strong interpersonal skills to partner with associates in all functions across plants
* Excellent planning, team-building, and organizational skills
* Ability to develop strategies, work with others to successfully execute strategies, and measure progress
* Demonstrated leadership ability. Ability to lead a plant-based team of resources committed to supply-chain management.
* Strong listening and conflict-resolution skills
* Ability to travel up to 20%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Bachelor of science degree
* Experience with master production scheduling strongly preferred
* APICS CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management)

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Phoenix, AZ, master, production, scheduler, scheduling, schedules, planner, planning, ERP, MRP, S&OP, manufacturing, operations, inventory, manager, management, managing, leadership, processes, products, systems, strategies, strategic, strategy, supply, chain, suppliers, supplies, demand, capacity, availability, available, finished, goods, customers, goals, requirements, issues, conflicts, resolution, resolving, resolve, lean, kanban, performance, metrics, actual, planned, sales, shipments, bills, materials, BOM, routes, BOR, costing, analysis, analyzing, analyze, implementing, implementation, upgrading, upgrades, data, collection, configuration

Job
: Manufacturing/Operations

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 20% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Master-Production-Scheduler-Job-AZ-85001/1545062/154506215450622012-03-05GoreManufacturing/Operations full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 112726

Oracle Database Administrator / Programmer-112726

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Database Administrator/Programmer to join our team in Phoenix, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will be part of a team involved in all areas of database development, including design and support of full-scale business applications, Oracle RDBMS and DBMS systems, and data marts and data warehouses.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing database and application development and support for the production of state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Designing and implementing relational database models (logical and physical) and database storage objects
* Working as data architect and database programmer to design and implement data access services
* Creating new systems based on lead designs as well as maintaining and migrating existing systems to an Oracle server back end for data access
* Working with software engineering and business intelligence teams to ensure optimal query and table design
* Planning and implementing improvements to existing database schemas and optimizing database and query performance, creating and maintaining deployment and database tuning documentation, designing and optimizing for high-availability environment, collaborating with operations teams to design the database deployment topology
* Planning and implementing clustering and replication strategies
* Managing current data warehouse reporting and data mart environments, refining/re-engineering environment as necessary to meet business performance requirements, governing deployment of changes/releases into environment, working to further automate activities wherever possible to minimize resource needs
* Troubleshooting and maintaining mission-critical, complex database environments and applying best practices development patterns to new and existing table structures
* Working with internal IT teams to launch and support test and production databases

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years' experience working as an Oracle database administrator, OR 8 years' experience working as an Oracle database administrator
* At least 4 years' experience:
* Building complex packages and procedures using PL/SQL
* Using SQL with large datasets
* Using scripting language(s): Unix, Linux, C, shell scripts

* Extensive experience building scalable, highly available, server-side applications
* Proficiency in:
* Database design
* SQL tuning
* Backup and recovery methods
* Writing user-defined functions, triggers, and stored procedures

* Proven success applying database administration, data warehousing, and data architecting/modeling concepts
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to communicate complex ideas to organization and development team members
* Experience working on cross-functional efforts and communicating with multiple teams to get tasks done
* Ability to work with software programmers, project managers, business analysts, and technical architects to achieve business and functional requirements

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Master's degree
* One to three years' experience with/in/using:
* Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)
* Java programming
* JDBC
* OBDC
* Oracle Application Server (OAS) or WebLogic architecture and administration
* Middleware
* Oracle Business Intelligence

* Experience in/with:
* Cognos or Discoverer reporting administration
* SVN, Toad, ERWin, or Embarcadero
* Tidal jobs scheduling software
* Master-data management (MDM) data models for customer and product domains

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

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Job
: Information Technology

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Database-AdministratorProgrammer-Job-AZ-85001/1574764/157476415747642012-03-05GoreInformation Technology full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 111231

Electrical/Control and Automation Engineer-111231

Description

The Medical Products Division of W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is seeking an Electrical/Controls & Automation Engineer. This person will work with product development, manufacturing and machine design teams and will be responsible for the identification, conception, specification, design, build, implementation and support of manufacturing and test equipment.

Duties may include the following:

* Interpret equipment requests and develop design specifications
* Design of controls systems including motion, vision, robotics, and SCADA
* Development of safe R&D, test, and manufacturing equipment
* Writing and validation of new Software
* Document systems, software and electrical schematics
* Write supporting documentation for manufacturing per Quality System requirements
* Propose projects and complete within time & cost estimates
* Support manufacturing by performing installation and operational qualification, troubleshooting and modifying existing equipment
* Support new product development as a core team member
* Project Management and team leadership

Qualifications

Required:

* Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related degree
* Minimum of 3 years experience in relevant field
* Programming experience
* Safe electrical practices
* Good verbal and written communication skills required

Preferred:

* Programming experience in .NET , C++, Delta Tau, and PLC's
* Experience with motion control systems
* Able to develop machine design concepts based on needs for product quality, process capability, and/or manufacturing throughput needs
* Proficiency at integrating computer hardware/software, motion control and instrumentation components
* Experience implementing temperature, strain, flow and pressure transducers and other sensors
* Development and understanding of control algorithms
* Understanding of data acquisition systems, instrumentation and calibration
* Experience in electrical trouble shooting and equipment maintenance in a manufacturing environment.
* Knowledge of industrial control concepts such as RS232 and Ethernet communications protocols, distributed I/O, analog and digital signal processing
* Experience with Machine Vision Systems, Lasers, and Laser systems
* A work style of hands-on involvement in all phases of a project
* Experience in the medical device or other regulated industry
* Understanding of electrical standards such as NFPA 79 and NEC
* AutoCAD electrical
Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-ElectricalControl-and-Automation-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1384658/138465813846582012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112857

Clinical Study Manager - Aortic - Phoenix, AZ-112857

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Clinical Study Manager to join our Aortic team in Phoenix, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will design, plan, implement, and manage parts of and/or the overall conduct of clinical research projects. Your primary responsibility will be to coordinate activities of appropriate Gore associates, clinical site personnel (investigators, coordinators, etc.), and external personnel (e.g., contract research organizations) to ensure compliance with the protocol and overall clinical objectives.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about managing clinical studies for state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Developing, approving, and distributing study-related documents and other study tools to investigational sites, review committees, and study-related training and meetings
* Managing distribution, collection, and tracking of regulatory documentation for clinical-investigators to ensure compliance at both the sites and the sponsor central file
* Participating in the site-qualification, study-initiation, and study-closure processes
* Assisting with management of medical-device distribution, receipt, use, and return in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements
* Reviewing case report forms (CRFs) for clinical content
* Reviewing adverse events for safety and effectiveness information
* Evaluating and analyzing clinical data
* Tracking and reporting progress of studies, including patient screening, enrollment, data collection, adverse-event documentation and reporting, and clinical portions of regulatory submissions
* Assisting in the query-writing and resolution process as required. Identifying and gathering missing or incomplete data from the investigational sites.
* Conducting site visits as necessary
* Acting as a company liaison to work with clinical sites, contract research organizations (CROs), and other vendors to resolve site-related issues
* Assist the Clinical Affairs leader with development and implementation of corrective actions for addressing noncompliance issues at individual sites and across the study
* Maintaining familiarity with current clinical literature and regulatory requirements
* Participating in Clinical Affairs process-improvement initiatives
* Preparing and presenting protocol and general study information at sponsor and investigator meetings

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in a science- or health-related field
* At least 5 years of experience in clinical or scientific research, nursing, or the medical-device or pharmaceutical industries
* Successful experience working on cross-functional teams
* Basic computer literacy (e.g., Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes)
* Strong organizational skills, flexibility, and ability to multitask
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to travel 25%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Investigational device exemption (IDE)/premarket approval (PMA) experience

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

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Job
: Clinical/Regulatory

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 25% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Clinical-Study-Manager-Aortic-Phoenix%2C-AZ-Job-AZ-85001/1647388/164738816473882012-03-05GoreClinical/Regulatory full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 120053

Change Control Associate (Product Labeling & Marketing Materials)-120053

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Change Control Associate to join our team at our Deer Valley 2 facility in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this pivotal role, you will work with a multidisciplinary team accountable for implementing and overseeing global communications programs and package labeling. You will be responsible for coordinating procedure-based review and approval of Gore Medical Products Division (MPD) labeling in support of a fast-paced, market-leading, cardiovascular medical-device business.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about being part of the quality process at the heart of our communication/labeling programs in support of state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be eager to help internal customers and develop the skills necessary to lead others
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Coordinating and managing the change-control process for MPD product/package labeling, literature (e.g., ads, technical information, marketing materials), electronic media, and web-based information
* Developing and maintaining:
* In-depth knowledge of product lifecycle management (PLM) system processes and answering questions and guiding associates in the appropriate use of its functionality
* Broad, general knowledge about the commitments of the teams you support and the functionality of the change-control system software to be able to fully assist customers

* Communicating with cross-functional teams regarding review status and input
* Ensuring that submitted and completed reviews are compliant with written procedures
* Participating on process-improvement teams providing ideas, developing methods, and implementing document-management and supporting process improvements
* Collaborating on a project team focused on migrating the change-control process for product labeling and marketing materials into a new software application
* Assisting:
* In authoring and revising quality-system procedures, as applicable
* In providing training on change control-related processes, and supporting quality-system processes
* During FDA, Notified Body, internal, and third-party quality-system audits

* Managing and prioritizing multiple complex and concurrent document-change projects
* Partnering with Quality Assurance (QA) and leadership associates to ensure compliance with applicable procedures
* Partnering with members of the Marketing Communications, Package Labeling, and QA teams to ensure that the expectations of internal customers are consistently met

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Associates degree, or equivalent job-specific experience
* At least 5 years of applicable experience
* Strong communications skills
* Hands-on experience with electronic systems (e.g., PLM, QMS, MES, ERP, MRP) and software applications (e.g., Microsoft Office)
* Familiarity using FDA/ISO quality systems and a basic understanding of their requirements (e.g., 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, ISO 9001)
* Demonstrated skills in:
* Project and time management; with ability to juggle changing priorities and work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
* Expediting to ensure projects meet target completion dates
* Managing complex, cross-functional projects/changes
* Promoting teamwork and fostering a collaborative environment
* Typing/word processing

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience leading others
* Experience collaborating on successful process-improvement teams
* Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Quality

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: No

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Change-Control-Associate-%28Product-Labeling-&-Marketing-Materials%29-Job-AZ-85001/1655728/165572816557282012-03-05GoreQuality full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 112469

Maintenance & Calibration Coordinator-112469

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for an experienced Maintenance & Calibration Coordinator to join our divisional Maintenance and Calibration (M&C) team in Phoenix, AZ, and contribute broadly to our M&C system initiatives.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will have multi-facility responsibility for ensuring that M&C systems, processes, and techniques comply with applicable regulations (ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820), operate efficiently, and support our growth.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about coordinating M&C activities and initiatives in support of state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Ensuring external calibration contractors complete work as required, on time and using the correct standard
* Generating:
* Work orders for scheduled equipment requirements, and ensuring activities are completed on time
* Metrics to trend unscheduled equipment or tooling activities
* Tracking and trending calibration results

* Identifying, developing, and implementing M&C system enhancements and solutions for continuous improvement
* Initiating development and implementation of M&C procedures; modifying and updating SOPs as needed
* Working with engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance teams to address potential product concerns related to maintenance, calibration, or tooling issues; defining and implementing effective corrective actions; and monitoring post-implementation effectiveness
* Maintaining and updating equipment records in accordance with quality system requirements
* Serving as the primary M&C contact during internal audits and external inspections
* Participating in identifying system-critical components and instruments
* Preparing equipment for shipment when external calibration activities are required
* Training associates in M&C system requirements
* Entering information into the calibration database for machine records and assigning equipment numbers

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* 2-year degree plus a minimum of 3 years maintenance and calibration coordinator experience, OR a minimum of 5 years maintenance and calibration coordinator experience in lieu of a degree
* At least 1 year experience in a maintenance and calibration coordinator role in the medical-device, pharmaceutical, or similarly regulated industry
* Sound knowledge of M&C regulations, standards, and guidance documents (21 CFR Part 820; ISO 13485; NIST; Comprehensive Dictionary of Measurement and Control, 2nd Ed.; Good Practice Guide to Calibration Management; etc.)
* Demonstrated knowledge of M&C software systems
* Project management skills
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Conflict resolution skills
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Ability to influence and motivate others
* Ability to prioritize and multitask, setting and meeting aggressive timelines
* Basic computer skills (e.g., MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Lotus Notes)
* Detail-oriented

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree
* Auditing experience
* Experience supporting FDA and/or Notified Body inspections/audits
* Leadership experience
* Document control and change management experience and skills

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Quality

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Maintenance-&-Calibration-Coordinator-Job-AZ-85001/1657742/165774216577422012-03-05GoreQuality full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 112944

Project Manager - Package Labeling-112944

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Package Labeling Project Manager to join our Packaging and Sterilization team in Phoenix, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work in conjunction with operations and development teams to mange the technical, regulatory, and marketing labeling requirements for medical devices and provide strategy and direction for system-improvement efforts.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing package-labeling support for implantable medical-device products
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Managing creation of and changes to medical-device package labeling for released devices and new-product submissions to the market
* Working with vendors to ensure label requirements are met, including management of primary and secondary package printing, graphics, label stock, printing equipment, and language translations
* Understanding the needs and requirements of medical professionals and incorporating them into product-labeling strategy
* Working effectively with a cross-functional team to manage changes to print and electronic media
* Providing strategy for system improvement and influencing cross-functional teams to take action
* Providing training and coaching to technical and operations associates
* Developing and executing project plans to achieve milestones
* Collaborating with other labeling project managers to drive functional excellence
* Using the quality system to facilitate execution and implementation of the efforts listed above

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree, or 5 years of project-management experience
* Working knowledge of standard business software, specifically Microsoft Word and Excel
* Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
* Demonstrated attention to detail in project work
* A work style of hands-on involvement in all phases of projects
* Proven ability to:
* Work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Overcome conflict

* Demonstrated ability to:
* Prioritize, plan, and drive projects to completion
* Develop followership
* Lead cross-functional teams in project execution

* Ability to:
* Concurrently manage multiple projects and effectively interact with and influence manufacturing, quality assurance, and regulatory associates; product specialists; technical and plant leadership; and external suppliers
* Work effectively within the Medical Products Division's quality system
* Travel periodically (10-15%)

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience in/with:
* Project management
* The medical-device or other regulated industry
* Working in a regulated environment

* Expertise in regional labeling strategies for a global market
* Working knowledge of:
* Manufacturing distribution, inventory, and logistics workflows
* Manufacturing/quality assurance systems such as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and ISO 9000

* Familiarity with bar-code technologies and industry trends
* Proven ability to provide direct feedback and to coach, mentor, and develop others

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Manufacturing/Operations

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 15% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Project-Manager-Package-Labeling-Job-AZ-85001/1659664/165966416596642012-03-05GoreManufacturing/Operations full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 112763

Quality Engineer-112763

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Product Quality Engineer to join our team in Phoenix, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work primarily with manufacturing, quality assurance, and engineering teams to carry out engineering studies and changes in support of currently commercialized products.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing and writing validations of products, processes, and equipment in accordance with FDA and ISO guidelines
* Transitioning operations from various geographic locations
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining medical-device manufacturing processes and equipment
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to medical products and their manufacturability
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analyses of regulatory requirements, product-quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental requirements, and economics
* Driving efficient scale-up of manufacturing processes
* Developing and carrying out performance tests on devices to characterize and document their safety
* Documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and design file entries
* Modeling the effects of the physiological environment on medical devices
* Writing procedures and training and assisting technical associates

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Degree in science or engineering
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Ability to network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree
* Hands-on experience in process, quality, or reliability engineering
* Hands-on experience with medical products
* Ability to travel periodically

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-Quality-Engineer-Job-AZ-85001/1668629/166862916686292012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 112114

Mechanical Design Engineer-112114

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Our Core Technology organization works with all our divisions to conceptualize, develop, and test new products. We are looking for an experienced, project-oriented Equipment Design Engineer to join our team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work within project teams to perform mechanical design, specification, installation, start-up, and qualification of new and existing manufacturing-process equipment.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about designing, developing, and implementing manufacturing-process equipment for products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships
* Be self-motivated, with a high level of initiative and a proactive approach

Responsibilities will include:

* Leading complex projects from start to finish, including defining project scopes, writing functional specifications, design, contract and procurement, build and installation, start-up, and qualification of processing equipment
* Interacting closely with the design group and as an integral member of project teams. Project teams will have cross-functional representation that may include mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, process engineers, IT, facilities, skilled trades, operations, and procurement.
* Interacting with product development, process engineering, leadership, and manufacturing teams to determine their equipment needs and project requirements
* Planning and performing experimentation in support of design and implementation of new processes and upgrading of existing processes
* Developing and implementing accurate equipment documentation, such as process and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), mechanical drawings in SolidWorks and AutoCAD, functional specifications, factory and customer acceptance test (FAT/CAT), installation and operational qualification (IQ/OQ), etc.
* Executing projects, including leading, coordinating, and/or supporting project teams that consist of suppliers, other engineering disciplines, teams from other Gore sites, purchasing, manufacturing, and skilled trades associates
* Training process engineers, skilled trades, and manufacturing associates in the intended use and proper maintenance of the equipment acquired/implemented
* Traveling to supplier locations as needed to meet project goals
* Support and troubleshoot existing production systems
* Using the Core Technology Division's quality system to facilitate execution and implementation of the efforts listed above

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
* Five years' combined experience in project management and equipment design
* Ability to research and use mechanical engineering concepts, principles, and theories to design mechanical systems
* Knowledge of related engineering disciplines, such as electrical and chemical engineering
* Demonstrated project management skills applicable to large and small projects and teams, including the ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to prepare cost estimates and to interpret, select, adapt, and apply guidelines, precedents, and principles related to mechanical engineering
* Experience effectively communicating technical matters clearly and concisely, both orally and in written reports
* Good documentation skills, including ability and willingness to adapt to established documentation requirements and expectations while providing input toward or driving positive improvement
* Practical experience developing 3D and 2D CAD documentation (models and drawings) using SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or equivalent design software
* Knowledge of general machining/manufacturing practices and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
* Ability and desire to work in a hands-on manufacturing environment
* Ability to interpret and follow applicable local and national codes
* Ability to travel 10-25%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* 10 years' combined experience in project management and equipment design
* Web-handling experience
* Experience designing high-temperature equipment
* Working skill with SolidWorks Simulation
* Knowledge of statistics and demonstrated ability to apply statistical fundamentals in experimentation and/or process or performance analysis
* Working experience with a quality system

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Mechanical-Design-Engineer-Job-MD-21921/1475466/147546614754662012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112196

Product Process Engineer - Industrial Products-112196

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Industrial Products manufactures a diverse portfolio of filtration, venting, and processing products that improve performance and reliability in industries including telecommunications, chemical processing, electronics, automobiles, fuel cells, disk drives, and semiconductors. Gore Filtration Technologies develops world class air and water filtration solutions for today's most challenging environmental and sustainability issues. Our global network of scientist and engineers work closely with major industries to keep the world cleaner and greener while still meeting productivity requirements. At Gore your work can make a difference today and for future generations. We are looking for an experienced Process Engineer to join our Industrial Dry Filtration team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will provide engineering support for laminated products in Industrial Dry Filtration. You will:

* Measure, understand, and document our products and processes
* Realize process and product improvements
* Transition new products into manufacturing

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing, supporting, and improving manufacturing processes and products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities will include:

* Improving products and processes using your engineering and project management skills
* Assessing product improvements for quality, ergonomic, safety, environmental, and cost impacts
* Leading the team through project selection, prioritization, and implementation
*

Acting as the primary liaison between product specialist and the operations team

* Facilitating portfolio rationalization with business and operations partners
* Assessing new product designs for manufacturability and transitioning new products from low-volume sampling processes to high-volume manufacturing operations
* Planning and performing product validations
* Designing, troubleshooting, and refining manufacturing processes
* Designing, performing, and analyzing experiments using statistical methods
* Documenting procedures and technical work in reports, technical notebooks, and our quality system

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Material Science
* At least 5 years' engineering experience
* Demonstrated experience influencing others
* Experience evaluating multiple options to determine product strategy approach
* Demonstrated interpersonal skills, including ability to successfully interact with cross-functional teams and communicate effectively
* Project management and organizational skills: ability to plan, prioritize, and lead projects and drive projects to plan
* Working knowledge of applying statistical tools such as statistical process control (SPC) and designed experiments in manufacturing processes
* Mechanical aptitude
* Experience performing scale-up and/or validation projects
* Fundamental engineering know-how and proven ability to use it in manufacturing to troubleshoot and problem solve.
* Desire and ability to work hands-on with the process.
* Proven problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, along with a continuous improvement mindset for optimizing production processes
* Ability to travel up to 5%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience applying lean manufacturing concepts/Operational Excellence tools
* Knowledge of manufacturing processes for nonwovens
* Web-handling experience
* Experience with cross-cultural communication

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Product-Process-Engineer-Industrial-Products-Job-MD-21921/1476635/147663514766352012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112217

Modeling and Simulation Technologist-112217

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Gore Industrial Products manufactures a diverse portfolio of filtration, venting, and processing products that improve performance and reliability in industries including telecommunications, chemical processing, electronics, automobiles, fuel cells, disk drives, and semiconductors. Our portfolio of consumer products is engineered to provide high performance and unparalleled service life. We are looking for a Modeling and Simulation Technologist to join our team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will join a small but growing group that serves as a resource working on specific projects with business and research groups and developing understanding and analysis tools for use by the broader engineering and scientific community within Gore.

Responsibilities will include:

* Modeling of Gore-developed equipment, processes, and products, including:
* Converting complicated, real-world problems regarding structure, physics, materials behavior, and/or environment to appropriately simple abstractions
* Creating models (both analytical- and computational-based)
* Obtaining required input information (e.g., materials properties, boundary conditions, and initial conditions)
* Analyzing and verifying output
* Preparing specific, actionable recommendations for other team members

* Helping drive optimization of equipment, processes, and products based on required outputs, including creation of design-optimization tools that allow tradeoff analysis of desirable features
* Serving as a resource for failure analysis of products to help identify causes and suggest solutions
* Educating others in engineering modeling as required

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about enhancing Gore's fundamental understanding of products that are the highest value in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* An advanced degree in engineering or physics plus a minimum of 3 years working in a non-academic environment, OR equivalent experience, such as 10 years working in a modeling and simulation role
* Five years of modeling experience with ANSYS software
* Strong basis in computational and experimental solid mechanics
* Significant experience in modeling of complex nonlinear systems, including those involving contact, coupled thermomechanical, and nonlinear materials; structure-fluid interactions; or other multiphysics characteristics
* Knowledge of computational fluid dynamics, including hands-on experience with FLUENT or CFX packages
* Demonstrated ability to successfully apply modeling to practical/actual events
* Demonstrated ability to set and meet aggressive timelines to solve problems
* Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to a variety of audiences
* Highly motivated self-starter
* Willingness to sign appropriate Gore intellectual property agreements

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced degree in Engineering Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, or Aeronautical Engineering
* Firm basis in the principles of heat, mass, and momentum transfer
* Experience defining constitutive models for a wide variety of nonlinear materials
* Basic knowledge of CAD systems such as SolidWorks

Candidates must be "U.S. persons" as that term is defined in 8 USC §1324b(a)(3). The term "U.S. Persons" includes resident aliens ("green-card" holders) as well as certain refugees, asylum-holders, and residents qualifying for temporary residence under the terms of 8 USC §1255a.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Baltimore, Elkton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Maryland, MD, Pennsylvania, PA, Delaware, DE, modeling, model, simulation, engineer, engineering, technologist, specialist, industrial, product, manufacturing, process, systems, equipment, analysis, analytical, computational, experimental, solid, mechanics, mechanical, aeronautical, structure, physics, materials, property, boundary, verification, validation, design, optimization, failure, experiment, test, nonlinear, thermomechanical, fluid, dynamics, heat, mass, momentum, transfer, finite element, constitutive, FEA, ANSYS, CAD, SolidWorks, FLUENT, CFX

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Modeling-and-Simulation-Technologist-Job-MD-21921/1481229/148122914812292012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112444

Production Planning Manager - Gore - Elkton, MD - APE-112444

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore's Industrial Products Division manufactures a diverse portfolio of filtration, venting, and processing products that improve performance and reliability in industries including telecommunications, chemical processing, electronics, automobiles, fuel cells, disk drives, and semiconductors. Our portfolio of consumer products is engineered to provide high performance and unparalleled service life. We are looking for a Planning Leader to provide overall planning leadership and functional excellence in one of our Elkton, MD, facilities.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will lead planning for a large, multi-business plant that includes a variety of diverse businesses including Sealants (multiple forms), ELIXIR® Guitar Strings, Fine Filtration Cartridges, Fuel Cells, and Ride-On® Bike Cables.

Reponsibilities will include:

* Developing and leading a cohesive, functionally excellent, high-performing planning team
* Developing the planning function strategic plan to enhance future team, process, and system performance and support expected business growth
* Leading and partnering with planners to:
* Optimize existing tactical planning systems and drive process efficiencies across businesses
* Ensure development of successful master planning strategies, tools, techniques, and plans in support of each business
* Ensure alignment between planning, manufacturing, and business strategies with respect to timing, tactics, goals, and responsibilities
* Ensure each business has an effective sales and operations planning (S&OP) process

* Developing and implementing broad-scale planning process and system improvements
* Providing functional excellence with respect to inventory processes
* Acting as a consultant to technology, manufacturing, and sales in providing key planning information for decision making
* Participating in and driving divisional planning process and systems improvement projects (30-50% of time)
* Being an integral part of the plant's operations team, working closely with Manufacturing Leaders, Lean Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Process Engineering, Logistics, Third-Party Logistics and Information Technology

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing planning leadership for products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Manufacturing, or Engineering, OR more than 10 years' combined Operations experience
* At least five (5) years' experience in Production Planning in an ERP system
* At least five (5) years of leadership experience
* Demonstrated track record of employee development and performance management
* Strong influencing skills across functions and with businesses
* Demonstrated hands-on production planning experience, with proven results and improvements
* Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and managing an S&OP process
* Understanding of Lean Manufacturing
* Champion for data integrity
* Desire to continually improve the planning process
* Ability to thrive in a multi-business environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Desirable Job Qualifications

* APICS certification
* Lean manufacturing experience
* JDE/EnterpriseOne experience
* Experience working with contract manufacturers and 3PL

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Keywords: Gore, job, Baltimore, Elkton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Maryland, MD, Pennsylvania, PA, Delaware, DE, planner, planning, leader, manager, management, industrial, manufacturing, operations, production, business, strategic, tactical, system, process, efficiency, S&OP, inventory, improvement, ERP, lean, APICS, JD Edwards, EnterpriseOne, 3PL

Job
: Manufacturing/Operations

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Production-Planning-Manager-Gore-Elkton%2C-MD-APE-Job-MD-21921/1492900/149290014929002012-03-05GoreManufacturing/Operations full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112436

Medical Electronic Devices Electrical and RF Ultrasound Design Engineer-112436

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years.

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Medical Electronic Devices Electrical Engineer to join our General Medical Products team in Elkton, MD.

If you're searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. This is a unique opportunity for an engineer with a blend of expertise in ultrasound imaging and radio frequency (RF) electronic/electrical engineering to provide technical expertise and electrical design in support of the platforms and strategic enabling technologies (SETs) that support the Medical Electronic Devices and Components (MEDC) Business Unit.

Responsibilities include:

* Designing, developing, troubleshooting, testing, and manufacturing ultrasound imaging devices
* Supporting the development and application of new technologies in alignment with short-term and long-term business needs
* Interfacing with technology champions, multiple product development groups, regulatory associates, other engineers
* Managing relationships with internal and external vendors and customers as appropriate
* Driving RF electrical design and evaluation of key elements associated with medical ultrasound imaging products
* Driving technology and product development projects in a hands-on manner
* Partnering with technical leadership and the business in determining technology development goals
* Assisting in external collaboration and development efforts

The ideal candidate will

* Be passionate about providing technical expertise and electrical design in support of the platforms and strategic enabling technologies that support the business.
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer collaborating on cross-functional teams.
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

* Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering
* Expertise in RF design
* Minimum 10 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience
* Extensive knowledge and experience in the following disciplines:
* Acoustics/acoustic imaging physics
* Ultrasound imaging and transducer interface design
* Image quality impacts
* RF electrical /electronics engineering
* Noise immunity and suppression

* Working knowledge of IEC60601 electrical safety requirements
* Demonstrated analytical skills combined with good technical judgment
* Strong planning/organizational skills with the ability to identify, initiate, and drive projects
* Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
* Ability to work as part of a cross-functional team
* Willingness to work within the Gore Medical Products quality system

Desirable Qualifications

* Industrial experience with implantable medical devices and electrical systems
* Experience executing product development in a regulated industry
Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Medical-Electronic-Devices-Electrical-and-RF-Ultrasound-Design-Engineer-Job-MD-21921/1495230/149523014952302012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 111494

Gore Surgical Research Veterinarian Job-111494

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Clinical Laboratory Animal Veterinarian/Research Veterinarian to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work as part of a fast-paced pre-clinical research and development team to evaluate new medical devices in a surgical/interventional research setting in a facility that is accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC).

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing veterinary services for research that supports development of state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Additional Responsibilities include:

* Providing pre- and post-operative veterinary care
* Providing preventive care and animal-colony health maintenance
* Supporting pre-clinical research by performing medical-device implantation and veterinary clinical care
* Collaborating with project teams, study directors, histopathologists, and others to assist in the planning and execution of studies
* Working closely with surgical research technicians and support staff
* Providing a bridge for the relevance of veterinary models to human anatomy and disease states
* Participating in preventative health care program for all species
* Conducting procedures according to Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) guidelines
* Developing new experimental models and surgical/interventional procedures
* Participating in on-call duties
* Participating in training for field sales, product specialists, engineers, and other associates
* Serving on the Internal Animal Care and Use Committee

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree
* At least 3 years' experience in surgical/interventional radiology techniques
* Ability to obtain an Arizona license and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license within the first year of employment
* Skills to communicate with people from a broad range of disciplines in the medical-device field
* Excellent written, oral, interpersonal, leadership/mentorship, and organizational skills
* Self-motivated
* Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently
* Compassion for animals involved in research
* Emotional capacity and sensitivity to support associates who work in this research environment on a daily basis

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Completed surgical residency or extensive experience as a surgical research veterinarian
* Current state license in one state within the U.S.
* Experience in laparoscopy and endoscopy
* Experience in veterinary clinical practice
* Familiarity with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Welfare Act
* Experience in a GLP-regulated industry

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, veterinarian, veterinary, research, study, development, clinical, pre-clinical, surgical, interventional, radiology, laboratory, animal, implantable, medical, device, preoperative, postoperative, GLP, regulated, laparoscopy, endoscopy, USDA, Animal Welfare Act

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Gore-Surgical-Research-Veterinarian-Job-Job-AZ-86001/1417260/141726014172602012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 111959

Gore Sterilization Engineer Job-111959

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Sterilization Engineer to join our Cardiovascular team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will provide sterilization engineering support to both existing manufacturing operations and new product development efforts.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing sterilization-engineering support for new and existing implantable medical-device products
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Additional Responsibilities include:

* Providing technical solutions to product-development groups and manufacturing using microbiological and sterilization theory and practice
* Defending sterilization-related activities during internal and external audits
* Designing or adopting, validating, and implementing new sterilization processes, taking into consideration product/packaging functionality and process compatibility
* Providing ongoing support for manufacturing-related sterilization operations, including process improvements; troubleshooting sterilization equipment, process, and material-related issues; interacting with contract sterilizers and test facilities; complaint trend review; and resolution of non-conformances
* Supporting the sterilization needs of research-and-development (R&D) and new-product development teams
* Supporting facility clean-room and environmental monitoring activities
* Creating, executing, and analyzing experiments using statistical methods. This includes being hands-on with the new-product development team and executing all aspects of validation protocols.
* Documenting your work with reports, technology notebooks, quality system documents, and design file entries
* Conducting technical audits of biological indicator (BI) manufacturers, contract sterilizers, and laboratories

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering or science, OR equivalent experience
* Experience working in the medical-device industry and within a regulated quality system
* Familiarity with sterilization process validation and applicable industry sterilization standards
* Basic computer and statistical skills
* Hands-on working style, with a strong sense of personal responsibility to meet commitments
* Proven ability to troubleshoot issues, solve problems, address non-conformances, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous-improvement efforts
* Demonstrated project management skills
* Strong documentation and communication (written and verbal) skills, with attention to detail
* Willingness and ability to work in a clean-room environment
* Ability to:
* Work effectively on an individual basis and in a multi-functional team environment
* Concurrently manage multiple products and projects and engage with multiple teams and suppliers
* Anticipate, plan, and strategize effectively to establish appropriate supplier, project, and manufacturing controls and contingencies
* Travel up to 10%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* At least 2 years' experience with ethylene oxide sterilization preferred. Candidates with radiation and/or steam sterilization experience may be considered.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, engineer, engineering, sterilization, microbiological, process, implantable, medical, device, manufacturing, industrial, new, product, development, ethylene oxide, radiation, steam, science, statistical, statistics, data, analysis, design, validation, implementation, troubleshooting, procedures, experiments, standards, requirements, control, quality, clean, room, supplier, project, environmental, monitoring, regulated

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Gore-Sterilization-Engineer-Job-Job-AZ-86001/1451105/145110514511052012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 111861

Gore Product/Process Development Engineer Job-111861

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for an experienced New Product Development/Process Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will support processing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) used in combination medical devices. With the success of the GORE PROPATEN Vascular Graft and the use of this bioactive heparin coating on other products, Gore is continuing to invest in further development in this area. This position is a ground-floor opportunity in new technology and product development and will initially require substantial hands-on activities. You will work in a progressive team environment with manufacturing and development teams and other technical associates.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing new, state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Additional Responsibilities include:

* Designing processes and building and testing prototypes
* Performing and writing validations plans of product, processes and equipment in accordance with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and International Organization for Standards (ISO) guidelines
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining medical-device manufacturing processes and equipment
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to a medical product and its manufacturability
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analysis of regulatory requirements, product quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental factors, and economics
* Driving efficient scale-up of manufacturing processes
* Developing and carrying out performance tests on a device to characterize and document its safety
* Documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and design file entries

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Graduate-level degree in Chemical Engineering or related engineering discipline
* Significant experience in processing APIs for use in combination medical devices
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all project phases
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Demonstrated excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral
* Ability to network and interface effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities
* Working understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), ISO 9000, and International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) requirements
* Ability to travel up to 10%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* A PhD and at least 3 years' experience or a master's degree with at least 10 years' experience with combination products or pharmaceutical manufacturing
* Experience in chemical processes, coating processes, GMP, ISO standards, and ICH standards

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Gore-ProductProcess-Development-Engineer-Job-Job-AZ-86001/1462415/146241514624152012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 102115

Regulatory Affairs Professional-102115

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing for more than 50 years.

The Medical Products Division of W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is seeking an experienced Regulatory Affairs Professional. This role will be responsible for the planning, development and preparation of regulatory strategies and submissions aimed at achieving global marketing approvals or clearances for new / modified products for the Peripheral Vascular business unit located in Flagstaff, Arizona.

This individual will be directly responsible for developing global regulatory strategies and the preparation, writing, coordination, and interactive follow-up of global combination (device/drug) product submissions and non-combination product submissions that include original and supplemental submissions to regions or countries outside the U.S. having regulatory product approval requirements and submissions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that include Premarket Notifications, IDEs, PMAs, and PMA Supplements.

Additional responsibilities will include:

· Work closely with Product Specialists, Segment leadership, and Clinical Research to develop strategies and approaches for obtaining regulatory approvals.

· Collaborate with and counsel the Clinical team to ensure notifications and other reports are submitted as required during the conduct of clinical trials.

· Coordinate activities and timelines with applicable functional groups to complete regulatory submissions.

· Review of product labeling, product claims, advertising, specifications and changes for regulatory compliance.

· Interact closely with and counsel Peripheral Vascular functional groups to provide strategic regulatory guidance and review of their activities.

· Integrate into the existing Regulatory Affairs team to facilitate collaborative and consistent regulatory counsel to Peripheral Vascular functional groups.

· Represent Regulatory Affairs in quality system audits from external agencies.

· Assist in post market compliance requirements.

Travel will be approximately 10%.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications/Requirements:

· B.A. or B.S. degree required and preferred to be in a biological, chemical, medical or allied health sciences field required (advanced degree would be an asset) or a degree from an accredited Regulatory Affairs program.

· 3+ years experience in a global regulatory role in medical devices including combination (device/drug) products with a successful track record of formulating and implementing global regulatory strategies, and writing comprehensive global regulatory documents.

· Significant demonstrated success regarding the assessment of proposed changes to medical device design, specifications, materials, manufacturing methods or equipment, packaging, or sterilization in addition to successful experience with submissions associated with device modifications.

· Demonstrated successful experience with submission documents (e.g., quality assurance systems, significant quality plans, and or change notices) is essential.

· Communication skills (oral, written, and interpersonal) must be strong yet adaptable to circumstance and audience.

· Ability to interact effectively with many diverse functional groups, attention to detail, good organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize work and adapt to shifting priorities.

· Experience filing required notifications and reports during the conduct of clinical trials.

Desirable Qualifications/Requirements:

· Experience with PMA/NDA and IDE/IND submissions strongly preferred.

· In-depth knowledge of FDA and international regulations, particularly, relating to Class II and Class III implantable medical devices or related pharmaceutical experience strongly preferred.

· Experience filing Class III device dossiers under the European Medical Device directive, or filing submissions in another Tier 1 country a plus.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

Job
: Clinical/Regulatory

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Regulatory-Affairs-Professional-Job-AZ-86001/1462417/146241714624172012-03-05GoreClinical/Regulatory full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112121

Process Engineer-112121

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with manufacturing teams and other technical associates to carry out engineering studies.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing and writing validations of products, processes, and equipment in accordance with FDA and ISO guidelines
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining medical-device manufacturing processes and equipment
* Modeling the effects of the physiological environment on medical devices
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to medical products and their manufacturability
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analyses of regulatory requirements, product-quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental requirements, and economics
* Driving efficient scale-up of manufacturing processes
* Developing and carrying out performance tests on devices to characterize and document their safety
* Designing, building, and testing prototypes
* Documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and design file entries
* Writing procedures and training and assisting technical associates

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in science or engineering
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
* Ability to network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree
* Hands-on experience in process, quality, or reliability engineering
* Hands-on experience with medical products
* Ability to travel periodically

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Process-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1473270/147327014732702012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112608

Electrical/Controls & Automation Engineer-112608

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for an entry-level Electrical/Controls and Automation Engineer to join our team in Phoenix, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with product development, manufacturing, and machine-design teams and be responsible for designing, building, implementing, and supporting manufacturing and test equipment.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Designing control systems, including motion, vision, robotics, and SCADA
* Developing safe manufacturing, R&D, and test equipment
* Writing and validating software
* Documenting systems, software, and electrical schematics
* Writing supporting documentation for manufacturing per quality system requirements
* Supporting manufacturing by performing installation and operational qualification, troubleshooting, and modifying existing equipment
* Performing calibrations and revising maintenance and calibration procedures in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

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Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, or related degree
* Good verbal and written communication skills

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience with/in:
* Programming in .NET, LabView, and C++
* Programming PLCs
* Motion-control systems
* Implementing temperature, strain, flow, and pressure transducers and other sensors
* Electrical troubleshooting and equipment maintenance in a manufacturing environment
* Machine-vision systems, lasers, and laser systems
* The medical-device or other regulated industry

* Proficiency integrating computer hardware/software, motion-control, and instrumentation components
* Knowledge of industrial-control concepts such as RS232 and Ethernet communications protocols, distributed I/O, and analog and digital signal processing
* Understanding of and ability to develop control algorithms
* Understanding of:
* Data acquisition systems, instrumentation, and calibration
* Electrical standards such as NFPA 79 and NEC

* Ability to develop machine-design concepts based on needs for product quality, process capability, and/or manufacturing throughput
* A work style of hands-on involvement in all phases of a project

Candidates must have legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Phoenix

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Phoenix-ElectricalControls-&-Automation-Engineer-Job-AZ-85001/1708403/170840317084032012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSPhoenix, AZ, USJob ID: 112414

Regulatory Affairs Professional-112414

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Regulatory Affairs Professional to join our General Medical Products (GMP) team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, developing, and preparing regulatory strategies and submissions aimed at achieving global marketing approvals or clearances for new and modified products. These global product submissions include original and supplemental submissions to regions or countries outside the U.S. that have regulatory product-approval requirements as well as submissions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including 510K, Premarket Notifications, Investigational Device Exemptions (IDEs), Premarket Approvals (PMAs), and PMA supplements.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing regulatory support for the production of state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Preparing, writing, coordinating, and interactively following up on global product submissions
* Reviewing product labeling, product claims, advertising, specifications, and changes for regulatory compliance
* Partnering with GMP associates to create and implement worldwide regulatory strategies
* Joining and integrating with the existing Regulatory Affairs team (both locally and in Flagstaff, AZ) to facilitate collaborative and consistent regulatory counsel to the various GMP functional groups
* Serving as a catalyst for the implementation of enhanced regulatory practices within the GMP business
* Representing Regulatory Affairs in quality-system audits by external agencies
* Assisting with post-market compliance requirements

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree, OR certification from an accredited Regulatory Affairs program
* At least 5 years' experience in a regulatory role in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry (preference given to medical-device experience)
* A successful track record of formulating and implementing regulatory strategies and writing comprehensive regulatory documents
* Experience as part of a leadership team responsible for setting strategic direction
* Demonstrated experience driving complex projects to completion
* Significant demonstrated success regarding the assessment of proposed changes to medical-device design, specifications, materials, manufacturing methods or equipment, packaging, or sterilization, in addition to successful experience with submissions associated with device modifications
* Demonstrated successful experience with submission documents (e.g., quality-assurance systems, significant quality plans, risk-management activities, change notices)
* Strong communication skills (oral, written, and interpersonal) adaptable to circumstance and audience
* Ability to interact effectively with diverse functional groups
* Attention to detail
* Good organizational skills
* Ability to prioritize work and adapt to shifting priorities
* Ability to travel 20% to 30% during the first year and 10% to 20% in subsequent years

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's or advanced degree in a biological, chemical, medical, or allied health-sciences field
* Certification from an accredited Regulatory Affairs program
* In-depth knowledge of FDA and international regulations, particularly relating to Class I, Class II, and Class III implantable medical devices or related pharmaceutical experience strongly preferred
* Experience with Premarket Approval/New Drug Application (PMA/NDA) and Investigational Device Exemption/Investigational New Drug (IDE/IND) submissions strongly preferred
* Experience filing Class III device dossiers under the European Medical Device directive, or filing submissions in another Tier 1 country
* Experience filing required notifications and reports during the conduct of clinical trials
* Knowledge and experience with Medical Electronic Standards (e.g., IEC 60601)
* Experience with combination (device/drug) products
* Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) by the Regulatory Affairs Certification Board (RACB)

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Clinical/Regulatory

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 20% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Regulatory-Affairs-Professional-Job-MD-21921/1498196/149819614981962012-03-05GoreClinical/Regulatory full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112622

Production Planner - Elkton, MD-112622

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore's Industrial Products Division manufactures a diverse portfolio of filtration, venting, and processing products that improve performance and reliability in industries including telecommunications, chemical processing, electronics, automobiles, fuel cells, disk drives, and semiconductors. Our portfolio of consumer products is engineered to provide high performance and unparalleled service life. We are looking for an experienced Production Planner to join our Elixir® Guitar Strings team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will lead production planning, providing planning, scheduling, and capacity requirements for the Elixir Guitar Strings manufacturing operation.

Responsibilities include:

* Developing, maintaining, and continuously improving an effective planning process to support a dynamic and growing business
* Managing the planning process for the short-, medium-, and long-range materials and capacity plans associated with the forecast
* Managing the planning process for a make-to-stock and make-to-order business. Includes review and confirmation of new sales orders and creation of work orders to meet customer demand.
* Developing and maintaining appropriate safety-stock levels to support business and meet operational objectives
* Effectively using the MRP and reporting functions within an ERP system, ie., SAP or JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
* Participating in and/or championing cross-functional teams while driving continuous improvement in areas of plant inventory, on-time shipments, and capacity requirements planning
* Identifying and supporting continuous improvement opportunities within the planner/scheduling role
* Partnering with procurement, sales, and operational leadership to ensure critical aspects of customer expectations are met
* Participating in/leading a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to support business and operational objectives
* Participating in planning of new product development wih Sales, Engineering, Product Specialists, and Manufacturing

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about leading production planning for products that are the highest value in their class
* Be energized by working on cross-functional team efforts, both internally at Gore and externally with suppliers
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in business, operations, supply-chain management, or a technical field
* At least 5 years experience as a planner in a manufacturing environment
* Track record of positive results and improvements
* Demonstrated strong knowledge of production-control theories, concepts, and practices sufficient to maintain, troubleshoot, and continuously improve the planning process
* Demonstrated ability to use IT systems to effectively plan and schedule production and to support decision making (ERP, MES, reporting tools, advanced Excel)
* Demonstrated ability to influence effectively within and across multiple functions
* Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of lean manufacturing concepts. Proven ability to identify and drive improvements in the planning/scheduling process
* Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, consumer-oriented business
* Ability to set priorities, make choices, and multitask effectively
* Demonstrated ability to develop strong, trusting relationships with peers, teams, and internal customers. Viewed as a positive influence in a team environment.
* Demonstrated understanding of S&OP processes, and experience working within an established S&OP process

Desirable Job Qualifications

* APICS certification
* Lean manufacturing experience

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Purchasing/Materials Management

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: No

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Production-Planner-Elkton%2C-MD-Job-MD-21921/1523366/152336615233662012-03-05GorePurchasing/Materials Management full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112555

Formulation/Polymer Chemist - Fabrics Division-112555

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Best known as the manufacturer of GORE-TEX® fabrics for garments and footwear, Gore manufactures a wide range of high-performance fabrics engineered to protect wearers in the most demanding environments--from explorers on the North Pole to firefighters, soldiers, and emergency workers. We are looking for a Formulation/Polymer Chemist with a strong background in physical chemistry and a practical understanding of organic chemistry principles to join our team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will take on a broad range of responsibilities while working closely with other scientists and engineers globally to meet project objectives.

Responsibilities will include:

* Leading projects to develop new durable water-repellent (DWR) formulations
* Collaborating with the platform team to help develop, test, and evaluate new products and provide creative polymer chemistry technical input
* Collaborating with product specialists to evaluate and understand how new formulations perform in the end use
* Using skills to bring creative solutions to technical problems
* Working with process engineers to define optimal productivity and performance of existing products with new chemistries
* Driving the use of project management tools
* Driving projects through stage-gate process

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing formulations and chemistries for products that are the highest value in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* PhD in textile chemistry, material science, chemistry, and/or polymer chemistry
* Knowledge of colloid and surface chemistry, physical chemistry, emulsions, dispersions, and surfactants
* Significant knowledge of a variety of characterization techniques, such as x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), light microscopy, contact angle, etc.
* Ability to take a theoretical coating process to commercial viability with an appreciation of balancing multiple product interactions
* Demonstrated ability to perform technical troubleshooting using statistical techniques, design of experiments (DOE), and fundamental scientific principles
* Demonstrated influencing skills as evidenced by previous experience in teams or project leadership
* Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
* Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills
* Demonstrated positive attitude while taking initiative and thriving in a fast-paced environment
* Demonstrated track record of effective and timely results
* Ability to travel up to 25%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Industry experience in chemistry formulation and evaluating new material sets in a production environment
* Knowledge of the textile coating process
* Experience with fluorine science
* Experience working in a global environment

This position requires access to export-controlled areas and information. Candidates must be "U.S. persons" as that term is defined in 8 USC §1324b(a)(3). The term "U.S. Persons" includes resident aliens ("green-card" holders) as well as certain refugees, asylum-holders, and residents qualifying for temporary residence under the terms of 8 USC §1255a.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 25% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-FormulationPolymer-Chemist-Fabrics-Division-Job-MD-21921/1526849/152684915268492012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112610

Process Engineer--Core Technology-112610

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Our core technology division works with all our divisions to conceptualize, develop, and test new products. We are looking for an experienced Process Engineer to join our team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will measure, understand, and document our products and processes; realize process improvements; bring current technology into operations; and introduce new products to manufacturing. This is an opportunity to be part of a talented engineering team in a platform with significant existing operations, a diverse new-product-development portfolio, and exciting technology opportunities.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing and improving manufacturing processes for products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Improving products and processes using engineering fundamentals and project management skills
* Working with design engineers and skilled trades associates to develop and install new equipment
* Working with R&D technologists to introduce new products to manufacturing
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining our manufacturing processes
* Creating, performing, and reviewing experiments using statistical methods
* Using SPC run charts to evaluate process variation
* Assessing process and product improvements for regulatory, quality, ergonomic, safety, environmental, and cost impacts
* Planning and performing product, process, and equipment validations
* Working with downstream partners to understand and match fitness-for-use requirements to process measurements and set points, and to ensure products continually meet performance needs
* Working with suppliers to ensure raw materials continually meet fitness-for-use requirements
* Documenting your work with reports, tech notebooks, quality system, and design file entries

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or materials science
* At least two years of experience in engineering
* Demonstrated ability to network and contribute effectively in teams with different skills, varied educations, and diverse backgrounds,
* Demonstrated experience using engineering skills in manufacturing and process development
* Proven ability to prioritize, kick off, and lead projects to completion
* Working knowledge of statistics
* Excellent writing and speaking skills
* Ability to support off-shifts and weekends
* Ability to travel up to 5%

This position requires access to export-controlled areas and information. Candidates must be "U.S. persons" as that term is defined in 8 USC §1324b(a)(3). The term "U.S. Persons" includes resident aliens ("green-card" holders) as well as certain refugees, asylum-holders, and residents qualifying for temporary residence under the terms of 8 USC §1255a.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Process-Engineer-Core-Technology-Job-MD-21921/1542838/154283815428382012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112740

Quality Engineer - Core Technology-112740

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Our Core Technology Division works with all our divisions to conceptualize, develop, and test new products. We are looking for an experienced Quality Engineer to join our Core Technology team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will support existing and new products in a current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) environment. You will work in an organization that offers an unparalleled level of technical knowledge, deep scientific understanding, and broad expertise.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about assuring the quality of materials used in products that are the highest value in their class
* Be energized by working in a regulated manufacturing environment where attention to detail and documentation are critical
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Gaining an understanding of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane processing, manufacturing, and development
* Assuring product quality in support of manufacturing by:
* Providing general manufacturing troubleshooting
* Evaluating non-conforming material
* Identifying root causes of quality issues
* Addressing potential quality issues through corrective and preventive actions

* Partnering with teams to understand end use of FDA-regulated products in order to
* Determine "fitness for use" of materials used in those products
* Translate fitness for use into measureable quality attributes that can be applied during the manufacturing process

* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products to ensure product quality
* Developing and implementing specifications for raw materials, intermediates, and finished goods
* Measuring variability of product attributes and creating statistically-based sampling plans
* Planning and conducting product, process, test method, and/or equipment validations in accordance with appropriate guidelines (e.g., from the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] or International Standards Organization [ISO])
* Measuring variability of product attributes and creating statistically based sampling plans
* Characterizing, implementing, and troubleshooting test methods that measure performance attributes of our materials
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Managing multi-functional and multi-regional projects
* Documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and the quality system
* Proactively supporting supply-chain best practices by partnering with other engineers and operations associates
* Driving risk-based decision making and use of the quality system

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering
* At least 3 years of experience in process, product, quality, or manufacturing engineering
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* History of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Working knowledge of statistics and design of experiments
* Proven written and oral communication skills
* Ability to:
* Prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion (project management skills)
* Effectively interact with and influence a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities
* Work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Travel up to 5%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or materials science
* ASQ certification or equivalent
* Experience working in a regulated environment (FDA, ISO, TS, semiconductor, etc.)
* Hands-on experience with FDA-regulated products
* Experience working in clean rooms

This position requires access to export-controlled areas and information. Candidates must be "U.S. persons" as that term is defined in 8 USC §1324b(a)(3). The term "U.S. persons" includes resident aliens ("green-card" holders) as well as certain refugees, asylum-holders and residents qualifying for temporary residence under the terms of 8 USC §1255a.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Quality-Engineer-Core-Technology-Job-MD-21921/1552600/155260015526002012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112388

Clinical Project Manager - Flagstaff, AZ-112388

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, and implant materials for soft tissue repair, we are looking for a Clinical Project Manager to join our rapidly growing Peripheral Vascular Business Unit in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. As Clinical Project Manager, you will design, plan, implement, and manage parts of and/or the overall conduct of clinical research projects.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about managing clinical studies for state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

In this role, you will coordinate activities of appropriate Gore associates, clinical site personnel (investigators, coordinators, etc.), and external personnel (e.g., contract research organizations) to ensure compliance with the protocol and overall clinical objectives.

Additional Responsibilities include:

* Developing, approving, and distributing study-related documents and other study tools to investigational sites, review committees, and study-related training/meetings
* Managing distribution, collection, and tracking of regulatory documentation for clinical investigators to ensure compliance at both the sites and the sponsor central file
* Participating in the site qualification, study initiation, and study closure processes
* Assisting with management of medical device distribution, receipt, use, and return in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements
* Reviewing case report forms for clinical content
* Reviewing adverse-event documentation for safety and effectiveness information
* Evaluating and analyzing clinical data
* Tracking and reporting progress of studies, including patient screening, enrollment, data collection, adverse-event documentation and reporting, and clinical portions of regulatory submissions
* Assisting in the query-writing and resolution process, as required. Identifying and gathering missing or incomplete data from the investigational sites
* Conducting site visits, as necessary
* Acting as a company liaison to work with clinical sites, contract research organizations, and other vendors to resolve site-related issues
* Assisting the Clinical Affairs Leader with development and implementation of corrective actions for addressing noncompliance issues at individual sites and across studies
* Maintaining familiarity with current clinical literature and regulatory requirements
* Participating in Clinical Affairs process-improvement initiatives
* Preparing and presenting protocol and general study information at sponsor and investigator meetings

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in a science- or health-related field
* 5 years experience in clinical research in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry (medical-device industry experience preferred)
* Demonstrated experience planning, prioritizing, and driving projects to completion
* Successful experience partnering with and influencing cross-functional teams
* Proficient computer literacy
* Strong organizational skills, flexibility, and ability to multitask
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
*

Ability to travel 25-50%

Desirable Job Qualifications

*

Experience with global clinical trials

Keywords: Gore, Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ, clinical study, clinical study manager, study manager, clinical affairs, clinical research, medical device, implantable medical device, vascular, peripheral vascular, clinical project manager, project manager

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Clinical/Regulatory

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 50% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Clinical-Project-Manager-Flagstaff%2C-AZ-Job-AZ-86001/1484591/148459114845912012-03-05GoreClinical/Regulatory full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112381

Business Intelligence Analyst (Temporary,Part-time)-112381

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a temporary, part-time Business Intelligence Analyst to join our Information Technology team in Flagstaff, AZ.

At Gore, whether you have a temporary or permanent position with us, we believe in you as an individual. We value your know-how and ideas. Our goal is to create a positive, respectful workplace in which everyone is treated fairly.

In this role, you will work in a multi-functional IT team environment and assist with reporting and data warehouse development. You will contribute to activities of a technical group of associates who support a diverse reporting portfolio in an FDA-validated manufacturing environment. These highly available reports support worldwide sales and business operations. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining IT tools and processes to support the Business Intelligence team.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing and maintaining IT solutions in support of products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Minimum second-year student currently enrolled in an accredited university, with a declared major in Computer Information Systems or Computer Science
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Excellent communication skills
* Fundamental knowledge of Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office Suite, and Windows applications
* Ability and willingness to stay up to date with current trends in the industry

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Knowledge of SQL, data structures, and/or reporting tools

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Information Technology

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: No

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Business-Intelligence-Analyst-%28Temporary%2CPart-time%29-Job-AZ-86001/1498194/149819414981942012-03-05GoreInformation Technology full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112408

Mechanical/Automation Engineer-112408

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Mechanical/Automation Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with product development, manufacturing, and machine design teams and lead the identification, conception, specification, design, build, implementation, and support of manufacturing and test equipment and tooling activities.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Interpreting equipment requests and developing design specifications
* Designing and documenting automated and semi-automated manufacturing equipment
* Designing and documenting test equipment, fixtures, and tooling
* Developing safe R&D, test, and manufacturing equipment
* Generating parametric and 3D CAD models, parts, assemblies, and drawings
* Documenting work in lab book entries and work plans
* Proposing and leading projects to completion within time and cost estimates
* Supporting installation and operational qualification of equipment
* Troubleshooting and modifying existing equipment

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering or related degree
* Experience with CAD
* Knowledge of common machine-shop practices and capabilities
* Good verbal and written communication skills

Desirable Job Qualifications

* A work style of hands-on involvement in all phases of a project
* Experience with SolidWorks
* Ability to generate high-quality parametric and 3D models, parts, assemblies, and drawings
* Experience with material selection, heat treatment, and coatings
* Experience designing medical-device manufacturing equipment
* Experience in the medical-device or other regulated industry
* Ability to develop machine design concepts based on requirements for product quality, process capability, and/or manufacturing throughput
* Experience with machine vision systems, lasers, and laser systems
* Experience with temperature, strain, flow, and pressure transducers or other sensors
* Experience with motion components, systems, and applications
* Programming experience

Candidates must have legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-MechanicalAutomation-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1505171/150517115051712012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112437

Technical Buyer-112437

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Technical Buyer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will support design and development efforts for life-enhancing medical devices and delivery systems by procuring R&D materials, components, and services for new-product development projects.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about purchasing materials, components, and services in support of new-product development efforts for state-of-the-art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Procuring R&D materials, components, and services for multiple new-product development projects
* Understanding and following quality system procedures to evaluate and select materials and suppliers
* Developing and maintaining material control documents to create and monitor bills of material that can be integrated into raw material inventory and the Gore ERP system to produce finished goods
* Supporting supplier risk-assessment activities for assigned projects
* Reviewing and developing confidentiality agreements, supply agreements, and contracts
* Participating in R&D core team activities
* Reviewing specifications, drawings, and inspection procedures
* Facilitating communications between Gore engineering associates and suppliers to maintain good relationships and solve complex technical and supply chain problems
* Interacting extensively with suppliers, engineering, quality control, receiving inspection, accounting, and the divisional procurement team
* Developing and qualifying new sources of supply as required to support product development

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or Engineering
* At least 3 years' experience in procurement
* Note: Relevant work experience in procurement, engineering, or supply-chain management may be an adequate substitute for formal education and experience
* Demonstrated technical buying experience in a product-development environment
* Experience using an ERP system
* Knowledge of contractual law for external supply, development, and nondisclosure agreements
* Excellent verbal and writing skills
* Professional working style
* Demonstrated influencing skills
* Innovative, proactive, and motivated
* Focus on continuous improvement
* Superior negotiation, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
* Strong analytical skills
* Ability to:
* Read engineering drawings and specifications
* Effectively communicate and influence while building a functional network of individuals and teams across organizations, including procurement, engineering, technology, manufacturing, and quality
* Work with minimal supervision and as a member of cross-functional teams
* Consistently exceed internal/external customer needs on sensitive issues with no follow-up
* Travel 10-15%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience with/in:
* Technical procurement
* Procurement for a regulated industry
* Oracle

* C.P.M. or CPIM certification

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Purchasing/Materials Management

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 15% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Technical-Buyer-Job-AZ-86001/1517509/151750915175092012-03-05GorePurchasing/Materials Management full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112502

Materials Scientist-112502

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Materials Scientist to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will drive activities associated with understanding and developing melt-processable fluoropolymers, including fundamental understanding of materials and new-material development in support of business needs.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing materials-science support for development of state-of-the art implantable medical devices and technology
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Working with new-product development (NPD) teams to understand, troubleshoot, and improve fluoropolymer and device interactions
* Driving and communicating a high level of fluoropolymer understanding using advanced characterization and analytical techniques
* Educating associates in fundamental understanding of fluoropolymer materials
* With NPD teams, generating prototypes targeted at leveraging insights from troubleshooting work
* Guiding melt-processable fluoropolymer development in support of business needs
* Collaborating with technology leadership on new applications
* Contributing to creation of intellectual property

* Collaborating with associates globally to create, access, and further study materials in support of local business needs

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Master's degree in polymer science and engineering, materials science, chemical or mechanical engineering, or a related field
* Extensive experience with polymer-characterization techniques and analysis
* Experience with melt-polymer processing
* Skills in experimental design and statistical data analysis
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to teach a technically diverse audience using formal and informal techniques
* Ability to logically articulate strategy, direction, and alignment
* Hands-on working style
* Willingness to sign confidentiality agreement
* Ability to travel up to 20%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Doctoral degree in materials science or chemical or mechanical engineering
* Experience with DMA, TMA, mechanical and electrical testing, DSC, TGA, XRD, SAXS, FTIR, Raman, SEM, and TEM
* Working knowledge of rheology and mechanical properties of polymers
* Experience with fluoropolymer-based product development
* Post-degree industrial experience
* Experience with ISO requirements, medical-device design control, R&D development cycles, product development, and process validation

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 20% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Materials-Scientist-Job-AZ-86001/1549593/154959315495932012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112766

New Product Development Manufacturing/Process Engineer-112766

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with manufacturing and development teams and other technical associates to carry out engineering studies and changes in support of current products and new product development.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing and writing validations of products, processes, and equipment in accordance with FDA and ISO guidelines
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining medical-device manufacturing processes and equipment
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to medical products and their manufacturability
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analyses of regulatory requirements, product-quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental requirements, and economics
* Driving efficient scale-up of manufacturing processes
* Developing and carrying out performance tests on devices to characterize and document their safety
* Designing, building, and testing prototypes
* Documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and design file entries
* Modeling the effects of the physiological environment on medical devices
* Writing procedures and training and assisting technical associates

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in science or engineering, OR at least 5 years' experience in an engineering capacity in the medical-device or pharmaceutical industry
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
* Ability to network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree
* Hands-on experience in process, quality, or reliability engineering
* Hands-on experience with medical products
* Ability to travel periodically

Candidates must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Process-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1554889/155488915548892012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112730

Mechanical/Automation Engineer-112730

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Mechanical/Automation Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with product development, manufacturing, and machine-design teams and be responsible for identification, conception, specification, design, build, implementation, and support of manufacturing and test equipment and tooling activities.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Interpreting equipment requests and developing design specifications
* Designing and documenting automated and semiautomated manufacturing equipment
* Designing and documenting test equipment, fixtures, and tooling
* Developing safe manufacturing, R&D, and test equipment
* Generating parametric and 3D CAD models, parts, assemblies, and drawings
* Documenting work in lab book entries and work plans
* Proposing and leading projects to completion within time and cost estimates
* Supporting installation and operational qualification of equipment
* Troubleshooting and modifying existing equipment

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering, or related degree
* Experience with CAD
* Good verbal and written communication skills

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Knowledge of common machine-shop practices and capabilities
* A work style of hands-on involvement in all phases of a project
* Ability to generate high-quality parametric and 3D models, parts, assemblies, and drawings
* Ability to develop machine-design concepts based on requirements for product quality, process capability, and/or manufacturing throughput
* Experience with/in:
* SolidWorks
* Material selection, heat treatment, and coatings
* Designing medical-device manufacturing equipment
* The medical-device or other regulated industry
* Machine vision systems, lasers, and laser systems
* Temperature, strain, flow, and pressure transducers or other sensors
* Motion components, systems, and applications
* Programming

Candidates must have legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: No

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-MechanicalAutomation-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1558168/155816815581682012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112781

Process Engineer-112781

Description

The Medical Products Division of W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is seeking a Process Engineer to carry out engineering studies and changes in support of current commercialized products and/or new product development. The person will work in conjunction with manufacturing and development teams and with other technical associates. Activities in the scope of the position include but are not limited to:

• performing and writing validations of product, processes and equipment in accordance with FDA

and ISO guidelines,

• designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques,

• developing, troubleshooting and refining medical device manufacturing processes and equipment,

• conceptualizing and instituting improvements to a medical product and its manufacturability,

• evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analyses of regulatory

requirements, product quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental and economics,

• driving the efficient scale-up of manufacturing processes,

• developing and carrying out performance tests on a device to characterize and document its

safety,

• designing, building and testing prototypes,

• documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and design file entries,

• modeling the effects of the physiological environment on medical devices, and

• writing procedures, training other associates, and assisting other technical associates.

Critical success factors are:

• a work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of his/her projects,

• demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion,

• solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to

manufacturing and product design,

• knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics,

• ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently,

• demonstrated excellent communication skills, both written and oral,

• ability to network and interface effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied

disciplines and responsibilities, and

• working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements.

Qualifications

• A degree in Science or Engineering is required. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 5 years of

experience in an engineering capacity in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry is

required.

• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills are required.

Desirable attributes:

• An advanced technical degree,

• Previous hands on experience in process, quality or reliability engineering,

• Previous hands-on experience with medical products,

• Willingness to travel periodically.

Must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the US.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Process-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1558169/155816915581692012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112345

Tooling Metrology/Maintenance Technician-112345

Description

W.L. Gore & Associates is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing for more than 50 years.

The Medical Products Division of Gore is seeking a self-motivated individual to join their Tooling Maintenance team located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The individual will work 1st shift, Monday thru Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. The days and hours are subject to change.

The expectations & responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

* Tooling repair; straightening, polishing, sanding, welding and silicone coating of mandrels.
* Pinning new and reworked stent winding mandrels.
* Maintaining tooling inventory (E1 software).
* Inspect tooling meet manufacturing specifications while following approved standard operating procedures.
* Working independently as well as in a diverse team that will include engineers, quality assurance, shop and leadership associates, to provide ongoing support to manufacturing.
* Maintaining documentation while conforming to the quality control system for tooling.

Qualifications

* A two-year technical degree and/or equivalent Metrology experience.
* Experience with Calipers, Micrometers, various inspection tools and Optical measuring devices.
* Operation/Programming of coordinate measuring machine /video measurement systems(OGP Smartscope).
* Experience reading mechanical drawings.
* Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
* Experience working in a machine shop environment.
* Experience working with basic computer programs such as Excel and Word.
* Experience working with a maintenance database (i.e. Blue Mountain).
* Light machining: Electric displacement machining/drilling, lathe work, mill work and the use of miscellaneous shop equipment
* Must be able to work independently and within a team environment.
* Willing and able to lift 50 lbs.
* Must be highly organized, able to effectively prioritize commitments and have time management skills.
* Must have excellent oral and written communication skills which facilitate coordination across the Aortic division.
* Must be flexible to meet the business needs, including work hours.
* Limited travel required.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Skilled Trades

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Tooling-Technician-Associate-Job-AZ-86001/1567049/156704915670492012-03-05GoreSkilled Trades full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112759

Business Analyst-112759

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Industrial Products manufactures a diverse portfolio of filtration, venting, and processing products that improve performance and reliability in industries including telecommunications, chemical processing, electronics, automobiles, fuel cells, disk drives, and semiconductors. Our PharmBIO Products business ensures purity and security for global pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers by developing and supplying innovative, nonreactive product-contact components that control contamination and meet demanding process challenges.

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join our PharmBIO business leadership and global financial teams in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will support a portfolio of fast-paced, growing PharmBIO businesses as well as divisionwide financial initiatives.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing business-analysis support for products that are the highest value in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Participating in development and quantification of business strategy
* Proactively identifying problems, opportunities, and issues and initiating appropriate actions
* Providing forward-looking financial modeling (that incorporates uncertainty) for new and existing business opportunities and scenarios
* Analyzing and interpreting financial results, making recommendations, challenging existing practices, and anticipating financial results of business strategies and tactics
* Developing appropriate business and financial metrics and measuring progress
* Leading the financial forecasting process
* Participating in global financial initiatives and teams
* Emphasizing continuous improvement and driving change
* Adopting best practices where practical
* Educating associates on how to interpret and have an impact on financial results

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or finance
* At least 6 years of progressive business-analysis experience in a manufacturing environment
* Ability to influence decision making through analysis and interpretation of financial information
* Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint) experience
* Excellent communication, problem-solving and organizational skills
* Ability to travel up to 10%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Master of business administration (MBA) degree and/or CPA/CMA
* Experience performing financial modeling using software that incorporates uncertainty

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Finance/Accounting

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Business-Analyst-Job-MD-21921/1556447/155644715564472012-03-05GoreFinance/Accounting full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112536

Laminate Quality Testing Lab Associate - 2nd shift-112536

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Best known as the manufacturer of GORE-TEX® fabrics for garments and footwear, Gore manufactures a wide range of high-performance fabrics engineered to protect wearers in the most demanding environments--from explorers on the North Pole to firefighters, soldiers, and emergency workers. We are looking for a Lab Associate to join our quality testing lab team in Elkton, MD, and work the second shift (3:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m.).

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will perform standard and permeation lab testing.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing analytical support for products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Preparing and testing samples
* Maintaining records (including ISO documentation)
* Operating and maintaining analytical equipment
* Analyzing and interpreting data
* Developing tests and procedures
* Communicating results, issues, and trends
* Actively participating in making product-quality decisions
* Supporting, influencing, and participating in continuous-improvement and team-development initiatives
* Partnering with manufacturing and technical associates to actively identify and drive projects to meet business needs

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* A minimum of an Associates degree in a scientific discipline
* Demonstrated ability to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
* Mechanical aptitude
* Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills
* Experience with statistical analysis (e.g., using Excel as a tool to calculate averages and graph data in a presentable format)
* Strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Word
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to:
* Perform quality-control testing with timeliness and accuracy
* Make detailed and accurate observations
* Set priorities and adapt to a changing environment (flexibility)
* Work independently as well as in a functional team environment
* Work the second shift (3:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.)

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Manufacturing/Operations

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Shift
: Late (2nd shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Laminate-Quality-Testing-Lab-Associate-2nd-shift-Job-MD-21921/1558166/155816615581662012-03-05GoreManufacturing/Operations full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112932

Process Engineer - Medical Products - Elkton, MD-112932

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer to join our BioAbsorbables team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with manufacturing and development teams and other technical associates to drive projects in support of process/product development and provide support for existing operations.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Developing and understanding processes used to manufacture medical-device products
* Providing day-to-day support for existing device manufacturing and the development and transition of new products into manufacturing
* Planning and executing product, process, and equipment validations in accordance with FDA and ISO guidelines
* Creating, executing, and analyzing experiments using statistical methods
* Designing, troubleshooting, and refining medical-device manufacturing processes
* Applying formal problem-solving techniques to determine root cause
* Incorporating good design-for-manufacturing principles to new-product development efforts
* Assessing process and product improvements for regulatory, quality, ergonomic, safety, environmental, and cost impacts
* Creating procedures and providing training and coaching to technical and manufacturing associates
* Developing, implementing, and driving project plans to completion
* Using the quality system to facilitate the execution and implementation of the efforts listed above

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering or science
* At least 5 years of engineering experience, with at least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and proven ability to apply this knowledge in manufacturing and process improvements and new-process development
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Demonstrated problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, plan, and drive projects to completion
* Proven ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
* Proven ability to overcome conflict
* A work style of hands-on involvement in all project phases
* Willingness and ability to work in a clean-room environment wearing clean-room garments
* Ability to:
* Concurrently manage multiple products and projects
* Effectively interact with and influence manufacturing, quality assurance, and regulatory associates; product specialists; and technical and plant leadership, as well as external suppliers
* Work effectively within a quality system
* Travel up to 5% within the U.S.

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
* Working knowledge of manufacturing/quality-assurance systems for regulated products, such as Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs)
* Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in project execution

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Baltimore, Elkton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Maryland, MD, Pennsylvania, PA, Delaware, DE, engineer, engineering, mechanical, implantable, medical, device, manufacturing, manufacturability, processes, products, projects, systems, equipment, manager, management, leading, leadership, study, studies, analysis, analyzing, improvements, optimizing, optimization, evaluating, evaluation, validating, validation, experiments, experimental, techniques, designing, testing, development, troubleshooting, problem, solving, root cause, statistical, statistics, regulatory, regulated, requirements, guidelines, procedures, reliability, quality, FDA, ISO, 9000, cGMP

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Process-Engineer-Medical-Products-Elkton%2C-MD-Job-MD-21921/1636741/163674116367412012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 113019

Manufacturing Accountant-113019

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Industrial Products manufactures a diverse portfolio of filtration, venting, and processing products that improve performance and reliability in industries including telecommunications, chemical processing, electronics, automobiles, fuel cells, disk drives, and semiconductors. Our portfolio of consumer products is engineered to provide high performance and unparalleled service life. We are looking for an experienced Manufacturing Accountant to join our team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will provide a full range of accounting services for plant-based manufacturing operations.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing manufacturing accounting support for products that are the highest value in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Partnering with manufacturing, plant, and financial leadership to provide reporting, analysis, and guidance on revenue, expenses, inventory, and fixed assets
* Preparing and presenting monthly plant operating metrics
* Participating in the month-end closing process, adhering to month-end deadlines
* Generating standard costs for new products
* Participating in annual global re-roll of standard costs
* Analyzing manufacturing cost variances
* Participating in the local plant-based forecasting process
* Completing various reconciliations, including perpetual inventory to general ledger, fixed assets, and other balance sheet accounts
* Preparing and analyzing various accounting reserves, including warranty and inventory obsolescence
* Preparing and maintaining various plant allocations
* Participating in audit preparation
* Performing other accounting functions at the plant level as needed, including ad hoc reporting
* Partnering with global enterprise and divisional financial teams to establish and implement guidelines and practices
* Educating non-financial associates on accounting topics in a manner they can understand

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
* At least 3 years of experience in a standard cost accounting role
* Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP
* Strong general ledger, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills
* Computer skills, specifically in spreadsheet, database, and word processing applications
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to work successfully in a team-oriented environment
* Strong sense of urgency
* Ability to be flexible and adjust to changing processes and priorities in a multitasking environment
* Organizational skills and detail orientation

Desirable Job Qualifications

* CPA and/or CMA
* Extensive enterprise resource-planning (ERP) systems knowledge
* Experience working with global supply chains
* Curiosity in identifying unmet needs and proactively partnering with others to develop solutions

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Baltimore, Elkton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Maryland, MD, Pennsylvania, PA, Delaware, DE, accountant, accounting, accounts, manufacturing, industrial, business, financial, finance, analyst, analysis, analyzing, processes, practices, guidelines, data, information, reporting, reports, guidance, guiding, advice, advising, recommendations, recommending, revenue, expenses, inventory, perpetual, fixed assets, operating, operations, operational, metrics, closing, standard, costs, variances, forecasting, reconciliations, general, ledger, balance, sheet, reserves, warranty, obsolescence, allocations, audits, ad hoc, GAAP, CPA, CMA, ERP, spreadsheets, databases, word processing

Job
: Finance/Accounting

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: No

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Manufacturing-Accountant-Job-MD-21921/1646002/164600216460022012-03-05GoreFinance/Accounting full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 113012

Process Engineer — Medical Electronics-113012

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer interested in developing medical electronic devices to join our team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with product-development teams to drive projects in support of process/product development.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Designing, developing, and transitioning new processes from new-product development into manufacturing for medical electronic devices
* Planning and executing product, process, and equipment validations in accordance with FDA and ISO guidelines
* Creating, executing, and analyzing experiments using statistical methods
* Designing, troubleshooting, and refining medical-device manufacturing processes
* Applying formal problem-solving techniques to determine root cause
* Incorporating good design-for-manufacturing principles to new-product development efforts
* Creating procedures and providing training and coaching to technical and manufacturing associates
* Developing, implementing, and driving project plans to completion
* Using the quality system to facilitate the execution and implementation of the efforts listed above

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and proven ability to apply this knowledge in manufacturing and process improvements and new-process development
* Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical Engineering or Material Science preferred)
* At least 5 years of experience in an engineering capacity
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, plan, and drive projects to completion
* Excellent interpersonal skills, including experience working through conflict
* A work style of hands-on involvement in all project phases
* Proven ability to:
* Work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Effectively interact with and influence colleagues in a variety of functions, including manufacturing, quality assurance, and regulatory associates; product management; and technical and plant leadership

* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Ability to:
* Work effectively within a quality system
* Travel up to 10%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced degree in Engineering or Materials Science
* Experience in/with:
* The medical-device industry
* Catheter device manufacturing
* New-product development
* Medical electronic device manufacturing, and/or electrical components and assemblies

* Knowledge of design control

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Process-Engineer-Medical-Electronics-Job-MD-21921/1647389/164738916473892012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112778

Quality Engineer-112778

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Quality Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will evaluate fitness for use of materials, designs, processes, tests, and products. This position is an opportunity for a passionate individual with a broad range of skills and knowledge to provide quality engineering for continuous-improvement efforts in a manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing quality engineering for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Using experimental design, fundamentals of probability, and statistical process control tools to assure reliability, process maintainability, and product safety
* Understanding the components of design control
* Providing an appropriate engineering/technical assessment of data/documents supporting the design history file
* Developing product specifications and test methods
* Managing risk
* Maintaining a close partnership with Quality Assurance and Regulatory associates
* Developing a clear understanding of Quality System Requirements (QSRs) and International Organization for Standards (ISO) requirements as they pertain to medical devices

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Technical degree
* Hands-on work style
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral
* Ability to:
* Use experimental design, fundamentals of probability, and statistical process control tools to assure reliability, process maintainability, and product safety
* Work independently as well as part of a team
* Set and meet aggressive timelines
* Travel up to 15%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree
* Quality-engineering experience in the medical-device industry
* Demonstrated working knowledge of ISO and QSR compliance requirements
* Experience with verification/validation of manufacturing equipment and processes
* Experience with ePTFE, nitinol, catheter delivery systems, and/or interventional products

Candidates must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 15% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Quality-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1567052/156705215670522012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112908

Reliability Engineer-112908

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Reliability engineering draws upon a wide range of engineering knowledge and skills and is primarily focused on the evaluation of fitness for use of materials and products. This engineering position will support commercial products and new product development. Expectations include:

*
Development of test methods and test requirements to create and conduct simulated use testing;

*
Ability to translate in-vivo loading conditions into in-vitro tests;

*
Excellent writing and presentation skills;

*
Fundamental understanding of device use in a clinical setting;

*
Component and product specification development including clinically relevant rationales;

*
Evaluation of prototypes and final product in simulated clinical environments;

*
Acting as the primary team interface with finite element analysis group;

*
Broad interaction with diverse team members.

Critical success factors are:

* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of his/her projects;
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion;
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design;
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of engineering, physics, and statistical analysis;
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently;
* Ability to network and interface effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities;
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements.

Qualifications

A technical degree is required with Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Material Science/Engineering preferred. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 5 years of experience in a Reliability engineering capacity in the medical device industry is required.

Desirable Attributes

* Experience translating in-vivo loading conditions into in-vitro tests;
* Experience linking in-vitro testing to regulatory requirements;
* An advanced technical degree;
* Previous hands-on experience with interventional medical products;
* Willingness to travel periodically;
* The ability to set and meet aggressive timelines is required;
* Previous quality engineering experience.

Candidates must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Reliability-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1576939/157693915769392012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120032

Gore Temporary Manufacturing Positions - Various Shifts - (Open to Gore Associate Referrals Only)-120032

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

We are looking for experienced candidates to join our manufacturing team in temporary positions on various shifts (first, second, third, or weekends) located at our plants in the Elkton, MD, or Newark, DE, area.

At Gore, whether you have a temporary or permanent position with us, we believe in you as an individual. We value your know-how and your ideas for improving efficiency and product quality. Our goal is to create a positive, respectful workplace in which everyone is treated fairly.

As a manufacturing temp, you will work in a variety of roles, such as inspection, stockroom, assembly, or machine operation, and will be asked to move between areas or manufacturing processes as needed. You will also be required to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safety practices. You may be required to work in either a regular or clean-room environment.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about manufacturing products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Additional responsibilities will include:

* Visually inspecting manufactured parts
* Performing equipment setup
* Operating part-cleaning processes
* Collecting and entering data on a computer
* Following standard operating procedures (SOPs)
* Working with engineers to solve manufacturing problems
* Following safety practices
* Adapting to other areas when needed

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* High school diploma
* Prior manufacturing experience
* Good manual dexterity
* Ability to visually identify small defects in parts
* Commitment to meet or exceed manufacturing schedules
* Ability to work within a team environment
* Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement
* Basic computer and math skills
* Ability to follow written work instructions
* Commitment to quality and safety
* Strong oral and written communication skills
* Ability to make decisions and prioritize work responsibilities
* Solid attendance record
* Familiarity with International Standards Organization (ISO) standards
* Experience using a computer for data entry and navigation
* Ability to be a self-starter, work in a fast-paced environment, and multitask
* Some positions also require the ability to troubleshoot machine problems and/or work in a clean-room environment and wear clean-room garments

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Keywords: Gore, job, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Elkton, Newark, Maryland, MD, Pennsylvania, PA, Delaware, DE, manufacturing, assembly, assembler, inspection, inspector, stockroom, operator, operation, machine, machinery, equipment, process, laborer, worker

Job
: Manufacturing/Operations

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: No

Shift
: Late (2nd shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Gore-Temporary-Manufacturing-Positions-Various-Shifts-%28Open-to-Gore-Associate-Ref-Job-MD-21921/1650006/165000616500062012-03-05GoreManufacturing/Operations full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112939

Field Sales Representative - Fire & Public Safety-112939

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Best known as the manufacturer of GORE-TEX® fabrics for garments and footwear, Gore manufactures a wide range of high-performance fabrics engineered to protect wearers in the most demanding environments--from explorers on the North Pole to firefighters, soldiers, and emergency workers. We are looking for a Field Sales Representative to join our Fire & Public Safety team in Elkton, MD.

In this role, you will drive sales of Gore technically oriented fabrics (TOF) to the Fire & Public Safety market. Your initial and primary focus will be on the Fire Service Segment, with likely extensions into the ChemBio and Law Enforcement Categories.

The ideal candidate will:

* Find excitement selling technically oriented fabrics to the Fire & Public Safety market
* Be able to think independently but work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
* Appreciate and develop strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Learning and becoming an active contributor to the pull-through technical-selling activity of the TOF NA Fire & Public Safety business, including the Fire, ChemBio, and Law Enforcement categories
* Using Gore's customer relationship management (CRM) system to coordinate and communicate accumulated market information, along with customary team communications
* Developing and executing strategies to improve Gore products' market penetration and brand insistence at the dealer/distribution level, including incorporation within dealer stocking programs, establishment and coordination of dealer rep and regional manager training modules, proactive market communication (e.g., webinars, social media, email blasts), etc.
* Maintaining strong industry interactions for a number of states/provinces
* Being responsible for end-user/department, dealer/distributor, and independent service provider accounts

Responsibilities in the first 6 months include:

* Becoming grounded in Gore culture and enterprise functions (onboarding activities)
* Learning:
* Fire & Public Safety business and strategies
* Moisture barrier/garment products and business
* ChemBio products and business
* Law Enforcement products and business
* Footwear products and business
* Glove products and business

* Actively participating in:
* Seminars (Fire, ISP, ChemBio, Law Enforcement)
* Team meetings
* Industry events (tradeshows, roadshows, etc).

* Traveling with teammates
* Starting to assume end-user territory and account responsibilities

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree and 5+ years' experience demonstrated success in selling, influencing, program development, and account management, OR high school diploma and more than 10 years' experience demonstrated success in selling, influencing, program development, and account management
* Proven North American fire-service experience and relationships
* Demonstrated aptitude for selling high-value technical products
* Proficiency using computers, Microsoft Office software, and CRM databases
* Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
* Strong networking and relationship-building skills
* Ability to:
* Organize and prioritize
* Work independently and as part of a team
* Travel 50% or more

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Four-year technical or business degree
* Affinity for using social-media communication/devices
* Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Baltimore, Elkton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Maryland, MD, Pennsylvania, PA, Delaware, DE, GORE-TEX, fabrics, technical, field, sales, representative, fire, public safety, chemical, biological, law enforcement, markets, marketing, territories, accounts, manager, management, programs, projects, strategy, strategies, objectives, opportunities, capabilities, information, customers, end, users, dealers, distribution, stocking, requirements, applications, relationships, CRM, influencing, developing, executing, selling, coordinating, establishing, training, networking, trade, road, shows, seminars, meetings, events, communications, social, media, email, web, ISP, garments, moisture, barrier, footwear, shoes, gloves

Job
: Sales

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 50% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Field-Sales-Representative-Fire-&-Public-Safety-Job-MD-21921/1657741/165774116577412012-03-05GoreSales full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 120024

Automation Controls Engineer-120024

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Our core technology division works with all our divisions to conceptualize, develop, and test new products. We are looking for an experienced, project-oriented Automation Controls Engineer to join our plant-based Capital Projects team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will perform electrical design, specification, installation, startup, validation, and support for new and existing process equipment.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about designing, installing, and supporting equipment used to manufacture products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing electrical design and hands-on support for process equipment (e.g., drives, programmable logic controller [PLC] logic programming, human-machine interfaces [HMIs], wiring schematics, power systems, instrumentation, and motor control systems)
* Leading and being a team member of equipment projects from start to finish, including hands-on startup
* Working closely with vendors on the design and purchase of new equipment and modification to existing systems
* Troubleshooting existing process equipment
* Creating and updating electrical schematics, specifications, software, and documentation
* Developing and completing process-equipment validations and documentation
* Developing PLC and HMI software for new equipment and processes
* Working closely and partnering with shop associates as a resource for electrical expertise
* Working with process engineers to improve existing equipment and design and install next-generation equipment
* Providing field supervision of contractors for installation of new equipment
* Utilization of quality system to facilitate the execution and implementation of the efforts listed above.

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or Electromechanical Engineering Technology
* At least 3 years performing electrical design and implementation of control systems
* Demonstrated experience working as an integral part of a design team
* Experience in/with:
* PLC logic programming (Allen Bradley preferred)
* HMI interface programming
* Industrial networking
* Computer-assisted design (CAD) drawing to generate schematics and other documentation
* AC drives and controls

* Ability to:
* Lead, prioritize, and complete multiple, complex technical projects and daily tasks
* Travel up to 10%

* Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and machine-safety practices
* Excellent communication skills
* Ability and desire to work in a hands-on manufacturing environment

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience in/with:
* Web handling
* Batch control systems
* AutoCAD
* Allen Bradley drive programming
* Wonderware HMI programming
* Data acquisition
* Hazardous Area Installations

* Working knowledge and understanding of piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID)
* Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
* Experience with process equipment validation and change process

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Baltimore, Elkton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Maryland, MD, Pennsylvania, PA, Delaware, DE, engineer, electrical, electromechanical, technology, automation, controls, processes, projects, machine, machinery, equipment, instrumentation, systems, industrial, manufacturing, production, designing, specifications, specifying, installations, installing, modifying, modifications, creating, updating, validations, validating, startup, start-up, troubleshooting, programming, programs, drawings, schematics, wiring, software, power, motors, drives, data, acquisition, vendors, contractors, purchasing, safety, documentation, networking, logic, web, handling, batch, NEC, CAD, PLC, AutoCAD, Allen Bradley, AC, Wonderware, HMI, P&ID, GMP

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Automation-Controls-Engineer-Job-MD-21921/1670499/167049916704992012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 120016

Mechanical Design Engineer-120016

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Our core technology organization works with all our divisions to conceptualize, develop, and test new products. We are looking for an experienced, project-oriented Mechanical Engineer to join our plant-based Capital Projects team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will lead project teams in performing mechanical design, specification, installation, start-up, and qualification of new and existing manufacturing-process equipment.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about designing, developing, and implementing manufacturing-process equipment for products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing mechanical design for process equipment
* Leading projects from start to finish, including defining project scopes, preparing cost estimates, writing functional specifications, design, contract and procurement, build and installation, start-up, and qualification of processing equipment
* Confirming that equipment meets safety, environmental, and ergonomic guidelines, as well as internal standards and applicable local and national codes
* Interacting closely with the plant and divisional design groups and as an integral member of project teams. Project teams will have cross-functional representation that may include mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, process engineers, IT, facilities, skilled trades, operations, and procurement.
* Interacting with product development, process engineering, leadership, and manufacturing teams to determine their equipment needs and project requirements
* Planning and performing experimentation in support of design and implementation of new processes and upgrading of existing processes
* Developing and implementing accurate equipment documentation, such as process and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), mechanical drawings in SolidWorks and AutoCAD, functional specifications, factory and customer test (FAT/CAT), installation and operational qualification (IQ/OQ), etc.
* Leading, coordinating and supporting project teams that consist of suppliers, other engineering disciplines, teams from other Gore sites, purchasing, manufacturing, and skilled-trades associates
* Training process engineers, skilled trades, and manufacturing associates in the intended use and proper maintenance of the equipment acquired/implemented
* Traveling to supplier locations as needed to meet project goals
* Supporting and troubleshooting existing production systems, including hands-on work with equipment in a manufacturing environment
* Using appropriate quality system to facilitate execution and implementation of the efforts listed above

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering
* At least 2 years' experience in equipment design
* Practical experience developing 3D and 2D CAD documentation
* Demonstrated project-management skills
* Ability to
* research and use mechanical engineering concepts, principles, and theories to design mechanical systems
* effectively communicate technical matters clearly and concisely, both orally and in written reports
* interact and work effectively with cross-functional teams and a diverse group of associates
* interpret and follow applicable local and national codes
* travel 10%, depending on project type and involvement

* Good documentation skills, including ability and willingness to adapt to established documentation requirements and expectations
* Knowledge of general machining/fabrication practices

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience in/with
* Web handling
* Polymer processing
* High-temperature equipment
* Working in a regulated supply-chain environment
* Hazardous area classification and installation

* Familiarity with AutoCAD and SolidWorks
* Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Mechanical-Design-Engineer-Job-MD-21921/1670500/167050016705002012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 120118

Administration Support - Core Technology - EM1-120118

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Our research and development organization works with all our divisions to conceptualize, develop, and test new products. We are looking for an experienced, independent, assertive, and highly motivated Administrative Support Associate to join our team in Elkton, MD. Hours are 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will provide administrative and project support for a variety of teams at one of our facilities.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be energized by providing administrative support for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing an extensive array of administrative tasks, such as managing calendars, scheduling meetings/training, arranging travel, submitting investment reports, database maintenance, etc.
* Attending team meetings and recording minutes
* Generating, proofreading, and distributing various types of documentation, such as presentations, technical reports, etc.
* Coordinating special events, meetings, and celebrations (anniversary celebrations, teambuilding, team milestones, etc).
* Providing backup coverage for reception and the switchboard. Front-desk coverage responsibilities include:
* Greeting visitors
* Processing incoming telephone calls in an efficient, professional manner
* Protecting the security interests of Gore by issuing appropriate badges and agreements

* Performing other tasks as business needs require

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Two-year associate degree in a relevant field plus 2 years of administrative-support experience, OR a high school diploma plus 3-5 years of administrative-support experience
* Desire and proven ability to provide professional, consistent, courteous, and effective customer service to internal and external customers
* Ability to positively and professionally represent Gore over the telephone and in person
* Strong organization and follow-through skills
* Detail oriented
* Ability to multitask and prioritize projects/requests in a fast-paced, changing environment
* Ability to use good judgment and act with integrity
* Excellent attendance and punctuality
* Ability to maintain complete confidentiality in all business matters
* Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing and collaborate with a diverse range of people and job functions
* Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office Suite, Lotus Notes, and BT Conferencing
* Demonstrated proficiency in grammar, editing, and proofreading
* Ability to think and work independently as well as work within a team
* Commitment to continuous improvement, including the ability to identify processes that can be streamlined within the function, generate solutions, and drive to implementation
* Self-initiative and problem-solving skills
* Flexibility with workload, commitments, and schedule to meet business needs
* Professional appearance and demeanor
* Ability to make at least a 2-year commitment to this role

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Administrative Support

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Administration-Support-Core-Technology-EM1-Job-MD-21921/1672144/167214416721442012-03-05GoreAdministrative Support full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112732

Clinical Study Development - Stroke-112732

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Clinical Study Development Associate to join our Stroke Interventions Clinical Affairs team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will serve as a key resource in developing and delivering clinical research strategies and tactics for the Stroke Interventions business through scientific dialogue with key opinion leaders and other existing or potential customers. Also, you will disseminate appropriate clinical knowledge about the market, feed clinical study insight from the market back into the organization, and drive clinical study development.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing and supporting clinical studies for state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Developing broad and deep understanding of the clinical research environment for current and future Stroke Interventions products and relevant pipeline products through dialogue with internal and external stakeholders
* Providing guidance to the business on ways to gain competitive advantage through clinical study initiatives
* Monitoring and reporting on competitive research activities pertinent to the business
* Identifying, gaining access to, and developing professional relationships with targeted FDA, CMS, and private-payer leaders/influencers in areas of commercial and research interest to the business
* Helping define strategies and tactics for the Stroke Interventions clinical team consistent with business goals and objectives
* Supporting research initiatives that include site identification and evaluation and opinion-leader identification
* Serving as a Clinical Affairs consultant to clinical research project teams and government regulatory agencies
* Working with the Health Economics team to develop strategies that best serve regulatory approval and reimbursement needs for business
* Identifying and reporting key activities and trends in the areas of clinical research, regulatory guidelines and requirements, and reimbursement
* Working with industry groups and societies on study and reimbursement initiatives that support the business

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific field
* At least 10 years' clinical research experience
* Experience in forming strong strategic alliances with thought leaders, customers, and business partners
* Deep knowledge and understanding of clinical and regulatory requirements, scientific publications, and study activities in the clinical areas being supported
* Effective leadership, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills
* Experience in clinical presentations and technical writing
* Ability to work independently and within groups in a manner consistent with the Gore culture
* Ability to travel up to 25%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced degree (master's degree or higher) in relevant scientific field
* Understanding of clinical pathologies associated with stroke interventional devices

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Clinical/Regulatory

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 25% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Clinical-Study-Development-Stroke-Job-AZ-86001/1576940/157694015769402012-03-05GoreClinical/Regulatory full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112919

Mechanical Product Design Engineer-112919

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

The Medical Products Division of W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is seeking a mechanical design engineer to support product development. The job will require being responsible for mechanical engineering support in the creation and the development of the metal frame portion of an implantable device. The focus of the position is the evaluation of fitness for use of frame material, geometry, assembly process, and required durability testing. The person will work as a core member of a project team and with other technical associates to transition a product from concept thorough market release.

Expectations include:

*
Coordinate the design, manufacturing, and test activities with a multidisciplinary extended support team of metallurgy, laser processing, and finite element analysis associates.

*
Work with other design engineers to develop test methods, execute experiments, and produce designs that meet the requirements of the intended application of the device.

*
Use a fundamental understanding of the device use in a clinical setting and the physiologic loading conditions.

*
Understand the interdependency between design and the manufacturing processes.

Critical success factors are:

*
A solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and comfortable applying solid mechanics (theoretical and experimental) to assess performance.

*
A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of the project.

*
Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion

*
Ability to network and interface effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities

Qualifications

* A technical degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Aerospace, or Material Science Engineering.
* The candidate must have 3-5 years of working knowledge and experience in design utilizing various CAD software such as AutoCAD, Solid works, and/or ProE.
* Working knowledge or experience in stent Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
* Working knowledge or experience with medical grade implantable materials and metallurgy.
* Working knowledge or experience with laser processing of medical grade implantable materials.
* Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills.

Desirable Attributes

* Previous hands-on experience with implantable medical products
* Experience on a new product development team
* An advanced technical degree
* Proven problem solver, reaches creative and innovative solutions
* The ability to set and meet aggressive timelines
* Willingness to travel periodically

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 20% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Mechanical-Product-Design-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1596464/159646415964642012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112731

Electrical/Controls & Automation Engineer-112731

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for an entry-level Electrical/Controls and Automation Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with product development, manufacturing, and machine-design teams and be responsible for designing, building, implementing, and supporting manufacturing, R&D, and test equipment.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Designing control systems, including motion, vision, robotics, and SCADA
* Developing safe manufacturing, R&D, and test equipment
* Writing and validating software
* Documenting systems, software, and electrical schematics
* Writing supporting documentation for manufacturing per quality system requirements
* Supporting manufacturing by installing, qualifying, troubleshooting, and modifying existing equipment
* Performing calibrations and revising maintenance and calibration procedures in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering, or related degree
* Programming experience
* Good verbal and written communication skills

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Ability to develop machine-design concepts based on needs for product quality, process capability, and/or manufacturing throughput
* Proficiency integrating computer hardware/software, motion-control, and instrumentation components
* Understanding of and ability to develop control algorithms
* Understanding of data acquisition systems, instrumentation, and calibration
* Knowledge of industrial control concepts such as RS232 and Ethernet communications protocols, distributed I/O, and analog and digital signal processing
* Understanding of electrical standards such as NFPA 79 and NEC
* A work style of hands-on involvement in all phases of a project
* Experience with/in:
* Programming in .NET, LabView, and C++
* Programming PLCs
* Motion-control systems
* Implementing temperature, strain, flow, and pressure transducers and other sensors
* Electrical troubleshooting and equipment maintenance in a manufacturing environment
* Machine-vision systems, lasers, and laser systems
* The medical-device or other regulated industry

Candidates must have legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: No

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-ElectricalControls-&-Automation-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1604945/160494516049452012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112870

Occupational Health Nurse-112870

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for an experienced Occupational Health Nurse to join our Environmental, Health, and Safety (EH&S) team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will plan, lead, and implement Occupational Health programs, practices, and procedures for the Medical Products Division.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing occupational health support
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Coordinating comprehensive case management for associates with work-related injuries to facilitate and maximize healthcare outcomes in a cost-effective manner
* Developing case-management plans using a multidisciplinary approach including the associate, other health care providers, plant leaders, safety generalists, ergonomic team members, and others as appropriate
* Effectively communicating and engaging with medical providers, insurance companies, state workers' compensation commissions, and workplace team members
* Maintaining individual records to ensure continuity of care and group data for trend analyses
* Collecting, analyzing, and reporting health and safety metrics
* Planning, conducting, and evaluating occupational health-surveillance programs; collaborating with EH&S team on controls for injury prevention and health-surveillance programs related to actual and potential hazards in the workplace
* Ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations and other local, state, and federal regulations
* Providing training to associates
* Partnering with divisional, corporate, and global EH&S teams

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Current Registered Nurse (RN) license
* At least 5 years' nursing experience; occupational-health nursing strongly preferred
* Strong background in occupational health and case management
* Established skills in developing and implementing practical and effective risk-reduction solutions
* Demonstrated knowledge of environmental health, toxicology, pharmaceuticals, safety, industrial hygiene, and ergonomics
* Understanding of governmental regulations as they apply to occupational and environmental health and safety
* Demonstrated organizational priority-setting skills
* Attention to detail
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Strong computer skills
* Ability to:
* Protect and maintain confidentiality of records/information
* Manage multiple projects
* Work effectively independently and in a team environment

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Board certification in occupational-health and case-management nursing
* Bachelor's degree
* Occupational-health nursing experience in a manufacturing environment
* Previous use of OHM electronic medical records

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Safety/Environmental

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Organization
: Medical Products Division

Travel
: Yes, 20% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Occupational-Health-Nurse-Job-AZ-86001/1606477/160647716064772012-03-05GoreSafety/Environmental full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112992

Environmental/Health/Safety Specialist - Flagstaff-112992

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for an experienced Environmental, Health, and Safety (EH&S) Specialist to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will develop, implement, and maintain EH&S programs, practices, and procedures for the plant site and division.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing EH&S support
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Developing, implementing, and maintaining plant and divisional EH&S programs, practices, and procedures
* Effectively addressing EH&S standards while meeting operational and business needs
* Training and coaching associates in related EH&S practices
* Leading EH&S reviews for processes and equipment and developing appropriate controls
* Collecting, analyzing, and reporting health and safety metrics
* Coordinating with divisional environmental associates to ensure data collection and compliance with environmental programs
* Partnering with divisional, corporate, and global EH&S teams
* Maintaining a hazard communication program
* Conducting incident investigations and identifying corrective and preventive actions
* Engaging and participating with new-product development teams early in the design process to ensure ergonomic principles, safety controls, etc., are incorporated into design

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Four-year degree in EH&S field, or equivalent work experience
* Two to five years' EH&S experience in a manufacturing environment
* Demonstrated organizational priority-setting skills
* Attention to detail
* Established skills in developing and implementing practical and effective risk-reduction solutions
* Strong communication skills
* Ability to:
* Build consensus and influence a diverse group of associates in safe behaviors and practices
* Work effectively in a team environment
* Work in a team-shared, 24-hour on-call environment
* Work occasional weekends and off-shift hours
* Travel up to 10%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* CSP certification by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals
* Strong knowledge and understanding of chemical processes
* Experience in:
* Ergonomics
* Industrial hygiene
* Hazardous waste programs
* Process/equipment hazard risk-analysis tools

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Safety/Environmental

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-EnvironmentalHealthSafety-Specialist-Flagstaff-Job-AZ-86001/1606480/160648016064802012-03-05GoreSafety/Environmental full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120091

Design Engineering Technician-120091

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore PharmBIO Products ensures purity and security for global pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers by developing and supplying innovative, nonreactive product-contact components that control contamination and meet demanding process challenges. We are looking for an experienced Design Engineering Technician to join our Design Engineering team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will interact with a variety of associates, including design engineers, process engineers, application engineers, manufacturing, and procurement, to create and modify technical drawings and provide other types of design-engineering support. You will partner with cross-functional teams to prioritize and drive the highest-impact projects in the manufacturing area.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing design-engineering support for products that are the highest value in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Creating drawings for products and prototypes in support of our business
* Creating and modifying drawings for mechanical and electrical equipment
* Developing an understanding of material selection and finishing techniques for tooling
* Investigating new technologies and vendor capabilities in support of continuous improvement
* Designing basic production and test fixtures to support the design-engineering team
* Working with skilled trades to optimize and document equipment modifications
* Driving or assisting in the equipment-qualification process, including documentation and testing
* Using document-management techniques to create, store, and maintain drawings and engineering data according to quality system and engineering procedures

You may also be involved with:

* Ordering and validating new tooling for our production process, including generating the tooling drawings with appropriate tolerancing and qualifying new production tooling through the first article procedure
* Managing relationships with tooling vendors, including procuring tooling, addressing quality and delivery issues, measuring vendor performance, and driving improvement in tooling costs and quality
* Maintaining tooling inventory and owning the tooling-management process
* Using troubleshooting skills to investigate non-conforming tooling
* Supporting inspection and measurement equipment required to measure product and tooling dimensions

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* At least 3 years' experience proficiently using AutoCAD or a 3D modeling package to create and modify drawings
* Associate degree in mechanical engineering or drafting
* Experience creating, interpreting, and modifying technical drawings, tolerances, and dimensioning of complex objects
* Strong mechanical aptitude
* Technical-writing skills
* Fundamental math skills (such as the ability to calculate averages and standard deviations, use and understand formulas, etc.)
* Demonstrated ability to:
* Apply technical knowledge in a hands-on fashion in the course of design, optimization, development, and troubleshooting activities
* Define and execute complex tasks

* Ability to:
* Understand complex equipment
* Represent Gore in a professional manner to outside vendors
* Work independently, multi-task, and prioritize to meet changing business needs
* Network and contribute in teams with different skills, varied educations, and diverse backgrounds
* Use Microsoft Office applications, including entering data, performing calculations, and creating graphs in Excel
* Work within the manufacturing execution system (MES) and quality system
* Communicate effectively across functions

* Willingness to support occasional off-shift production activities as necessary

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience with:
* SolidWorks
* Advanced tolerancing, such as geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)

* Understanding of metallurgy, hardening techniques, and machining technologies
* Familiarity with rotary die cutting or injection molding.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Technicians

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Design-Engineering-Technician-Job-MD-21921/1672146/167214616721462012-03-05GoreTechnicians full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 120030

Core Technology - Process Engineer - Membranes-120030

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Our core technology organization works with all our divisions to conceptualize, develop, and test new products. We are looking for an experienced Process Engineer to join our PTFE Membranes Processing team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. This is an opportunity to be part of a talented engineering team in a platform with significant existing operations; a diverse product portfolio including filtration, electronics and venting; and exciting technology opportunities. In this role, you will:

* Measure, understand, and document our products and processes
* Realize process improvements
* Bring current technology into operations
* Introduce new products to manufacturing
* Interact with downstream partners

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing and improving manufacturing processes for products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Improving products and processes using your engineering and project management skills
* Working with design engineers and skilled trades associates to develop and install new equipment
* Working with new product development associates to introduce new products to manufacturing
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining our manufacturing processes
* Creating, conducting, and reviewing experiments using statistical methods
* Using SPC run charts to evaluate process variation
* Assessing process and product improvements for regulatory, quality, ergonomic, safety, environmental, and cost impacts
* Planning and conducting product, process, and equipment validations
* Working with downstream partners to understand and match fitness-for-use requirements to process measurements and set points, and to ensure products continually meet performance needs
* Documenting your work with reports, tech notebooks, the quality system, and design file entries

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or materials science
* At least 3 years of engineering experience
* Demonstrated experience using engineering skills in manufacturing and process development
* Working knowledge of statistics
* Excellent writing and speaking skills
* Demonstrated ability to:
* Network and contribute effectively in teams with different skills, varied educations, and diverse backgrounds
* Prioritize, kick off, and carry projects to completion

* Ability to:
* Support off-shifts and weekends
* Travel up to 10%

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Core-Technology-Process-Engineer-Membranes-Job-MD-21921/1672147/167214716721472012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 120178

Optics Technologist - Technical Fabrics-120178

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Best known as the manufacturer of GORE-TEX® fabrics for garments and footwear, Gore manufactures a wide range of high-performance fabrics engineered to protect wearers in the most demanding environments--from explorers on the North Pole to firefighters, soldiers, and emergency workers. We are looking for an Optics Technologist to join our Advanced Military Products team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will lead development of technologies and fundamental understanding of materials and systems that provide multispectral signature management. You will conduct work on novel materials, develop non-standard lab tests, perform simulation and modeling, and establish the foundational science that connects these efforts.

Responsibilities will include:

* Driving fundamental understanding of multilayer composite structures and their multispectral electromagnetic responses
* Understanding composite responses as related to current and emerging sensor technologies, and key performance criteria
* Developing and improving technology/materials to modify/improve performance properties
* Preparing for new product development insertion
* Developing test methods and characterization techniques
* Developing software tools to expedite technology development
* Understanding current and emerging sensor technologies as related to key performance criteria
* Working closely with new-product development and lab associates to support the integration of new technologies and key learnings into new products and tests
* Interacting with expert peers externally and networking within the Gore community
* Participating in field trials as appropriate

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing technologies for advanced military products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* PhD or MS in physics, electrical engineering or related discipline with a strong focus on applied electromagnetics and optics
* Five years of relevant experience in academic or industrial setting
* Demonstrated proficiency in modeling and simulation
* Experience working with polymers and metals
* Experience with computer-controlled instrumentation and computer-based data acquisition
* Demonstrated skills in designing experiments, developing test methods, performing statistical analysis, and managing and leading projects
* Understanding of basic electronics, computers, and computer programming and troubleshooting
* Creativity and strong problem-solving skills
* Demonstrated ability to:
* Understand and characterize the complexities of multispectral wave and material interaction, which includes reflectance, transmittance, absorption and emittance.
* Work independently and in small teams

* Ability to:
* Network effectively within the Gore community and interact with external peers
* Influence cross-functional teams of associates regarding technology
* Work "hands-on" as well as leverage others' approaches to getting things done
* Obtain U.S. Secret clearance
* Travel up to 10% domestically

*
This position requires access to classified information. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and be able to obtain U.S Secret clearance.

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience in/with:
* New-product or technology development
* Hands on work in the area of Optoelectronics
* Simulation and modeling software
* LabVIEW

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

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phontonic semiconductor, defense, thermal analytics, thermal management, optoelectronics, photonics

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Optics-Technologist-Technical-Fabrics-Job-MD-21921/1691529/169152916915292012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 120148

Business Systems Analyst/Project Leader-120148

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Associates in our corporate functions support the work done by the divisions of Gore. We are looking for a Senior Business Systems Analyst/Project Lead for communication and collaboration technologies to join our Enterprise Business Information Systems & Technology team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will lead the requirements-gathering and definition process as well as use-case development, testing, interface design, and deployment activities for multiple project work streams related to communication and collaboration technologies (CCT). You will work closely with the CCT workstream teams to ensure solutions are developed using the defined system development life cycle (SDLC) methodology.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing business systems design and development support for a world-class manufacturer
* Be energized by collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Working with business end users to define and document functional requirements and use cases. Updating and communicating changes to requirements as needed.
* Working with vendors and technology experts to develop and design solutions based on functional requirements.
* Leading system projects or aspects of projects of varying levels of complexity. Coordinating project resources, including vendors, and ensuring timely completion of project deliverables.
* Assisting in conducting research on collaboration software and hardware products to meet agreed-upon requirements.
* Working with the CCT business champion, workstream teams, and business information system/technology program manager to translate user requirements into feasible options and communicate options back to business stakeholders.
* Working with business and technology experts to develop business processes and procedures that are integrated with technical solutions.
* Applying functional knowledge to the design and configuration of system(s).
* Producing deliverables related to project(s) and assisting with post-implementation support and system enhancements.
* Creating, executing, and managing comprehensive test plans for CCT solutions.
* Working closely with the CCT training lead to develop communications and training strategy and curriculum for applications.
* Assisting in delivering training for project team members.

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Five to eight years of business-systems analysis and design experience
*
Minimum Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field

* Two to three years of project-management experience
* Experience leading diverse teams made up of business users, technical developers, and vendor resources in projects or aspects of projects
* Mastery of SDLC management methodologies
* Solid knowledge of IT systems, especially as they relate to business processes
* Outstanding oral and written communication skills
* Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills
* Proven ability to independently lead all aspects of business systems analysis and design, manage own projects and complex tasks, draw conclusions, and propose actions
* Ability to apply broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of business systems analysis and project management to the completion of projects

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Proven experience designing and integrating IT solutions into a global business environment
* Experienced in collaborative technology
* Implemented systems globally
* Developed and executed trainings in a global environment

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Information Technology

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Business-Systems-AnalystProject-Leader-Job-MD-21921/1691531/169153116915312012-03-05GoreInformation Technology full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 120134

Procurement Associate-120134

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

We are looking for an early-career Procurement Associate to join our Supply Chain team in Elkton, MD. If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work as part of an integrated, regional procurement team in support of material procurement and planning needs for multiple manufacturing sites.

Responsibilities include:

* Planning and maintaining purchase orders for raw-material supply, establishing appropriate inventory levels, and communicating effectively with suppliers
* Developing and maintaining positive relationships with key suppliers
* Participating in supplier management activities, including developing and maintaining contract agreements, producing documentation for the quality database, conducting supplier assessments, and processing and analyzing supplier feedback
* Partnering with technology associates to discover, develop, validate, and manage new raw materials and raw-material suppliers
* Performing risk analysis of global supply sources' impact on the supply chain and championing appropriate strategies to communicate and mitigate risk
* Integrating with cross-functional teams to optimize information sharing, decision making, and overall organizational effectiveness
* Developing and implementing process improvements to optimize lead time, reduce inventory, manage materials aging and obsolescence, and eliminate waste in the procurement process
* Serving as liaison between the business and suppliers for regulatory compliance
* Optimizing the integrity of procurement-related ERP data and planning settings in the ERP system

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing procurement support for products that are the highest quality in their class
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* BS degree, preferably in business, supply chain, accounting, industrial engineering or operations
* Minimum of one year of experience in procurement or supply chain management, inclusive of applicable internships and/or in-school collaborative industry projects
* Understanding of legal and contractual issues
* Demonstrated negotiation skills
* Confidence and assertiveness to interact with and influence a wide range of functional communities, including suppliers, engineers, finance, platform leadership, planning, and manufacturing
* Computer proficiency, including working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word
* Must be well organized and flexible
* Ability to identify, influence, and implement business-process improvement opportunities
* Ability to work independently and meet personal goals

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Familiarity or experience with MRPII/ERP/advance planning

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Purchasing/Materials Management

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Procurement-Associate-Job-MD-21921/1691532/169153216915322012-03-05GorePurchasing/Materials Management full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 112400

Quality Assurance Associate-112400

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a experienced Quality Assurance Associate to join the Quality Assurance team for our Peripheral business unit in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will take on a broad range of responsibilities that will have a direct impact on the quality of existing devices during manufacturing as well as next-generation devices during new-product design and development.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about solving hands-on product quality issues, implementing effective corrective actions, and monitoring post-implementation effectiveness
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Working with cross-functional teams supporting new-product development projects, as well as plant-based manufacturing and interplant product transfers
* Building consensus and articulating and communicating team vision, clear direction, commitments, and alignment
* Developing and implementing required quality-system infrastructure in support of new products
* Supporting and leading continuous-improvement projects, driving waste out of quality systems so teams can more efficiently navigate and comply
* Developing procedures and quality reports and initiating change documentation in support of new and existing products
* Evaluating, selecting, and approving vendors
* Auditing compliance
* Addressing product issues, defining and implementing effective corrective actions, and monitoring post-implementation effectiveness
* Training, teaching, coaching, and mentoring associates
* Serving as an advisor to various functional teams (e.g., raw materials, inspection, document control, maintenance and calibration, environmental monitoring and control).
* Participating on multifunctional teams focused on process improvement
* Reviewing product complaints and supporting investigations

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in science or engineering, OR a four-year degree combined with appropriate, relevant experience
* Lead auditor certification, and/or significant experience
* At least 5 years' experience in a Quality Assurance role in the medical-device or pharmaceutical industries
* Experience leading or supporting U.S. FDA and/or Notified Body inspections/audits
* Demonstrated strength and proficiency in the following skill areas:
* Developing, implementing, and maintaining quality systems (both 21 CFR Part 820 and 21 CFR Part 210/211)
* Validating processes
* Document control and change management
* Auditing vendors and processes/systems
* Written and oral communication
* Interpersonal relationships
* Resolving conflicts
* Working independently as well as part of a diverse team
* Prioritizing and multitasking, setting and meeting aggressive timelines
* Statistics

* Basic computer literacy (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience with/in:
* Applying design-control requirements in support of new-product development teams
* Risk-management principles and using relevant tools
* Containing and controlling high-potency APIs
* Developing and implementing stability programs
* Implantable medical devices
* Combination products
* Transferring products from one plant to another
* Validating cleaning, software, and/or analytical test methods

* Demonstrated ability to remove barriers to product delivery using knowledge of continuous-improvement and lean-manufacturing principles, including error proofing, single-piece flow, design for manufacturing, etc., where appropriate

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Quality

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 15% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Quality-Assurance-Associate-Job-AZ-86001/1607655/160765516076552012-03-05GoreQuality full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112550

Manufacturing Technology - Design and Automation Engineer-112550

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for Design and Automation (D&A) Engineer to join our Manufacturing Technology team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will help develop a future-state model for manufacturing by understanding the current state and investigating technologies and process models that will allow manufacturing to meet the demands and product requirements of the future.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about developing and implementing new manufacturing processes and technologies for state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Working together with process and industrial engineers, manufacturing coordinators, and plant leadership to create a vision and strategy for the future state
* Developing technologies that could be used to improve existing processes or emerging products to enable reliable and robust manufacturing equipment
* Developing machine-design concepts based on needs for product quality, process capability, and/or manufacturing throughput
* Prototyping equipment for proof of concept
* Partnering with new-product development teams to develop enabling technologies for new processes and emerging products
* Partnering with the Manufacturing Operations and D&A teams to implement new technologies
* Learning and applying lean manufacturing/Operational Excellence principles to enable robust machine design for increased manufacturing capabilities

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering, or related degree and/or equivalent experience
* At least 3 years' experience in a relevant field
* Programming experience
* Proficiency designing mechanical systems for machines and integrating motion-control and instrumentation components
* Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals, with the ability to apply principles to equipment solutions (e.g., fluid dynamics, mechanics of materials, heat transfer, etc.)
* Strong knowledge of process and equipment design, supervisory systems, machine control, process control, measurement, and troubleshooting
* Understanding of and ability to apply safe electrical practices
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* A work style of hands-on involvement in all phases of a project
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to:
* Work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Ability to shape the vision for future manufacturing and drive the necessary efforts to progress towards that vision
* Understanding of and ability to develop control algorithms
* Knowledge of industrial control concepts such as RS232 and Ethernet communications protocols, distributed I/O, and analog and digital signal processing
* Understanding of the principles of and experience with machining different materials
* Strong computer skills, including disciplined programming experience in at least one of the following: Visual Basic, C#, VBNet, or PLCs
* Experience with/in:
* Stent or stent graft products/processes
* Technical leadership (formal or informal)
* Machine-vision systems, lasers, and laser systems
* Synchronized multi-axis motion control
* Designing ovens
* Designing equipment that meets safety standards and codes
* SolidWorks, CAD-CAM, and/or AutoCAD Electrical
* Troubleshooting and equipment maintenance in a manufacturing environment

Candidates must have legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Manufacturing-Technology-Design-and-Automation-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1640173/164017316401732012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 113014

Project Manager-113014

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

The Medical Products Division of W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to help lead a core team and manage a project in a new product development effort. The person will work in conjunction with manufacturing and development teams and with other technical associates. Activities in the scope of the position include but are not limited to:

The Project Manager will be working as part of a product development team to bring new products from the conceptual state to full-scale manufacturing. This individual will be responsible for not only interfacing with various functional groups within Gore, but also with outside vendors, as needed, to meet development timelines. The candidate must have expertise in the areas of device design control, product development (internal and contract), process development, manufacturing (internal and contract), packaging and sterilization of implantable medical devices.

The primary duties are to coordinate the product development team in a fashion that will achieve project plan milestones. The Project Manager will be expected to drive planning and scheduling as well as mitigate risks to the plan. As part of these responsibilities, this person will help resolve cross-discipline and intra-team issues, and will ensure that the core team achieves project commitments, objectives and goals. This person must work closely with quality assurance, engineering, regulatory, clinical, manufacturing and other groups to provide direction with regard to appropriate testing and inspections, manufacturability, design control, risk management and product specifications.

The Project Manager will also be expected to work closely with a key product specialist to gain input regarding design inputs, fitness for use, clinician input and manufacturing planning. A close partnership with the product specialist is essential in helping move the project to target and making adjustments as necessary.

The Project Manager will act as a principal team liaison for communication with a diverse audience including business leadership, technical associates, the new product development decision groups, and the medical products review board.

Critical Success Factors:

The project manager must:

· lead the team,

· resolve cross-discipline and intra-team issues,

· manage team resources,

· remove obstacles,

· be ultimately responsible for the team/project

· drive the decision making process,

· do whatever it takes to complete the project, however menial the task.

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

*
An engineering degree is required with demonstration of prior successful experience as a Project Manager commercializing medical devices. This experience must include working within GMP and ISO 9000 requirements and the candidate must demonstrate proven technical achievement.

*
Must possess strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills and have an ability to overcome conflict.

*
A willingness to learn and a hands-on approach as a team member throughout all phases of project development are required.

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree
* Experience with project management tools and techniques.
* An MBA or advanced engineering degree.
* A background in Process or Quality Engineering functions is a plus.
* Experience with PMA products is a plus.
* Hands-on experience in process, quality, or reliability engineering
* Hands-on experience with medical products

Candidates must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 20% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Project-Manager-Job-AZ-86001/1643303/164330316433032012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112904

Manufacturing Leader-112904

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a dynamic Manufacturing Leader to join our Aortic/Stroke team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will lead production and area leaders and manufacturing teams across multiple shifts at our Woody Mountain facility.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about leading teams that manufacture state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

*
Establishing a strong partnership with all manufacturing support functions, including engineering, planning; internal suppliers and customers; quality assurance; new product development; maintenance; regulatory; health and safety; finance; and human resources.

* Participating in the Sales & Operations Planning process to determine the resources needed to accomplish the manufacturing goals of the business
* Planning for and ensuring appropriate resources, skills, and equipment are in place to meet current and future commercial product demand
* Partnering with engineering leadership to ensure resource support for integrating new products into manufacturing
* Leading efforts related to the contribution and compensation processes
* Leading and developing other leaders and manufacturing teams; inspiring others
* Participating on the plant operations leadership team to develop and execute a manufacturing strategy aligned with the business plan
* Leading continuous-improvement efforts, including workforce flexibility, total productive maintenance, product flow, and cost of goods sold improvement
* Establishing key manufacturing initiatives, metrics, and goals for the team in alignment with plant and business priorities
* Ensuring effective manufacturing compliance with quality system; regulatory; and environmental, health, and safety requirements
* Practicing, teaching, and promoting the Gore culture
* Developing relationships with other manufacturing leaders to accomplish divisional manufacturing initiatives

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, a technical degree, or equivalent experience
* At least 5 years of demonstrated leadership experience
* Hands-on experience and demonstrated success using operational excellence/lean manufacturing tools
* Experience with or knowledge of ERP software to successfully plan and manage materials within the supply chain
* Hands-on experience working with quality-assurance systems (e.g., ISO, cGMP)
* Experience developing and managing forecasts
* Excellent planning, team-building, and organizational skills
* Demonstrated effective oral and written communication and computer (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) skills
* Strong analytical skills
* Ability to develop and execute plans and consistently produce the desired results
* Demonstrated ability to fairly address performance issues, establish expectations, and hold others accountable
* Proven ability to manage multiple priorities

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience in a medical-device or regulated manufacturing environment

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Manufacturing/Operations

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Manufacturing-Leader-Job-AZ-86001/1646003/164600316460032012-03-05GoreManufacturing/Operations full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112869

Clinical Study Manager - Aortic - Flagstaff, AZ-112869

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Clinical Study Manager to join our Aortic team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will design, plan, implement, and manage parts of and/or the overall conduct of clinical research projects. Your primary responsibility will be to coordinate activities of appropriate Gore associates, clinical site personnel (investigators, coordinators, etc.), and external personnel (e.g., contract research organizations) to ensure compliance with the protocol and overall clinical objectives.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about managing clinical studies for state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Developing, approving, and distributing study-related documents and other study tools to investigational sites, review committees, and study-related training and meetings
* Managing distribution, collection, and tracking of regulatory documentation for clinical-investigators to ensure compliance at both the sites and the sponsor central file
* Participating in the site-qualification, study-initiation, and study-closure processes
* Assisting with management of medical-device distribution, receipt, use, and return in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements
* Reviewing case report forms (CRFs) for clinical content
* Reviewing adverse events for safety and effectiveness information
* Evaluating and analyzing clinical data
* Tracking and reporting progress of studies, including patient screening, enrollment, data collection, adverse-event documentation and reporting, and clinical portions of regulatory submissions
* Assisting in the query-writing and resolution process as required. Identifying and gathering missing or incomplete data from the investigational sites.
* Conducting site visits as necessary
* Acting as a company liaison to work with clinical sites, contract research organizations (CROs), and other vendors to resolve site-related issues
* Assist the Clinical Affairs leader with development and implementation of corrective actions for addressing noncompliance issues at individual sites and across the study
* Maintaining familiarity with current clinical literature and regulatory requirements
* Participating in Clinical Affairs process-improvement initiatives
* Preparing and presenting protocol and general study information at sponsor and investigator meetings

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in science/health related field
* 5 years of experience in clinical/scientific research, nursing, or medical devices/pharmaceutical industry
* Successful experience working on cross-functional teams
* Basic computer literacy (e.g., Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes)
* Strong organizational skills, flexibility, and ability to multi-task
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* 25% travel

Desireable Qualification:

* Investigational device exemption (IDE)/premarket approval (PMA) experience

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Clinical/Regulatory

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 25% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Clinical-Study-Manager-Aortic-Flagstaff%2C-AZ-Job-AZ-86001/1647387/164738716473872012-03-05GoreClinical/Regulatory full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120169

Analytical Chemist/LIMS Administrator-120169

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Industrial Products manufactures a diverse portfolio of filtration, venting, and processing products that improve performance and reliability in industries including telecommunications, chemical processing, electronics, automobiles, fuel cells, disk drives, and semiconductors. Our portfolio of consumer products is engineered to provide high performance and unparalleled service life. We are looking for an Analytical Chemist/LabWare LIMS Administrator to join our Survey Products team in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will provide analytical testing and day-to-day LIMS administration in support of our GORE™ Surveys business servicing the environmental, oil and gas, and mineral exploration markets.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing analytical and LabWare LIMS support and administration
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing thermal desorption/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (TD/GC/MS) analyses and data processing
* Setting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting analytical instruments
* Performing detailed and accurate record keeping compliant with our lab accreditations
* Interacting effectively with other team members regarding technical capabilities, data integrity, and data significance
* Making product-quality decisions
* Participating in continuous-improvement initiatives
* Maintaining the LabWare LIMS configuration
* Developing and implementing new LIMS configurations
* Develop LIMS reports using Crystal Reports
* Maintaining LIMS documentation
* Providing LIMS training

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in chemistry or other related technical degree, OR at least 10 years of experience in analytical testing and data analysis
* Certified LabWare LIMS Administrator, including LIMS_Basic and LabStation experience
* Experience working in a highly automated analytical laboratory environment
* Knowledge of safe chemical-handling procedures
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Willingness to work in a hands-on role
* Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals in a global environment
* Demonstrated ability to:
* Use statistical tools for decision making
* Follow detailed procedures and record data accurately
* Manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a dynamic environment
* Work in a team environment to achieve a set of common goals and objectives

* Ability to travel up to 5%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Recent experience working with and maintaining GC/MS systems

Candidates must be nonsmokers due to clean concepts requirement.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Analytical-ChemistLIMS-Administrator-Job-MD-21921/1693888/169388816938882012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 120157

Chemical Regulatory Affairs Associate - Elkton, MD-120157

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Associates in our corporate functions support the work done by the divisions of Gore. We are looking for a Chemical Regulatory Affairs Associate to join our Chemical Regulatory Affairs Group (CRAG) in Elkton, MD.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will help provide guidance and assistance to the enterprise to comply with chemical use and import/export regulations.

Responsibilities include:

* Taking ownership and being accountable for driving CRAG performance
* Acting as a point of contact for various regulatory agencies, consultants, attorneys, etc.
* Learning and understanding chemical regulations pertaining to the region and/or business being supported, as well as developing a basic knowledge of regulations for other regions relevant to the enterprise
* Working with businesses and other CRAG and Environmental, Health, and Safety (EH&S) associates to facilitate compliance activities
* Completing chemical registrations
* Communicating with appropriate stakeholders
* Creating and maintaining appropriate documentation
* Training associates
* Identifying, communicating, and advising businesses on potential regulatory issues
* Monitoring import/ export for CRAG issues and providing appropriate documentation

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing regulatory compliance support for a world-class manufacturer
* Be energized by collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or a related science field
* Three to five (3-5) years experience in the field of regulatory compliance
* Experience with/or demonstrated ability to understand global chemical registration laws and requirements, such as the United States' Toxic Substance Control Act; the European Union's Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemical Substances; or China's Measures on Environmental Management of New Chemical Substances
* Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills that are adaptable to circumstance and audience
* Demonstrated ability to:
* Influence others
* Lead self effectively
* Drive projects and follow through on commitments
* Handle multiple tasks and priorities

* Ability to travel up to 15% internationally

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience with GHS and CLP standards
* Familiarity with global chemical regulations

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Safety/Environmental

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 15% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Chemical-Regulatory-Affairs-Associate-Elkton%2C-MD-Job-MD-21921/1703258/170325817032582012-03-05GoreSafety/Environmental full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 120187

Administrative Support - Core Technology - Cherry Hill-120187

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Our research and development organization works with all our divisions to conceptualize, develop, and test new products. We are looking for an experienced, independent, assertive, and highly motivated Administrative Support Associate to join our team in Elkton, MD at our Cherry Hill facility. Normal hours are 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., but some flexibility may be required.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will partner with administrative associates at other facilities to provide administrative support for the Core Technology Skilled Trades Team.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be energized by providing administrative support for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Administering the 7i database for the Eastern Cluster Core Technology (CT) Division
* Entering preventative maintenance (PM) work orders
* Creating PM documents from the PM worksheet
* Creating PM schedules
* Adding and deleting equipment
* Deactivating PMs
* Troubleshooting 7i system issues
* Providing general user training and guidance for the 7i system

* Partnering closely with Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering administrative support to ensure coordination of efforts and knowledge and information sharing between the shop and engineering
* Administering the advocate feedback process
* Creating and distributing newsletter for the CT Skilled Trades team
*
Performing an extensive array of administrative tasks, such as managing calendars, scheduling meetings/training, arranging travel, submitting investment reports, performing database maintenance, etc.

*
Attending team meetings and recording minutes

*
Generating, proofreading, and distributing various types of documents and correspondence (e.g., letters, faxes, presentations, etc.)

*
Assisting in development of documentation, standards, and procedures for the shop

* Coordinating special events, meetings, and celebrations (anniversary celebrations, teambuilding, team milestones, etc).
* Providing primary backup coverage for reception and the switchboard. Front-desk coverage responsibilities include:
* Greeting visitors
* Processing incoming telephone calls in an efficient, professional manner
* Protecting the security interests of Gore by issuing appropriate badges and agreements

* Performing other tasks as business needs require

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7i : asset maintenance management system

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Two-year associate degree in a relevant field plus 2 years administrative/support experience, OR a high school diploma plus 3-5 years administrative/support experience
* Desire and proven ability to provide professional, consistent, courteous, and effective customer service to internal and external customers
* Commitment to continuous improvement, including the ability to identify processes that can be streamlined within the function, generate solutions, and drive to implementation
* Ability to positively and professionally represent Gore over the telephone and in person
* Strong organization and follow-through skills
* Detail oriented
* Ability to multitask and prioritize projects/requests in a fast-paced, changing environment
* Ability to use good judgment and act with integrity
* Excellent attendance and punctuality
* Demonstrated ability to recognize and maintain confidential information
* Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing and collaborate with a diverse range of people and job functions
* Demonstrated intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite and Lotus Notes
* Demonstrated proficiency in grammar, editing, and proofreading
* Ability to think and work independently as well as work within a team
* Self-initiative and problem-solving skills
* Flexibility with workload, commitments, and schedule to meet business needs
* Professional appearance and demeanor
* Creativity
* Ability to work outside of normal working hours as necessary

Desired Skills:

* Experience working in a manufacturing environment

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Administrative Support

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: No

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Administrative-Support-Core-Technology-Cherry-Hill-Job-MD-21921/1705373/170537317053732012-03-05GoreAdministrative Support full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 120049

Sitka Gear Product Line Development Associate-120049

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Best known as the manufacturer of GORE-TEX® fabrics for garments and footwear, Gore manufactures a wide range of high-performance fabrics engineered to protect wearers in the most demanding environments--from explorers on the North Pole to firefighters, soldiers, and emergency workers.

Sitka Gear, a subsidiary of Gore, designs and manufactures the fastest-growing brand of pinnacle performance hunting and archery gear, and is looking for a Product Line Development Associate to join the Sitka Gear team in Bozeman, MT. Visit sitkagear.com to learn more.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will support the design, development, and production of multiple product lines simultaneously through the management of product specifications and timelines. You will use your experience in and knowledge of manufacturing to identify opportunities to maximize profit while exercising sound analysis and judgment, influencing the thinking of others, and managing relationships with our key vendors and manufacturers to ensure timely delivery. Ideally, you will draw on your manufacturing and use-in-the-field experience to improve product form, fit, and function.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about the outdoors and outdoor lifestyles
* Find excitement in supporting design, development, and production of high-performance hunting gear
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Supporting development and presentation of products specifically for the hunting market
* Supporting design, development and production of product from prototypes to bulk production
* Being accountable for creating and maintaining product specifications (PLM)
* Driving, maintaining and managing development timelines
* Coordinating quality control
* Managing vendor relations and communication
* Conducting regular email correspondence with factories and mills
* Exercising extraordinary attention to detail
* Entering data

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree
* At least 3 years' relevant experience in technical outerwear
* Demonstrated experience of line planning and product costing/costing models
* Knowledge of garment construction, patterns, and textiles
* Solid working knowledge of design-platform software, including Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Word and Excel, and a PLM system
* Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
* Extraordinary attention to detail
* Demonstrated initiative and strong work ethic
* Strong ability to manage multiple products lines and other projects simultaneously
* Proven ability to:
* Maintain schedules and deadlines
* Follow through completely on tasks and projects

* Ability to:
* Work independently and meet deliverable dates with minimal supervision
* Work well under pressure
* Gather appropriate input and make clear, well-reasoned decisions
* Work reliably with remote team members
* Travel 20-40% domestically and internationally

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Knowledge of or experience with textile material specifications and various printing, treatments, and coatings
* Hands-on experience with sewing and garment building
* A passionate hunter (strong familiarity with the end use of the garments)

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Maryland-Elkton

Travel
: Yes, 20% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Elkton-Sitka-Gear-Product-Line-Development-Associate-Job-MD-21921/1705375/170537517053752012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSElkton, MD, USJob ID: 111896

Intellectual Property Technical Specialist-111896

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for an Intellectual Property Technical Specialist to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will help manage important intellectual-property activities. You will be an integral part of our business and legal teams and will work on cutting-edge technical and legal issues that are found only at the forefront of research and development efforts.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing IP support for development of state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Supporting internal legal and product-development teams focused on research and development as well as current products
* Creating and driving intellectual-property strategies related to product and technology development
* Interacting with the legal group regarding patent drafting and prosecution, including claim drafting, response, and overall portfolio strategies
* Supporting our business and legal team with freedom-to-practice, patentability, and patent-validity analysis, including intensive searches of patent and non-patent literature databases
* Providing proactive prioritization, strategic consultation, and cultivation of the intellectual-property portfolio in support of the business unit's intellectual-property needs
* Counseling, training, and mentoring internal associates and suppliers on intellectual-property issues
* Identifying and enforcing trade-secret matters
* Supporting litigation activity as directed

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* At least one of the following:
* Bachelor's degree in science or engineering
* Graduate degree with broad-based engineering skills
* Bachelor's or graduate degree (any discipline) plus experience working with interventional medical devices

* At least 3 years' experience in a strategic intellectual-property and technology coordinator role
* Experience with patent drafting, prosecution strategies, and patent law
* Skills performing patent and non-patent literature searches
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Strong business acumen
* Ability to facilitate and appropriately serve as a liaison on issues between technical and legal colleagues
* Flexibility and adaptability to work in a hands-on, fast-paced, multidisciplinary team environment

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Registered Patent Agent, with detailed knowledge of patent laws and regulations

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Intellectual-Property-Technical-Specialist-Job-AZ-86001/1652688/165268816526882012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 113028

Process Engineer-113028

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with manufacturing and development teams and other technical associates to carry out engineering studies.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing and writing validations of products, processes, and equipment in accordance with FDA and ISO guidelines
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining medical-device manufacturing processes and equipment
* Modeling the effects of the physiological environment on medical devices
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to medical products and their manufacturability
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analyses of regulatory requirements, product-quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental requirements, and economics
* Driving efficient scale-up of manufacturing processes
* Developing and carrying out performance tests on devices to characterize and document their safety
* Designing, building, and testing prototypes
* Documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and design file entries
* Writing procedures and training and assisting technical associates

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in science or engineering
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
* Ability to network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree
* Hands-on experience in process, quality, or reliability engineering
* Hands-on experience with medical products
* Ability to travel periodically

Candidates must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, engineer, engineering, implantable, medical, device, manufacturing, manufacturability, process, products, equipment, study, studies, physiological, environment, modeling, models, analysis, analyzing, improvements, characterization, optimization, evaluation, validation, prototypes, specifications, experiments, experimental, design, performance, build, testing, development, scale-up, troubleshooting, statistical, statistics, regulatory, regulated, requirements, guidelines, procedures, ergonomics, reliability, safety, quality, economics, ISO, 9000, GMP

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Process-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1655727/165572716557272012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120013

Process Engineer-120013

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with manufacturing and development teams and other technical associates to carry out engineering studies for a product early in the product development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing and writing validations of products, processes, and equipment in accordance with FDA and ISO guidelines
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining medical-device manufacturing processes and equipment
* Modeling the effects of the physiological environment on medical devices
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to medical products and their manufacturability
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analyses of regulatory requirements, product-quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental requirements, and economics
* Driving efficient scale-up of manufacturing processes
* Developing and carrying out performance tests on devices to characterize and document their safety
* Designing, building, and testing prototypes
* Documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and design file entries
* Writing procedures and training and assisting technical associates

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in science or engineering
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
* Ability to network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree
* Hands-on experience in process, quality, or reliability engineering
* Hands-on experience with medical products
* Ability to travel periodically

Candidates must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, engineer, engineering, implantable, medical, device, manufacturing, manufacturability, process, products, equipment, study, studies, physiological, environment, modeling, models, analysis, analyzing, improvements, characterization, optimization, evaluation, validation, prototypes, specifications, experiments, experimental, design, performance, build, testing, development, scale-up, troubleshooting, statistical, statistics, regulatory, regulated, requirements, guidelines, procedures, ergonomics, reliability, safety, quality, economics, ISO, 9000, GMP

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Process-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1655729/165572916557292012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120011

Process Engineer-120011

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with manufacturing and development teams and other technical associates to carry out engineering studies.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing and writing validations of products, processes, and equipment in accordance with FDA and ISO guidelines
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining medical-device manufacturing processes and equipment
* Modeling the effects of the physiological environment on medical devices
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to medical products and their manufacturability
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analyses of regulatory requirements, product-quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental requirements, and economics
* Driving efficient scale-up of manufacturing processes
* Developing and carrying out performance tests on devices to characterize and document their safety
* Designing, building, and testing prototypes
* Documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and design file entries
* Writing procedures and training and assisting technical associates

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in science or engineering
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
* Ability to network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree
* Hands-on experience in process, quality, or reliability engineering
* Hands-on experience with medical products
* Ability to travel periodically

Candidates must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, engineer, engineering, implantable, medical, device, manufacturing, manufacturability, process, products, equipment, study, studies, physiological, environment, modeling, models, analysis, analyzing, improvements, characterization, optimization, evaluation, validation, prototypes, specifications, experiments, experimental, design, performance, build, testing, development, scale-up, troubleshooting, statistical, statistics, regulatory, regulated, requirements, guidelines, procedures, ergonomics, reliability, safety, quality, economics, ISO, 9000, GMP

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Process-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1655730/165573016557302012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120010

Process Engineer-120010

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with manufacturing and development teams and other technical associates to carry out engineering studies.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing and writing validations of products, processes, and equipment in accordance with FDA and ISO guidelines
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining medical-device manufacturing processes and equipment
* Modeling the effects of the physiological environment on medical devices
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to medical products and their manufacturability
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analyses of regulatory requirements, product-quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental requirements, and economics
* Driving efficient scale-up of manufacturing processes
* Developing and carrying out performance tests on devices to characterize and document their safety
* Designing, building, and testing prototypes
* Documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and design file entries
* Writing procedures and training and assisting technical associates

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in science or engineering
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
* Ability to network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree
* Hands-on experience in process, quality, or reliability engineering
* Hands-on experience with medical products
* Ability to travel periodically

Candidates must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, engineer, engineering, implantable, medical, device, manufacturing, manufacturability, process, products, equipment, study, studies, physiological, environment, modeling, models, analysis, analyzing, improvements, characterization, optimization, evaluation, validation, prototypes, specifications, experiments, experimental, design, performance, build, testing, development, scale-up, troubleshooting, statistical, statistics, regulatory, regulated, requirements, guidelines, procedures, ergonomics, reliability, safety, quality, economics, ISO, 9000, GMP

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Process-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1655731/165573116557312012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120005

Process Engineer-120005

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with manufacturing and development teams and other technical associates to carry out engineering studies.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing and writing validations of products, processes, and equipment in accordance with FDA and ISO guidelines
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining medical-device manufacturing processes and equipment
* Modeling the effects of the physiological environment on medical devices
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to medical products and their manufacturability
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analyses of regulatory requirements, product-quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental requirements, and economics
* Driving efficient scale-up of manufacturing processes
* Developing and carrying out performance tests on devices to characterize and document their safety
* Designing, building, and testing prototypes
* Documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and design file entries
* Writing procedures and training and assisting technical associates

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in science or engineering
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
* Ability to network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree
* Hands-on experience in process, quality, or reliability engineering
* Hands-on experience with medical products
* Ability to travel periodically

Candidates must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, engineer, engineering, implantable, medical, device, manufacturing, manufacturability, process, products, equipment, study, studies, physiological, environment, modeling, models, analysis, analyzing, improvements, characterization, optimization, evaluation, validation, prototypes, specifications, experiments, experimental, design, performance, build, testing, development, scale-up, troubleshooting, statistical, statistics, regulatory, regulated, requirements, guidelines, procedures, ergonomics, reliability, safety, quality, economics, ISO, 9000, GMP

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Process-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1655732/165573216557322012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112656

IT Desktop Support Technician - Temporary/Part Time-112656

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a temporary, part-time IT Desktop Support Technician to join our IT team in Flagstaff, AZ.

At Gore, whether you have a temporary or permanent position with us, we believe in you as an individual. We value your know-how and ideas. Our goal is to create a positive, respectful workplace in which everyone is treated fairly.

In this role, you will work on a team to provide desktop support services for manufacturing and support facilities in a global enterprise network environment.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing desktop support for manufacturing and office facilities
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Providing PC hardware and software support, troubleshooting, and maintenance
* Complying with and contributing to divisional and corporate IT standards
* Performing other duties as required

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* At least 1 year of working experience in the IT field
* Experience supporting Novell NetWare Client and Lotus Notes
* Customer-service experience
* Good knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Professional operating systems and Microsoft Office Suite
* Knowledge of network concepts
* Excellent telephone and personal communication skills
* Ability to provide quality service to meet customer expectations and maintain internal and external customer relations

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Demonstrated analytical and training experience

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, information, technology, IT, desktop, support, technician, systems, hardware, software, business, applications, customer, service, configuration, configuring, installing, installation, troubleshooting, maintaining, maintenance, analysis, analytical, training, global, enterprise, networking, operating systems, standards, Novell, NetWare, Client, Lotus, Notes, Microsoft, Windows, 2000, XP, Office, Suite

Job
: Information Technology

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: No

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-IT-Desktop-Support-Technician-TemporaryPart-Time-Job-AZ-86001/1655734/165573416557342012-03-05GoreInformation Technology full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112780

Process Engineer-112780

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with manufacturing and development teams and other technical associates to carry out engineering studies and changes in support of current products and new product development.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Performing and writing validations of products, processes, and equipment in accordance with FDA and ISO guidelines
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining medical-device manufacturing processes and equipment
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to medical products and their manufacturability
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and products based on analyses of regulatory requirements, product-quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental requirements, and economics
* Driving efficient scale-up of manufacturing processes
* Developing and carrying out performance tests on devices to characterize and document their safety
* Designing, building, and testing prototypes
* Documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and design file entries
* Modeling the effects of the physiological environment on medical devices
* Writing procedures and training and assisting technical associates

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in science or engineering, OR at least 5 years' experience in an engineering capacity in the medical-device or pharmaceutical industry
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
* Ability to network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced technical degree
* Hands-on experience in process, quality, or reliability engineering
* Hands-on experience with medical products
* Ability to travel periodically

Candidates must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, engineer, engineering, implantable, medical, device, manufacturing, manufacturability, process, products, equipment, study, studies, physiological, environment, modeling, models, analysis, analyzing, improvements, characterization, optimization, evaluation, validation, prototypes, specifications, experiments, experimental, design, performance, build, testing, development, scale-up, troubleshooting, statistical, statistics, regulatory, regulated, requirements, guidelines, procedures, ergonomics, reliability, safety, quality, economics, ISO, 9000, GMP

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Process-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1655735/165573516557352012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120023

Cost Analyst - Flagstaff, AZ - AZ-120023

Description

W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. is seeking a Cost Analyst to join the Medical Products Division as part of the Cardiovascular operating unit and division financial team. The successful candidate will provide financial support for manufacturing plants with responsibilities and commitments which include:

* Perform the role of finance business partner to Manufacturing Leadership with responsibility for the Cost of Goods Sold section of the Income Statement.
* Participate in the development & regular review of the business plan by working with cost center owners to understand & create their investment plans (e.g. headcount and capital planning), and by working with Business Analysts & Project teams to understand sales demand and create current & future projections for Cost of Goods Sold for each product.
* Support the development of cost standards for new products and participate in the global cost update process for the product portfolio.
* Work with Project teams and Business Analysts to develop costs estimates for potential New Product Development initiatives.
* Work with Operations & Project teams to identify, financially model, and prioritize cost improvement opportunities.
* Analyze manufacturing performance via manufacturing variance and scorecard analysis and communicate results to Manufacturing Leadership.
* Prepare monthly financial reports and scorecards, including the analysis and communication of Cost of Goods Sold results as part of the monthly P&L financial reporting process.
* Work closely with division accounting to ensure alignment and to ensure data integrity of manufacturing systems (e.g. product costs are properly maintained).
* Perform ad-hoc analyses as requested (e.g. capacity planning).
* Prepare & present financial information to leadership as needed.
* Educate non-financial associates on financial matters and how to interpret and impact financial results.
* Participate in divisional Finance, Project, & Plant team initiatives.

Qualifications

· BS degree required, accounting or business-related discipline.

· 5+ years accounting related experience required, with at least 3 in a manufacturing environment preferred.

· MBA, CPA, or CMA certification preferred.

· Excellent leadership, analytical, and interpersonal skills.

· Experience and success in working in a team centered environment.

· Working knowledge of accounting concepts (GAAP and/or IFRS).

· Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint).

· Experience with ERP systems, Cognos TM1 and PowerPlay and Oracle Discoverer a plus.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Job
: Finance/Accounting

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Cost-Analyst-Flagstaff%2C-AZ-AZ-Job-AZ-86001/1659665/165966516596652012-03-05GoreFinance/Accounting full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112959

SAS Programmer-112959

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a SAS Programmer to join our Clinical Affairs team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will program SAS code that can be used and reused across multiple clinical studies and therapies, and provide SAS programming leadership and collaboration within the clinical-study team. Programming responsibilities will primarily focus on FDA submissions, but will periodically involve other types of SAS programming efforts in support of the clinical and marketing teams, and possibly other groups within the enterprise.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing SAS programming support for clinical studies
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Working closely with the clinical team to formulate case report forms (CRFs) and establish specifications for analysis datasets, summary tables, and listings
* Working closely with the biostatistician(s) and other SAS programmer(s) to plan, program, and validate analysis datasets, statistical tables, listings, and graphs in support of clinical-study reports for all phases of the clinical endeavor

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree
* At least 3 years of SAS programming experience in a clinical-research environment; OR 5 years of comparable SAS programming experience
* Strong knowledge of SAS, including some combination of the following: Base SAS, SAS Macro Language, SAS ODS facility, SAS GRAPH, SAS STAT
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Ability to:
* Produce clear and well-documented SAS programs
* Work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
* Work independently, as well as part of a team
* Be flexible and support multiple studies concurrently

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

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Job
: Clinical/Regulatory

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-SAS-Programmer-Job-AZ-86001/1662000/166200016620002012-03-05GoreClinical/Regulatory full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120036

Transportation/Logistics Specialist -- part-time-120036

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a part-time Transportation/Logistics Specialist to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will fulfill the transportation needs of Gore associates by driving a shuttle vehicle between our Flagstaff and Phoenix facilities.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing safe, reliable transportation support for a world-class manufacturer
* Be excellent at building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships
* Be energized by working with a company that develops, manufactures and sells state-of-the art implantable medical devices

Responsibilities include:

* Maintaining a daily schedule of transportation needs, including passengers, interplant materials (non-hazmat only), and interoffice mail
* Maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and clean operating conditions for each vehicle, including scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and all associated vehicle records
* Conducting safe driving operations
* Monitoring inclement weather conditions

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Current Class C or higher CDL with Passenger endorsement
* Three-year MVD driving record for review
* At least 2-5 years' demonstrated driving experience requiring Class C CDL
* Customer-service oriented
* Detail oriented
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Basic proficiency using computers and cell phones
* Ability to:
* Be available for after-hours business activities
* Occasionally cover for other team members' vacations

Desirable Job Qualifications

* At least 2-5 years demonstrated driving experience requiring Class A CDL with Passenger endorsement

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, Arizona, AZ, transportation, logistics, specialist, driver, driving, shuttle, bus, vehicle, safety, quality, maintenance, records, documentation, schedules, CDL, Class C, Class A, passengers, endorsement, MVD

Job
: Manufacturing/Operations

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 75% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-TransportationLogistics-Specialist-part-time-Job-AZ-86001/1666702/166670216667022012-03-05GoreManufacturing/Operations full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120051

Gore Sterilization Engineer Job-120051

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Sterilization Engineer to join our Cardiovascular team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will provide sterilization engineering support to both existing manufacturing operations and new product development efforts.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing sterilization-engineering support for new and existing implantable medical-device products
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Additional Responsibilities include:

* Providing technical solutions to product-development groups and manufacturing using microbiological and sterilization theory and practice
* Defending sterilization-related activities during internal and external audits
* Designing or adopting, validating, and implementing new sterilization processes, taking into consideration product/packaging functionality and process compatibility
* Providing ongoing support for manufacturing-related sterilization operations, including process improvements; troubleshooting sterilization equipment, process, and material-related issues; interacting with contract sterilizers and test facilities; complaint trend review; and resolution of non-conformances
* Supporting the sterilization needs of research-and-development (R&D) and new-product development teams
* Supporting facility clean-room and environmental monitoring activities
* Creating, executing, and analyzing experiments using statistical methods. This includes being hands-on with the new-product development team and executing all aspects of validation protocols.
* Documenting your work with reports, technology notebooks, quality system documents, and design file entries
* Conducting technical audits of biological indicator (BI) manufacturers, contract sterilizers, and laboratories

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering or science, OR equivalent experience
* Experience working in the medical-device industry and within a regulated quality system
* Familiarity with sterilization process validation and applicable industry sterilization standards
* Basic computer and statistical skills
* Hands-on working style, with a strong sense of personal responsibility to meet commitments
* Proven ability to troubleshoot issues, solve problems, address non-conformances, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous-improvement efforts
* Demonstrated project management skills
* Strong documentation and communication (written and verbal) skills, with attention to detail
* Willingness and ability to work in a clean-room environment
* Ability to:
* Work effectively on an individual basis and in a multi-functional team environment
* Concurrently manage multiple products and projects and engage with multiple teams and suppliers
* Anticipate, plan, and strategize effectively to establish appropriate supplier, project, and manufacturing controls and contingencies
* Travel up to 10%
* Must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the US

Desirable Job Qualifications

* At least 2 years' experience with ethylene oxide sterilization preferred. Candidates with radiation and/or steam sterilization experience may be considered.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, engineer, engineering, sterilization, microbiological, process, implantable, medical, device, manufacturing, industrial, new, product, development, ethylene oxide, radiation, steam, science, statistical, statistics, data, analysis, design, validation, implementation, troubleshooting, procedures, experiments, standards, requirements, control, quality, clean, room, supplier, project, environmental, monitoring, regulated

Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Gore-Sterilization-Engineer-Job-Job-AZ-86001/1670496/167049616704962012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120050

Gore Sterilization Engineer Job-120050

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Sterilization Engineer to join our Cardiovascular team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will provide sterilization engineering support to both existing manufacturing operations and new product development efforts.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing sterilization-engineering support for new and existing implantable medical-device products
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Additional Responsibilities include:

* Providing technical solutions to product-development groups and manufacturing using microbiological and sterilization theory and practice
* Defending sterilization-related activities during internal and external audits
* Designing or adopting, validating, and implementing new sterilization processes, taking into consideration product/packaging functionality and process compatibility
* Providing ongoing support for manufacturing-related sterilization operations, including process improvements; troubleshooting sterilization equipment, process, and material-related issues; interacting with contract sterilizers and test facilities; complaint trend review; and resolution of non-conformances
* Supporting the sterilization needs of research-and-development (R&D) and new-product development teams
* Supporting facility clean-room and environmental monitoring activities
* Creating, executing, and analyzing experiments using statistical methods. This includes being hands-on with the new-product development team and executing all aspects of validation protocols.
* Documenting your work with reports, technology notebooks, quality system documents, and design file entries
* Conducting technical audits of biological indicator (BI) manufacturers, contract sterilizers, and laboratories

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering or science, OR equivalent experience
* Experience working in the medical-device industry and within a regulated quality system
* Familiarity with sterilization process validation and applicable industry sterilization standards
* Basic computer and statistical skills
* Hands-on working style, with a strong sense of personal responsibility to meet commitments
* Proven ability to troubleshoot issues, solve problems, address non-conformances, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous-improvement efforts
* Demonstrated project management skills
* Strong documentation and communication (written and verbal) skills, with attention to detail
* Willingness and ability to work in a clean-room environment
* Ability to:
* Work effectively on an individual basis and in a multi-functional team environment
* Concurrently manage multiple products and projects and engage with multiple teams and suppliers
* Anticipate, plan, and strategize effectively to establish appropriate supplier, project, and manufacturing controls and contingencies
* Travel up to 10%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* At least 2 years' experience with ethylene oxide sterilization preferred. Candidates with radiation and/or steam sterilization experience may be considered.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer (applies to all positions located in the U.S.)

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Gore-Sterilization-Engineer-Job-Job-AZ-86001/1670497/167049716704972012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112949

Laboratory Technician - Coatings-112949

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a hands-on Laboratory Technician to join our Catheter Coatings team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will support the team in modifying existing coating technology as well as play a role in developing new coating technologies and supporting particle counting and surface-science characterization.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about supporting R&D and new-product development for state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Learning current test equipment and developing new test methods
* Supporting team members' testing needs
* Recording information in laboratory notebook
* Preparing reports and appropriate documentation
* Maintaining laboratory supplies, safety, and chemicals
* Working effectively within the guidelines of a medical quality system
* Interacting in a team environment with diverse groups of people, including manufacturing, quality assurance, engineering, and regulatory associates

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* College degree, OR high school diploma/GED plus at least 5 years' experience in a laboratory
* Self-motivated, with strong work ethic
* Good communication skills (written and oral)
* Problem-solving ability
* Ability to work well individually and in a team environment
* Ability to be flexible and adapt to change on short notice

Desirable Job Qualifications

* College degree
* Knowledge of and experience working in a laboratory setting
* Statistical-analysis skills

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona, laboratory, technician, technical, technology, technologies, products, development, developing, R&D, research, medical, devices, coatings, catheters, particles, counts, counting, surface, science, projects, equipment, tests, testing, methods, methodologies, equipment, procedures, conducting, performing, supporting, recording, maintaining, preparing, statistics, statistical, analysis, analyzing, systems, characterizing, characterization, documents, documenting, documentation, reports, notebooks, supplies, safety, chemicals, quality

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Job
: Technicians

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Laboratory-Technician-Coatings-Job-AZ-86001/1681707/168170716817072012-03-05GoreTechnicians full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 113005

R&D / New Product Development Technician-113005

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a New Product Development Technician to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work with other technical associates as part of a project team to transition a product from concept to manufacturing. The focus of the position is evaluating the fitness for use of materials, designs, processes, and tests. You will assemble and test prototype products as well as assist in development of new products.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing R&D support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Conducting tests and inspections on raw materials, test articles, work in progress, and finished products
* Building, testing, and evaluating designs
* Conducting experiments
* Assisting in design of devices and development of manufacturing processes and equipment
* Working with the core team to refine designs
* Evaluating components and component suppliers and determining material specifications
* Documenting builds, experiments, and ideas
* Designing and machining "one-off" jigs and fixtures
* Constructing and testing prototype devices
* Training and assisting technical associates

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* At least 2 years of experience in manufacturing, design, or testing in the medical-device industry
* Experience with prototype medical devices and the equipment used to manufacture such devices
* Proficiency in math, some statistics
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Solid ability to follow test methods, work plans, procedures, and engineering guidance to conduct tests and experiments and build devices
* Ability to:
* Think critically about the tasks at hand (think outside the box) and present ideas and concerns to the core team and other technical associates
* Network and interface effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities
* Document test results
* Work effectively in team situations as well as independently and to overcome conflict
* Travel periodically

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Advanced education, training, or certifications
* Hands-on experience:
* With medical-product design and/or catheter-delivery systems
* Working on a new-product development project team

* Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, products, development, R&D, research, technician, medical, devices, manufacturing, projects, designs, designing, developing, equipment, prototyping, prototypes, tests, testing, inspecting, inspections, methods, plans, planning, concepts, procedures, engineering, experiments, experimentation, conducting, building, constructing, construction, assembling, assembly, statistics, processes, systems, evaluating, evaluation, evaluate, materials, articles, work in progress, finished, components, specifications, refining, improving, documenting, documentation, machining, jigs, fixtures, training, catheters, delivery, Microsoft, Word, Excel

Job
: Technicians

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: No

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-R&D-New-Product-Development-Technician-Job-AZ-86001/1689588/168958816895882012-03-05GoreTechnicians full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 112977

Human Resources Generalist-112977

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Human Resources Generalist to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will partner with the plant leadership team to provide HR services to our Echo Ridge facility at our Flagstaff campus.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing HR support
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Developing and executing an HR plan to support business needs
* Facilitating communication within and between plants
* Ensuring that the right resources (skills and headcount) are available to support facility objectives in meeting business needs
* Communicating important plant objectives within the facility and across the division
* Appropriately balancing the resource needs of the plant with the development needs of associates
* Championing the Gore culture within the facility and the plant leadership team
* Championing best practices for associate feedback, development planning, recognition, etc.
* Driving employee-relations activities
* Performing separation processes and exit interviews in partnership with the plant leadership team and sponsors
* Coordinating the performance-review process in the plant
* Ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal employment laws

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree OR at least 8 years' of equivalent experience (to this role) in an HR generalist or HR manager capacity
* At least five years' experience in human resource management, including some of the following aspects: team development, performance management, change management, etc.
* Experience in a manufacturing environment, including manufacturing of products in multiple shifts
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Demonstrated facilitation skills
* Basic skills in automated personnel systems and Microsoft Office
* Demonstrated ability to implement change processes in partnership with leaders

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience working in the medical-device, pharmaceutical, or biotech industries

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

EEO/AA Employer

Keywords: Gore, job, Flagstaff, AZ, Arizona, human, resources, HR, relations, generalist, processes, procedures, practices, management, managing, leading, leadership, employees, associates, personnel, development, hiring, staffing, headcount, skills, plans, planning, facilitating, facilitation, objectives, plant, facility, culture, teams, change, feedback, performance, reviews, recognition, separation, exit, interviews, compliance, legal, laws, local, state, federal, automated, systems, IT, Microsoft, Office

Job
: Human Resources

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 15% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Human-Resources-Generalist-Job-AZ-86001/1691533/169153316915332012-03-05GoreHuman Resources full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120166

Housekeeper - 3rd shift - ER-120166

Description

The Medical Products Division of W. L. Gore and Associates is seeking an Associate to work third shift with our Housekeeping and Cleanroom Custodial Team. The selected candidate will serve as a housekeeping team member and take ownership with the team for the general appearance and cleanliness of the Gore Medical Echo Ridge facilities. Examples of general housekeeping duties include cleaning, sanitizing, dusting, washing windows, sweeping (inside and outside), vacuuming, carpet cleaning, restrooms, and buffing, stripping, and waxing floors. All work will be performed in controlled environment cleanrooms as well as laboratories and office areas. Cleaning in controlled environments may include, but are not limited to, cleaning of equipment, wiping floors, walls and ceilings. Duties include following applicable Standard Operating Procedures in addition to the completion of paperwork and documentation to comply with procedures. Occasionally, weekend and off-shift work may be required. Job expectations include excellent dependability /attendance, flexibility for change in task assignments and work hours, and good communication skills.

Qualifications

High School diploma or GED required. A minimum of one year residential or commercial housekeeping experience is required. Knowledge of cleaning methods, materials, chemicals, and equipment desirable. Ability to efficiently operate power scrubbers, vacuums, carpet cleaners, buffers and other related equipment is preferred. Must be able to read and follow standard operating procedures and well as document completion. The successful candidate must be able to function effectively in a team environment as well as be able to work independently. Must be attentive to detail, self-motivated, and have good verbal and written communication skills. The selected candidate must be able to train on all shifts.

Job
: Security/Facilities

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: No

Shift
: Night (3rd shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Housekeeper-3rd-shift-ER-Job-AZ-86001/1693889/169388916938892012-03-05GoreSecurity/Facilities full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 113009

Formulation Scientist-113009

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a hands-on, experienced chemical engineer, pharmaceutical scientist, biochemist, or chemist to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will support R&D and new product development for multiple products. With the success of the GORE PROPATEN Vascular Graft and the use of this bioactive heparin coating on other products, Gore is continuing to invest in further development in this area.

This position is a ground-floor opportunity in new technology and product development and will require substantial hands-on activities. You will work in a progressive team environment with manufacturing and development teams and other technical associates. You will be responsible for drug-formulation development activities to support early technology development and preclinical and clinical development studies for drug/medical-device combination products.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing formulation-development support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and combination products
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Conducting laboratory experiments in the formulation of drug/medical-device combination products
* Designing, characterizing, and optimizing drug-containing formulations to support early-stage technical development plus preclinical and early-stage clinical trials
* Designing and executing statistically based studies with pharmaceutical excipients to meet desired goals
* Conducting studies to evaluate the physical form of the drug, formulation component interactions, solubility, stability, degradation pathways, and final packaging-container compatibility of products
* Performing process feasibility studies for formulation fabrication and device integration
* Working closely with analytical groups to develop stability assays and characterize stability of combination products
* Providing specialized advice to resolve complex technical issues
* Working closely with cross-functional groups, including analytical, regulatory, non-clinical, device engineering and process development
* Developing/generating technical documents to support FDA submissions

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Master's or Doctoral degree in chemical engineering, pharmaceutics, biochemisty, chemisty, or related field
* Industrial experience in formulation development, pharmaceutics, pharmacy, and/or drug-related product manufacturing and scale-up as specified below:
* Master's degree: At least 5 years' experience
* Doctoral degree: At least 3 years' experience

* Knowledge of and experience with Good Manufacturing Practices and ISO standards
* Background in statistical analysis
* Good communications skills (written and oral)
* Self-motivated and technically driven
* Strong work ethic
* Strong problem-solving ability
* Ability to work well both individually and in a team environment
* Ability to travel up to 10%

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Knowledge or previous experience with the CMC section for regulatory filings
* Experience with combination products

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Formulation-Scientist-Job-AZ-86001/1693890/169389016938902012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 113007

Chemist-113007

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for an entry-level, hands-on Chemist or Biochemist to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will support R&D and new-product development for multiple ongoing and planned products.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about supporting R&D and new-product development for state-of-the art implantable medical devices
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Carrying out coatings chemistry for new medical-product development
* Developing, performing, and documenting chemical assays
* Performing general lab duties
* Developing methods for various chemical processes and analytical techniques for investigation of bioactive coatings

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's or master's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or related field
* Self-motivated, with strong work ethic
* Good communication skills (written and oral)
* Quantitative analytical skills
* Attention to detail
* Ability to work well individually and in a team environment

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Experience in materials science, coatings chemistry, assays, or working with biologically active molecules
* Knowledge of and experience performing statistical analysis

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Chemist-Job-AZ-86001/1703259/170325917032592012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120113

Administrative Support/Receptionist-120113

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a professional Administrative Support Associate to join our team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will perform a variety of administrative tasks and reception duties to support associates at our Woody Springs facility and keep their business operations and activities organized and moving forward. Your primary responsibility will be to serve as a backup to cover the front reception desk during lunches, breaks, and vacations.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be energized by providing administrative support for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Serving as backup for the front reception desk
* Learning the activities and services required to work the front desk
* Greeting visitors and Gore associates professionally and respectfully, with a helpful attitude
* Maintaining security

* Performing an extensive array of administrative tasks, such as managing calendars, arranging travel, scheduling facilities and equipment, maintaining information in databases, etc.
* Answering and directing incoming calls using a multiline phone system
* Generating, proofreading, and distributing various types of documentation, such as presentations, correspondence, charts, reports, etc.
* Accurately and promptly maintaining and being accountable for records and reports, including Gore Time, Petty Cash distribution, etc.
* Coordinating special projects, special events, and meetings
* Ordering lunches, coordinating delivery, and validating payment process
* Effectively collaborating with a variety of people and job functions
* Analyzing and anticipating the needs of your teams and their projects
* Providing strategic support, such as resolving minor operational issues

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Three years of Administrative experience including reception and general office support
* Experience in project follow-through, from conception to completion
* Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
* Interest and experience in using technology to improve work efficiency
* Excellent customer-service skills
* Strong organization and prioritization skills
* Detail oriented
* Friendly
* Self-motivated
* Excellent attendance and punctuality
* Demonstrated ability to:
* Perform administrative duties accurately and provide high-quality results while maintaining a high level of customer service and professionalism in a fast-paced environment
* Quickly learn new tools and technologies
* Effectively communicate (both verbally and in writing) and collaborate with a diverse group of people serving in a variety of job functions
* Multitask and handle multiple priorities
* Change direction with skill and willingness when circumstances demand
* Develop strong relationships with associates
* Develop and use resources effectively
* Use independent judgment and discretion when handling confidential information
* Maintain complete confidentiality in all business matters

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree, with a strong academic record
* Experience in general business operations

Candidates must provide a portfolio of their work at the interview (including examples in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

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Job
: Administrative Support

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Administrative-SupportReceptionist-Job-AZ-86001/1703260/170326017032602012-03-05GoreAdministrative Support full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120052

Packaging Engineer-120052

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Packaging Engineer to join our Cardiovascular team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will provide packaging engineering support to both existing manufacturing operations and new-product development efforts.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing packaging-engineering support for new and existing implantable medical-device products
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Providing technical packaging solutions to product-development groups and manufacturing using engineering theory and practice
* Planning and executing activities associated with the design, development, validation, qualification, and manufacturing transfer of new packages, packaging processes, labeling, and equipment
* Creating, conducting, and analyzing experiments using statistical methods. This includes being hands-on with the product-engineering team and performing all aspects of validation
* Documenting your work with reports, technology notebooks, quality-system documents, and design file entries
* Providing ongoing support for manufacturing-related packaging operations, including process/material improvements; troubleshooting of packaging equipment, process, and materials-related issues; and support of interactions with material suppliers
* Partnering with supply-management engineers, sterilization engineers, and package-labeling coordinators in performing activities
* Serving as the point of contact regarding new-product development projects
* Participating in new-product teams

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Four-year degree in an applicable engineering field, OR equivalent experience
* Willingness and ability to periodically work in a clean-room environment wearing clean-room garments
* Effective verbal and written communication skills
* Demonstrated project-management skills
* Basic computer and statistical skills
* Hands-on working style
* Strong sense of personal responsibility to meet commitments
* Ability to:
* Work effectively both individually and in a multifunctional team environment
* Communicate ideas, solutions, and challenges with the packaging team, new-product development teams, and leadership
* Concurrently manage multiple products and engage with multiple project teams and suppliers
* Anticipate, plan, and strategize effectively to establish appropriate supplier, project, and manufacturing controls and contingencies
* Understand and evaluate production/packaging flow logistics and capacities
* Troubleshoot issues, solve problems, address nonconformances, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous-improvement efforts
* Write appropriate rationales to support validations, nonconformances, or corrective actions
* Defend packaging-related activities during internal and external audits

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Graduate degree in an applicable engineering field
* Experience with medical-device/pharmaceutical package development and packaging materials
* Working knowledge of manufacturing/quality assurance systems, such as GMPs and ISO 9000 and 13485 requirements
* Working knowledge of lean manufacturing concepts
* Experience working in a manufacturing environment
* Drafting skills using SolidWorks or similar frequently used CAD packages
* Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) certification

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 10% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Packaging-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1703261/170326117032612012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, USJob ID: 120031

Process Engineer-120031

Description

Gore is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation, integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics, and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.

Job Description

Gore Medical Products has provided creative therapeutic solutions to complex medical problems for 35 years, saving and improving the quality of lives worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of vascular grafts, endovascular and interventional devices, surgical meshes for hernia repair, and sutures, we are looking for a Process Engineer to join our Peripheral business team in Flagstaff, AZ.

If you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking for you. In this role, you will work in conjunction with manufacturing and development teams to support packaging processes and equipment, steam sterilization, labeling, and boxing of commercialized products and new products in development.

The ideal candidate will:

* Be passionate about providing engineering support for state-of-the art implantable medical devices and manufacturing processes
* Be energized by working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional teams
* Recognize the importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships

Responsibilities include:

* Designing, developing, and implementing packaging and boxing processes (including labeling); material lists; and electronic, visual verification of information on labels (e.g., bar codes)
* Performing and writing validations of packaging processes and equipment in accordance with FDA and ISO guidelines
* Designing, executing, and analyzing experiments based on statistical techniques
* Developing, troubleshooting, and refining packaging processes and equipment
* Conceptualizing and instituting improvements to packaging/boxing/labeling and their manufacturability
* Evaluating proposed improvements to processes and packaging based on analyses of regulatory requirements, product-quality needs, ergonomics, safety, environmental requirements, and economics
* Designing, building, and testing packaging prototypes and processes in support of packaging design engineers
* Documenting work via reports, technology notebooks, and design file entries
* Modeling the effects of the shipping environment on medical devices and the potential impact on end users
* Writing procedures and training and assisting technical associates
* Collaborating and partnering with raw-material buyers, packaging suppliers, the media group, product specialists, other packaging process engineers, and the packaging champion
* Driving resolution of and implementing change due to nonconformances, CAPAs, and FIRs related to packaging and boxing

Qualifications

Required Job Qualifications

* Degree in science or engineering, OR at least 5 years' experience in an engineering capacity in the medical-device or pharmaceutical industry
* Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to manufacturing and product design
* Knowledge of the fundamentals of statistics
* Working understanding of GMP and ISO 9000 requirements
* Focus on supporting manufacturing
* Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
* A work style of hands-on involvement with all phases of projects
* Demonstrated ability to prioritize, initiate, and drive projects to completion
* Ability to:
* Work effectively in team situations as well as independently
* Network and interact effectively with a broad range of associates spanning varied disciplines and responsibilities

Desirable Job Qualifications

* Hands-on experience in/with:
* Process, quality, or reliability engineering
* Medical products

* Experience with packaging systems
* Ability to travel periodically

Candidates must have the legal and ongoing authority to work in the U.S.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening.

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Job
: Engineer/Scientist

Primary Location
: North America-United States-Arizona-Flagstaff

Travel
: Yes, 5% of the time

Shift
: Day (1st shift)]]>http://jobs.gore.com/job/Flagstaff-Process-Engineer-Job-AZ-86001/1708402/170840217084022012-03-05GoreEngineer/Scientist full-timeUSDstarting0BSFlagstaff, AZ, US