Director, Quality

Shockwave Medical Quality Assurance Santa Clara, CA, USA Posted on Aug 28, 2026 Job title Director, Quality

Function Quality

Sub function Multi-Family Quality

Category Director, Multi-Family Quality (PL9)

Location Alajuela / Santa Clara / Costa Rica / United States of America

Date posted Aug 27 2026

Requisition number

R-095315

Work pattern Fully Onsite

Description At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Quality Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Quality Job Category:

People Leader All Job Posting Locations:

Alajuela, Costa Rica, Santa Clara, California, United States of America Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Director, Quality to join our team located in Shockwave Medical Costa Rica.

Position Overview:

The Director of Quality is responsible for the administration, supervision, and development of the Quality group in Costa Rica. They are expected to provide leadership for the organization's quality engineering, quality control, quality systems and document control, calibrations, and risk management program. The Director of Quality develops and implements procedures and systems to assure Shockwave Medical, Costa Rica complies with applicable regulatory standards such as:

ISO 13485

• Medical Devices
• Quality Management Systems
  21 CFR 820 and 21 CFR 803
  ISO 14971 Application of Risk to Medical Devices
  Council of the European Communities Directive 93/42/EEC
• Medical Device Directive
  Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) Quality Systems Regulation
  EU MDR
• European Medical Device Regulation (MDR)
  MDSAP and other relevant geography regulations
  CMDR
• Canadian Medical Devices Regulations Essential Job Functions Site Establishment
  Is directly responsible for the implementation of a Quality Management System for the Shockwave CR site and document control functions for the Shockwave CR site
  Interfaces with Santa Clara (headquarters) personnel to ensure continued compliance to overall corporate and Costa Rica site specific requirements
  Coordinates with the Shockwave-Santa Clara site to support the transfer and validation of manufacturing lines at the Shockwave-CR site
  Compliance
  Acts as the Quality Representative, and host, for external Quality audits (eg:

FDA, BSI, JJRC

)

Plans and executions for Management Reviews for the Shockwave CR site

Ensures that product and process changes are approved by Santa Clara personnel prior to implementation at the Shockwave CR site

Manages, executes, and makes improvements to the following quality system activities: CAPA, Complaints and NCRs, Internal Audit Program, Supplier Audits

Operations

Supervises Manages, Document Control, Quality Engineers, Quality Compliance Specialists, QC Supervisor, and provides general oversight of the entire QC Technician Team

Leads the Document Control functions and related responsibilities, including, but not limited to, Lot History Record review and standards management

Is responsible for ongoing management and improvements of the QC testing lab

Applies statistical and engineering techniques to determine sampling parameter testing requirements

Oversees equipment calibration program

Supports equipment installation qualification and preventative maintenance program

Oversees incoming, in-process and final product inspection and final product release to distribution activities

Establishes employee training and development, and maintains and supports improvements to employee training in QSR and ISO regulations

Provides coaching and training to direct reports

Interfaces with R D, RA, and Operations to interpret Engineering requirements, and to draft, review and approve specifications for products, processes and components

Maintains process controls per approved design control files, and ensures they are effectively implemented

Is responsible for managing quality engineering resources for New Products

Directs or provides input, including statistics, to Process Validations and

Verification activities and planning

Other

Stays current with regulatory changes through industry publications, seminars, participation in trade organizations, and government meetings

Works cross-functionally and has the ability to interpret the regulatory and engineering requirements as well as educate and influence others on those requirements

Demonstrates ability to perform investigations, root cause analysis and develop corrective actions

Identifies and manages continuous improvement projects with the objective of achieving high standards of quality

Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, with 15+ years of relevant engineering experience or a Master's Degree in Engineering with 12+ years of relevant engineering experience

5+ years of managerial experience

Excellent understanding of medical device regulations, medical device quality management systems, supervisory or project management skills and strong quality kledge and experience

Certified Quality Auditor is a plus, but not required

Ability to travel internationally between Coyol (Costa Rica) and Santa Clara (US) up to 40% of the time

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to effectively manage and supervise teams

Prior experience in product / manufacturing line transfers is a plus

Excellent communication and leadership skills

Proficient in English and Spanish

Strong written and oral communication skills

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities

Operate as a team and/or independently while demonstrating flexibility to changing requirements

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Budget Management, Compliance Management, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Internal Auditing, ISO 9001, Leadership, Operations Management, Performance Measurement, Quality Control (QC), Quality Processes, Quality Standards, Quality Validation, Resource Planning, Risk Management, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Tactical Planning See more open positions at Shockwave Medical