Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary blood tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health Oncology Platform is designed to leverage our capabilities in technology, clinical development, regulatory and reimbursement to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs.

In pursuit of our goal to manage cancer across all stages of the disease, Guardant Health has launched two liquid biopsy-based tests, Guardant360 and GuardantOMNI, for advanced stage cancer patients, and is developing programs for recurrence and early detection, called Project LUNAR. Since its launch in 2014, Guardant360 has been used by more than 5,000 oncologists, over 40 biopharmaceutical companies and all 27 of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network centers.

Job Description

This role works out of our Headquarters in Redwood City, CA. Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic Guardant Health has temporarily classified this role as ‘working from home status’, scheduled to return onsite at HQ when it is determined safe to do so.

The Senior Quality Engineer plays an integral role in supporting quality activities related to IVD product development in accordance with FDA, ISO, and CMDR regulations. The Quality Engineer also supports the company’s quality system activities that comply with the FDA’s Quality System Regulation and ISO 13485 as well as CLIA, CAP, and applicable state requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Primary point of contact for all quality activities related to the Guardant Health IVD development activities which includes providing guidance for Design Controls, Risk Management, and decisions on product development activities to ensure continued compliance with internal procedures and applicable regulations
• Provides guidance on stability testing, sample plan definition, and validation study development
• Ensures required documentation is completed prior to product transfers and product launches
• Provides guidance on cross-functional teams responsible for implementation of new products, process improvements, and troubleshooting activities
• Leads all Risk Management and Change Control activities
• Support processes such as document control, training, CAPAs, and developing Quality metrics
• Identifies opportunities for continual improvement and works with management and team members to successfully address these opportunities
• Perform and document internal audits and make recommendations for corrective actions
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned
• Report and document all concerns of test quality and/or safety to the Supervisor or Safety Officer, as applicable.