Quality Control Engineer
Quality Control testing of an innovative implant for soft tissue reconstruction

Volumina Medical is a start-up, spin-off from EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), active in the field of
implantable medical devices for reconstructive and plastic surgery. Since 2018, we develop cutting-edge injectable polymerbased biomaterials designed to reconstruct damaged tissues, e.g. after tumor ablation or due to aging.
The start-up Company is preparing for a growth phase, involving clinical activities as well as for market launch of its highly
innovative lead product. In order to accompany this growth, we are looking for a highly motivated candidate to be
responsible for the quality aspects of the product. The candidate will be in charge of the quality control activities of our semifinished and finished products (GMP manufacturing of class 3 medical devices).

Your mission
- Lead and perform quality control testing of semi-finished and finished products (physico-chemical properties,
involving analytical techniques such as pH, mechanical properties measurement, microscopy, HPLC, GPC, …)
- Lead and perform incoming inspection of raw materials and consumables used in manufacturing
- Lead and perform environmental monitoring of the clean room
- Identify and develop relevant new analytical techniques for improving the control of the quality of the product
- Participate to the improvement and (re-)validation of quality control methods
- Be responsible for the management of quality control samples and manage the interactions with external service
providers in a timely manner
- Record and communicate quality control results to the production team and to management
- Manage all documents related to his/her activities following the quality sytem of the Company
- Participate to development and/or validation projects as quality referee
- Manage non-conformities related to his/her activities

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