Assessors and Auditors shall have a technical college degree in a relevant product or medical area, as described below.
- In-Vitro Diagnostic devices:
- Biology or Microbiology
- Chemistry or Biochemistry
- Human Physiology
- Medical Technology or Biotechnology
- Medicine, Veterinary Medicine
- Biomedical science - e.g. haematology, virology, molecular diagnostics
- Nursing
- Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Toxicology
- Physiology
In addition to a relevant educational degree, candidates must have a minimum 4 years’ work experience (full time) in an In-Vitro diagnostic medical device related industry, academia or hospital environment, with at least 2 of these years in the design, manufacturing, testing or use of the device in which they are qualified to Audit or Assessment, and/or experience as an assessor or auditor in a notified body. Specifically:
Auditor - Practical experience in the quality management system and specific production process/technologies for the IVD medical devices.
Assessor - Practical experience in conducting and/or assessing performance evaluation data or related scientific aspects with in-vitro diagnostic medical devices in one or more of the following areas Microbiology, Immunology, Genetic testing/Cancer Biology and Molecular Biology.
A PhD in a relevant area for in-vitro diagnostic medical devices can substitute 3 years of work experience provided it includes 2 years’ experience in design, manufacture or testing.
In addition to the above, knowledge of the following would be preferred:
- An excellent working knowledge of medical device management systems, standards and medical device compliance/auditing techniques.
- Work experience in positions with significant QA Regulatory or management systems responsibility.
- Experience with Harmonized medical device standards for In-Vitro diagnostic medical devices.
- Experience with Risk Management EN ISO 14971.
- Medical device experience from auditing/work.
- Experience auditing against recognized standards.
- Experience of working under own initiative and in planning and prioritizing workloads.
- Should have a flair for technical writing, essential for exhaustive report writing.