Job Title: Quality Program Manager

Job Description

As a Quality Program Manager, you will manage quality projects, maintain CAPA Investigations and orchestrate results to achieve a broad program goal. You will plan and implement schedules, monitor the program from inception through delivery, and define and report program roadmap, status, development issues, and success metrics. Your role involves identifying and monitoring areas of risk, continuously seeking opportunities to improve cost, performance, and schedule. You will build and manage budgets, facilitate communication and coordination among projects, and manage stakeholder engagement and satisfaction. Staying aware of trends, business conditions, and internal processes impacting component projects or the overall program is essential.

Responsibilities

Manage quality projects and orchestrate results to achieve broad program goals.Plan and implement schedules, monitoring the program from inception through delivery.Define and report program roadmap, status, development issues, and success metrics.Identify and monitor areas of risk.Continuously seek opportunities to improve cost, performance, and schedule.Build and manage budgets.Facilitate communication and coordination among projects.Manage stakeholder engagement and satisfaction.Maintain awareness of trends, business conditions, and internal processes impacting component projects or the overall program.

Essential Skills

Quality engineeringQuality assuranceRoot cause analysisAuditMedical device expertiseTechnical writingKnowledge of ISO standardsNon-conformancesInvestigationsCorrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)FDA regulationsRisk mitigationProduct discrepanciesChange controlEngineering skillsStrong writing skills

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor's degree5 - 10 or more years of experience

Work Environment

This role is based on-site at a manufacturing facility. The company develops, manufactures, and markets innovative medical products and services to the healthcare industry. Their products offer inherent safety features addressing significant healthcare challenges, including opioid abuse, hospital-acquired malnutrition, and hazardous drug exposure. You will lead a team of 10 quality engineers.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Irvine, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $79.00 - $80.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Irvine,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Feb 20, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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