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**Working Location:** **MASSACHUSETTS, WESTBOROUGH; PENNSYLVANIA, CENTER VALLEY; WASHINGTON, REDMOND**
**Workplace Flexibility:** **Field**
**-For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. ?-** **-?-**
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Our five Core Values empower us to achieve Our Purpose:
**Patient Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Impact and Empathy.**
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**Job Description**
This position will be responsible for developing and implementing Infection Prevention & Control measures for Olympus Corporation of America (OCA). The candidate will be responsible for developing, reviewing and updating Olympus' concepts for safe reprocessing and use of Olympus medical devices with a view to infection prevention. The position will support the market evaluation and communication for new technologies, products, service and communication off offerings into the US (OAI), Latin America (OLA) and Canada (OCI).
**Job Duties**
Build action plans for global infection prevention with Olympus affiliates based upon cross functional feedback
Initiate execution of the action plans and monitor progress by using global communication tools such as a project tracker
Serve as a subject matter expert for the global complaint handling process, health hazard assessments, and other relevant quality/regulatory documents.
Support post market counteractions related to infection prevention or medical device reprocessing and communication with regulatory agencies.
Identify key strategic partners for endoscope reprocessing and infection prevention for collaboration with Olympus.
Work closely with marketing, R&D, business development and others when collaborative product validation initiatives are necessary with our strategic partners
Establish and maintain relationships with professional societies and national associations related to Infection Control and Prevention. Represent Olympus at annual meetings, panels and summits as a contributor as well as observer, depending upon Olympus' required role.
Liaise with Marketing to develop and provide necessary materials for device reprocessing for all medical business units.
Serve as Olympus representative with 3rd party vendors in related areas and manage intercompany communication, provision of equipment for testing, and the dissemination of information, as requested.
Continuously review published literature in Infection Control and brings pertinent information to the attention of management and other stakeholders.
Working in collaboration with Sales Business Centers, help identify and unify partnerships that can expand from regional to global. Cultivate relationships with the identified strategic partners working in combination with local SBC's. This includes expanding partnerships into new areas and growing personal relationships with key partner executives
Work with appropriate compliance, contracting and legal resources within Olympus to ensure proper processes are developed and followed.
Working in combination with local SBC's, provide regular communication to all necessary Olympus stakeholders to drive awareness and status updates of the partnership relationship.
Perform other duties as required.
**Job Qualifications**
**Required:**
Bachelor's degree in scientific or related field (e. g. biology, microbiology, public health, health sciences) or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in a healthcare, laboratory, or research role.
Ability to travel 10-20% (domestic and international)
**Preferred:**
Master's degree in a related field is preferred.
Certification in Infection Control (CIC) by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology is highly preferred.
Experience working in an infection prevention & control role is preferred.
Knowledge of endoscope reprocessing and applicable guidelines/standards (e. g., AAMI, AORN, SGNA) is highly preferred.
Proactive, resourceful and self-motivated.
Ability to exemplify a high level of scientific acumen.
Comfortable in delivering presentations to audiences in the medical and healthcare industry as well as providing training to internal and external personnel (e. g.: Olympus sales and marketing, physicians, nurses, C-suite, etc.).
Familiarity with MS Office and other ancillary software is essential.
Knowledge of applicable regulatory/quality regulations
**Why join Olympus?**
-We offer a holistic employee experience supporting personal and professional well-being through meaningful work, equitable offerings, and a connected culture.-
**Equitable Offerings you can count on:**
Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k)* with company match
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage effective on start date
24/7 Employee Assistance Program
Free live and on-demand Wellbeing Programs
Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time
Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance*
12 Paid Holidays
On-Site Child Daycare, Café, Fitness Center**
**Connected Culture you can embrace:**
Work-life integrated culture that supports an employee centric mindset
Offers onsite, hybrid and field work environments
Paid volunteering and charitable donation/match programs
Diversity Equity & Inclusion Initiatives including Employee Resource Groups
Dedicated Training Resources and Learning & Development Programs
Paid Educational Assistance
*US Only
**Center Valley, PA and Westborough, MA
**Are you ready to be a part of our team?**
Learn more about our benefit and incentives () .
The anticipated base pay range for this full-time position working at this location is $83,187.00 - $112,302.00 / year, plus potential for annual bonus (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements). Olympus considers a variety of factors when determining actual compensation for this position including: level of experience, working location, and relevant education and certifications.
At Olympus, we are committed to Our Purpose of making people's lives he
Compensation Information:
$83187.0 / Yearly - $83187.0 / Yearly
Starting At: 83187.0 Yearly
Up To: 112302.0 Yearly
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