Heather Thomas
Quality Program Director
- Role
- Quality Program Director at Philips
- Location
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Heather Thomas
I am an experienced Program Manager and People Leader, highly skilled in delivering projects within R&D, quality, compliance, productivity and cost savings. I am passionate about bettering the welfare of people, which is why I became a Biomedical Engineer. I am a certified Project Management Professional.Areas of expertise include quality, research and development, program management, continuous improvement, and people management.
Experience
Quality Program Director
Oct 2021 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
Led global team of program managers to execute quality programs across Image Guided Therapy supporting 16 international sites. Executed transformation programs focusing on Quality, Compliance, and Standardization.• Led quality portfolio strategy to plan, execute, and resource 50+ quality strategic transformation programs• Hired and established new quality program management organization• Developed and standardized project management tools and forums across the quality organization• Led FDA preparation and inspection readiness activities• Consolidated Quality management systems from 10 to 5 and legal manufacturers from 8 to 4 to standardize procedures and streamline notified body audits• Consolidated Quality Management system IT tool from 3 to 1 across multiple sites• Assessed and prepared 16 international sites for audit readiness
Education
University of Missouri-Columbia
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biomedical Engineering
2003 — 2007
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