Vishwas Sharma

About Vishwas Sharma

Accomplished Quality professional with proven record of strategic leadership that boosts profitability, speeds time to market, meeting customer needs and ensure quality control and compliance in highly competitive industry. Known for exceptional communications collaboration and negotiation skills, supported by equally strong ability to win trust and confidence from internal and external customers. Strong technical and conceptual aptitude. Proven ability to develop strong credibility with internal and external stakeholders and to become a knowledgeable, articulate expert to drive business result. Record of improving efficiency, productivity, quality and profitability through continuous process improvement activities. Extensive experience in product Design Quality and Quality Engineering. Experience in Orthopedics, Regenerative, Biologics and Spine industry as a Quality Engineering and Supplier Quality professional. Certified Quality Auditor ( ASQ-CQA), Certified Biomedical Auditor ( AQS-CBA), Certified Lead Auditor ( ISO 9001, ISO 13485:2016), Certified Supplier Quality Professional (ASQ-CSQP), Qualified and experienced with auditing and preparing sites for MDSAP, EU MDR, AATB audits. Experienced with M&A, Remediation of Design History Files, Quality system and Supplier Management activities for Ortho, Biologics and wound care products. Speaker: Annual Medical Device Supplier Quality Assurance Conference. 2021, 2022,2023, 2025 European MEDTECH Supplier Quality Management Conference.Member American college of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Member Project Management Institute (PMI)

Experience

1. Senior Supplier Engineering Manager

   Boston Scientific

   Feb 2022 — Present

   o Working with cross functional teams including Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality and Project management, Regulatory on New Product Introduction programs by selecting vendors based on their technical capabilities, cost analysis. Work with Design and Manufacturing Engineering team to define process parameters, criteria to measure Supplier’s process capabilities to meet quality requirements.o Responsible for driving End to End Supply Chain Quality execution governance, synergies and optimization across applicable network including development and execution of Operational Excellence Strategies across Endo division sites.o Responsible for managing Supplier selection, onboarding, Supplier relationship, providing inputs towards development, implementation of supply chain commodity strategies, periodically reviewing and analyzing Supplier performance, capabilities. Development and implementation of Business Partner Agreements.o Responsible for controlling quality of purchased goods and services, disposition of nonconforming material, initiating and managing Quality improvement projects at vendor site.o Tracking and reporting Supplier performance KPIs, Supplier scorecards, performing quarterly executive review, addressing Quality and Delivery issues. Responsible for managing Supplier Corrective Actions (SCAR), Supplier Change Notifications activities.o Execute supplier capability improvement program, ensuring initiatives are identified, resourced, completed and measured. Gather data insights and proactive risk measures to identify areas of concern, execute capability tools and programs to proactively mitigate risk area to improve Supplier and Strategic Collaborator Reliability.

Education

• The NorthCap University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering

  1996 — 2000

• University of Texas

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General

  2008 — 2010