Supplier Quality Engineer

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

• •Qualify, assess, and onboard new suppliers through capability assessments, audits, and quality evaluations.
• •Manage supplier performance, requalification activities, and Approved Supplier List maintenance.
• •Serve as a key quality contact for supplier-related issues, risks, and improvement initiatives.
• •Support supplier development efforts to improve quality systems, process controls, and performance metrics.

• •Conduct supplier and internal audits to verify compliance with ISO 13485, ISO 9001, MDSAP, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• •Lead Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs), including root cause review, corrective action verification, and effectiveness monitoring.
• •Support CAPA activities, nonconforming material investigations, complaint investigations, and quality risk assessments.
• •Assist during customer, regulatory, and third-party audits related to supplier management activities.

• •Analyze supplier quality trends and performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• •Support production part approval processes (PPAP) and new product introductions.
• •Collaborate with Engineering and Manufacturing to improve product quality, reduce waste, and strengthen manufacturing processes.
• •Participate in supplier transitions, sourcing activities, and supply chain risk assessments.

• •Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• •Knowledge of supplier quality systems, root cause analysis, corrective action processes, and quality improvement methodologies.
• •Ability to manage multiple projects and work effectively across cross-functional teams
• •ASQ CQE, CSQP, Six Sigma Green Belt, or similar quality certification.
• •Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor experience.
• •Experience with PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and supplier development programs.
• •Working knowledge of cGMP, ISO 13485, and FDA-regulated manufacturing environments.

• •Work performed in a laboratory and production environment with exposure to chemicals, reagents, and standard lab equipment.
• •Standard schedule hours with occasional variation depending on production needs.
• •Onsite work required during standard business hours.

Physical

• •We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• •We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• •We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• •We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• •We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• •We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.

This position requires work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status). If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, participate in an interview, or take