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Meryem Kizilkaya

Meryem Kizilkaya

Eindhoven,NB

Summary

A seasoned Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs professional, I excel in e-QMS and leadership, driving quality excellence and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Skilled in coordinating CAPA and enhancing product reliability, my collaborative approach and results-oriented mindset have significantly contributed to quality improvements and operational efficiency.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Officer

Philips Medical Systems
06.2024 - Current
  • Ensuring product quality, while maintaining full compliancy and driving manufacturing excellence.
  • Timely releases of products with high quality and outstanding reliability.
  • Collaborating with a team of quality engineers, reject handlers and manufacturing engineers.
  • Supporting with change management to manufacturing process or controls.
  • Charing Material Review Board (MRB) meetings.
  • Analysis of defects for determining dispositions of nonconformances - NC/QN Management Process.
  • Supporting supplier quality with investigations

Quality Assurance Officer

Reboocon Bionics B.V.
09.2022 - 06.2024
  • Maintenance of full Quality Management System (eQMS) for Class-IIa MD, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory standards (e.g., ISO 13485, MDR 2017/745, ISO 14971, IEC 60601-1, IEC 61340-5-1).
  • Acting like an RA Specialist, maintaining Technical Documentation according to the regulations, preparing and managing Compliance Update Reports.
  • CAPA and nonconformity Coordinator. This includes processing the various phases of the CAPA and Improvement process.
  • Coordination of all quality-related communication internally and externally.
  • Fulfilling the annual Quality Management and Regulatory Assurance objectives.
  • Participate in external audits conducted by regulatory authorities and internal audits, ensuring timely preparation and addressing audit findings.
  • Perform document control activities, including the review and approval of quality documents and records.
  • Conduct training for the awareness of quality objectives, regulatory and QMS requirements.

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Manager

Maysa Medical Industry and Trade Ltd.
09.2021 - 09.2022
  • For Class IIa MD, Managing ISO 13485 and MDD- CE audits (including internal audits), following the calibration of measurement tools, Following up on routine tests, Preparing instructions for all devices in the factory, Keeping training records, and keeping relevant records
  • Preparing and updating the technical file by the 2017/745 EU MDR Medical Device Regulations, Managing CAPA for internal and external complaints

Intern Engineer

Nukleon Nuclear Technology Ltd. Co.
08.2020 - 09.2020
  • Learned about; Microbiological tests and quality control of the radiopharmaceuticals QMS compliance with ISO 13485 incl
  • SOP, documents, and records
  • Trained in-house on Radiation Protection and GMP

Volunteer Intern

Ege UNIVERSITY Medical Biotech Laboratory
07.2019 - 09.2019
  • Part of the Laboratory Experience Certificate, Doing microbiological laboratory studies for 40 working days

Education

Ege University - Bioengineering

Ege University
07.2021

Skills

  • E-QMS
  • ERP
  • MATLAB
  • Leadership
  • Collaborative
  • Results-oriented
  • Self-confident
  • Self-improvement
  • Initiative
  • Courage
  • Commonsensical

Certification

  • Responsible Manager Certificate of Competency, TITCK -Turkiye Medicine and Medical Device Institution, 06/01/22
  • Clinical Support Staff Certificate of Competency, TITCK -Turkiye Medicine and Medical Device Institution, 06/01/22
  • Sales and Promotion Staff Certificate of Competency, TITCK -Turkiye Medicine and Medical Device Institution, 06/01/22
  • ISO 13485:2016 Medical Devices QMS Internal Auditor, Q&P Quality Production Systems, 01/01/22
  • MDR 2017/745 Medical Device Regulation Training, Chamber Of Commerce, Izmir, 01/01/22
  • MDR 2017/745 Mini-Course, Easy Medical Device, 01/01/22
  • PCR Webinar Participate, Lab Akademi, 02/01/21
  • ISO 13485 Medical Devices Management System Training, Taksim Consultancy Services, 10/01/20

References

  • Tamer YAGAN, General Manager, Nukleon Nuclear Technology Industry and Trade Ltd. Co., tamer@nukleon.com.tr, +902124837334
  • Prof. Dr. Elif Esin HAMEŞ TUNA, Department of Bioengineering, Ege University, esinhames@gmail.com, +902323115811

Languages

Turkish
Native language
English
Advanced
C1

Timeline

Quality Officer

Philips Medical Systems
06.2024 - Current

Quality Assurance Officer

Reboocon Bionics B.V.
09.2022 - 06.2024

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Manager

Maysa Medical Industry and Trade Ltd.
09.2021 - 09.2022

Intern Engineer

Nukleon Nuclear Technology Ltd. Co.
08.2020 - 09.2020

Volunteer Intern

Ege UNIVERSITY Medical Biotech Laboratory
07.2019 - 09.2019

Ege University - Bioengineering

Ege University
Meryem Kizilkaya