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TITLE: Senior Director, Nuclear Quality Assurance LOCATION: Bellevue, WA, USA TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower's mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company's activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications - all for significant human health benefits. TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. Senior Director, Nuclear Quality The Senior Director of Nuclear Quality Assurance will lead the overall management, direction and implementation of the TerraPower Nuclear Quality Assurance programs for our reactor projects. Reporting directly to the TerraPower President & CEO, the Senior Director will lead a diverse team of experts to develop and implement quality policies, QA Manuals, procedures, and processes for the organization. They will have full responsibility for fostering the development of the Quality Assurance Programs and team. They will have a significant role in compliance issues and the promotion of quality leadership and compliance in accordance with applicable quality assurance requirements, federal laws and regulations. Responsibilities * Provide collaborative and inclusive strategic leadership and oversight of Quality Assurance/Quality Control functions and processes * Build, lead and operationalize productive, cross-functional team by attracting, developing, and retaining the best talent, in order to drive long-term value * Serve on Compliance, Safety and other needed committees * Lead team in execution and analysis of internal audits and assessments as well as supplier audits, surveys, surveillances, evaluations and inspections. * Support implementation of quality assurance program in projects * Oversee team responsible for maintenance of evaluated suppliers list, receipt and fabrication inspections. * Develop and appropriately delegate project-specific quality plans and procedures * Review and approve Quality and technical related documents. * Provide Nuclear Quality technical experience and direction. * Drive knowledge use throughout company to foster kinks between knowledge sharing and core quality processes to facilitate seamless exchange of information. * Lead quality related continuous improvement and lessons learned efforts and training * Seek out and leverage industry quality management program best practices * Develop and manage data analytics metrics and trend analysis for quality programs * Provide ongoing status updates to executive management with recommendations for performance improvement on quality goals and objectives * Communicate issues relating to policy, procedures, programs and assessments/audits. * Work with Finance on developing and maintaining QA department budgets and expenses. Support