Re: Director vs. Manager
So I've been looking through some Quality Manuals to get familiar with my new role in RA in a Medical device company. I've been tasked with cleaning up a ISO 13485 QM that has several job responsibilities/descriptions listed in the manual.
What is the difference between Manager and Director?
Biboy2012 is right when saying:
I think Director and Manager are just job titles. The functions vary from organization to organization. Surely, they both manages and gives direction.
however the other job titles for your organization may already be defined elsewhere, such as job description documents, or you can find this out from your Human Resources department.
What are your thoughts on listing positions? i.e. In an Org chart would you list just the top two levels (CEO, directors) or would you go further down to sales people and project managers? I'd be interested in hearing arguments for an against this.
I believe the main objective of an org chart should be to show interactions and identify key responsibilities / authorites within your organizational structure. I would think that your sales people and project managers are "key" to the structure, since without them there would be no sales, no projects, etc.
Let's also not forget - ISO 13485 mandates that responsibilities and authorities be documented - they just don't tell you how. That is up to each organization to decide. An org chart is not the only way to document this - job description documents, statements of work, etc. are utilized often. Even with these, then maybe listing only the top two or three tiers in an org chart would be sufficient for a small to medium-sized organization.
I presume there are usually multiple items working in tandem to help address the requirements of 5.5.1, and there is no universal method that works for every company.
Brian