Job Description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Senior Quality Manager

Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity
This position works out of our San Diego, CA location in the Rapid and Molecular Diagnostics, Infections Diseases business. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

As the Senior Quality Manager, you’ll be responsible for managing the Design Quality group supporting development of diagnostic products such as instrument, software, reagents and commodities at respective sites. Responsible for implementation of quality policies, processes and procedures of the Design Control subsystem from the Division Quality System and maintaining the effectiveness of the Design Control system at the site.

What You’ll Work On

• Provides input to ensure product requirements meet customers' expectations.

• Works closely with research organization during the entire stage gate process to ensure potential product issues are identified and addressed in the design.

• Communicates effectively on project status, success and risks that could impact customer satisfaction or project objectives.

• Strategic, multi-disciplined thinker who develops proposals to address issues and resolve project risks.

• Maintains development related documentation and establishes procedures that affect department and R&D sections.

• Independent reviewer of failures and changes during the development phase.

• Plans and initiates projects to improve process flows and identifies adequate control points.

• Develops and controls Design Quality budgets and capital plans.

• Personnel development and training.

• Manages subordinate managers and/or employees who exercise significant latitude and independence.

• This field includes Accountability/Scope/Budget information imported from Legacy System.

• Accountable for the quality of new products launched from the respective ADD site, i.e. products meet customers' expectations, are manufacturable and do not require significant investigations / design related field actions after launch.

• Accountable for managing resources to achieve business objectives.

• Position is key interface between Quality and R&D organizations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in an Engineering, Quality or Life Science discipline, or significant experience (minimum of 5 years) in a product development or product development quality support function.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree preferred.

• Minimum of three years work experience in Quality or R&D Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting Design Control for diagnostic products (such as instruments, software, reagents and commodities) preferred.

• Demonstrated capability to lead a team and to execute tasks on time.

• Good communication (written and oral) and influencing skills.

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

$146,700.00 – $293,300.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

     

DIVISION:

ID Infectious Disease

        

LOCATION:

United States > San Diego : 4545 Towne Center Court

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 20 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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