Manager, Product Quality Engineering

Job ID: 31158006Posted: Posted YesterdayStart Date: 2026-08-07Location: United States - California - Alameda, United States of AmericaTime Type: Full timeAbbott 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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.JOB DESCRIPTION:Manager, Product Quality Engineering Working at AbbottAt 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 contributionTuition 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 will be based out of our Alameda, CA location in the Diabetes Care division where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. As the Manager, Product Quality Engineering, you will be responsible for the group initiating and owning investigations associated with trends and emerging issues associated with product complaints, captured in the CAPA system. The group also establishes processes and programs to ensure new products are capable for post-market surveillance as defined in the ADC Quality System at the time of launch. This role requires a strong technical understanding of the product, investigation methods, and the post market surveillance space to ensure timely and effective investigations and corresponding corrective actions where applicable. This role will be expected to oversee and develop a team of individuals with those same skillsets.What You’ll Work On • Develop Product Quality Engineering teams to isolate root causes and recommend or implement effective solutions by means of sophisticated analysis, investigative techniques and troubleshooting methods.• Establish effective team oversight of new product development to ensure post-market surveillance capabilities at time of launch.• Responsible for establishing ADC investigation and reporting methodology as pertaining to elevated complaints and field issues identified.• Work with the complaints group and CAPA team to analyze product issues and then conduct investigations to root cause and identify CAs to resolve.• Collaborate with Operations, R&D, Quality Assurance, and Customer Service to determine cross-functional evaluation, investigation, and solutions.• Represent Complaint Handling and Product Quality Engineering in escalations and urgent issues being addressed at a cross-functional or divisional level.• Reviews and provides functional approval for project and quality system documentation.• Develops and implementsRequired Qualifications Bachelors Degree6 years of experience both overall and any industry-specific experience neededPreferred Qualifications Quality Assurance and healthcare industry disciplines preferred or equivalent combination of education and work experience.Minimum 4 years Overall quality experience in a FDA/ISO regulated environment.Substantial demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills; critical-thinking skills, preferably in a CAPA environment.Experience in leading & managing people.Experience working in an investigative role in a Quality management system, in collaborations with Quality Assurance/ with Operations and R&D.Apply NowLearn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: 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.Connect with us at , on Facebook at , and on Twitter @AbbottNews.Divisional InformationMedical DevicesGeneral Medical Devices:Our medical devices help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks.CRMAs a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.DiabetesWe’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.VascularAbbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.NeuromodulationOur Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.Structural HeartStructural Heart Business Mission: Why We ExistOur business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.EPIn Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.HFIn Abbott’s Heart Failure (HF) business, we’re developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.DiagnosticsWe’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics, and toxicology.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.Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges.Our molecular division delivers best-in-class innovative testing solutions for people around the world to provide answers to life’s critical health decisions. We help people live full and healthy lives through our accessible, molecular-based solutions.NutritionOur nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac, PediaSure, Pedialyte, Ensure, and Glucerna – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.The base pay for this position is $114,000.00 – $228,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.JOB FAMILY:Operations QualityDIVISION:ADC Diabetes CareLOCATION:United States > Alameda : 1360-1380 South Loop RoadADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT:StandardTRAVEL:NoMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:NoSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing 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.EEO is the Law link - English: is the Law link - Espanol: