Quality Engineer

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.


JOB DESCRIPTION:

Quality Engineer

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 Infectious Disease , Diagnostics Division. We'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.


The Quality Engineer is responsible for developing and maintaining quality systems and providing quality system support for the division (e.g. commercialized products, new product development, manufacturing, and/or system compliance).

What You'll Work On

• Provides Quality System Body of Knowledge support to Division and organization.
• Implements and conducts data analysis, systems evaluation, and product assessment to ensure finished products meet standards and specifications; implement and drive changes where needed.
• Investigates, and resolves system nonconformance's (defined during internal and/or external audits.
• Works with product development and production engineers during product development process to ensure quality deliverables (FMEA, Control Plans, Risk Management) are in place prior to Design Transfer phase gate.
• Ensures compliance with ISO 13485 & 21CFR 820 Quality System Regulations by providing support for interpretation of regulations, performing gap analysis and lead activities to implement improvements.
• Apply sound, systematic problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving quality issues.
• As appropriate, participate in or lead teams in supporting quality disciplines, decisions, and practices (e.g., represents the Quality System function as a Team Member)
• As appropriate, Six Sigma utilizes other quality tools to implement process improvements to enhance product quality and reduce process variance by identifying improvement opportunities in divisional quality system compliance, device, and process.
• Analyzes quality audit findings and recommends modifications in products or standards. Proactively identifies opportunities for system compliance improvement and leads activities to implement improvements.
• As appropriate, participate in or lead in the completion and maintenance of risk analysis, as related to quality systems.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors in Engineering or Technical Field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum of 2 years technical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree preferred.
• Two - Five years technical experience. Previous Quality experience and demonstrated use of Quality Tools/methodologies.
• Detailed knowledge of FDA, GMP, and ISO 13485. Solid communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated and impactful project management and leadership skills, including the demonstrated ability to lead multi-departmental project teams and resolve quality system-related issues in a timely and effective manner.
• Advanced computer skills, including gap analysis and report writing skills.
• Prior medical device experience preferred. Six Sigma certification preferred. ASQ CQE, CQA certification preferred.
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross division business unit model preferred.
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%, including internationally.

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The base pay for this position is
$81,500.00 - $141,300.00
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, 10 % 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), Work requiring repeated bending, stooping, squatting or kneeling


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


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