Quality Assurance Manager

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: Quality Assurance Manager (Bogdanoff) Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. Youll also have access to: Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree. A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity As a Quality Assurance Manager for Complaint Investigations, they will be responsible for sustaining the complaint investigation operation, while developing a team and leading projects to advance the lab for future expectations with regards to compliance, capabilities, and workforce output. This role oversees engineers and leads for direct and indirect labor to sustain complaint investigations, and complaint returns. This role is responsible for establishing an operation that performs consistently to maintain requirements for investigation timeliness, and develop processes for new or updated products, while ensuring ongoing compliance and audit readiness per Abbott's Quality Policies and Global Regulations. What You'll Work On Oversee complaint investigation lab output and proficiency by developing strong teams and metrics to foster environment of continuous improvement Develop and maintain engineering team to advance investigation techniques for execution by direct labor workforce Support CAPA initiatives and ongoing projects to ensure ongoing proficiency in complaint investigations operation Represent Complaint Investigations lab for audits, projects, and generally acting as subject matter expert for complaint investigations processes. Develop metrics and presentations for Quality System Management reviews and associated requirements to ensure compliance and maintain performance Reviews and provides functional approval for project and quality system documentation Develops and implements plans, ensures milestones are met and prioritizes resource workload as required to meet commitments Measures and reports performance of personnel and process relative to targets Required Qualifications Bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Minimum 7 years of experience in a FDA/ISO regulated environment. Minimum 5 years of experience in Quality. Preferred Qualifications: Substantial demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills; critical-thinking skills. Experience in leading & managing a large team of people. Experience working in process and test method development in a Quality management system, in collaborations with Quality Assurance/ with Operations and R&D Apply Now Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.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. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews. Divisional Information Medical Devices General 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 ngersticks. Diabetes Were focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. Were revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. The base pay for this position is $112,000.00 $224,000.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted. JOB FAMILY: Operations Quality DIVISION: ADC Diabetes Care LOCATION: United States > Alameda : 1360-1380 South Loop Road ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: No MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No SIGNIFICANT 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: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether its next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of lifes greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. Follow Us: Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Twitter