Senior Supplier Quality Auditor

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:

ABOUT ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS

The key to successful treatment and full recovery is often fast, accurate diagnosis. Abbott’s life-changing tests and diagnostic tools provide insights that enable smarter, faster decisions and transform the way the world is managing health.

Our pioneering technology spans the world of healthcare operations — with medical diagnostic instruments, tests, automation and informatics solutions for hospitals, reference labs, blood centers, emergency departments, physician offices and clinics.

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.
• 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 bachelor’s 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our Diagnostics business currently has an opportunity for the role of Senior Supplier Quality Auditor for our Chicago, IL, or Santa Clara, CA location. The primary function of this position is to administrate regulatory compliance activities related to the Internal Audit Program. The position is key in the facilitation/execution of the internal inspection process and ensures the Internal Audit Program across the Abbott Diagnostic business Sites/Commercial Affiliate Sites serves to identify Quality System improvements. Independently conducts assigned audits of Suppliers and Third Party Manufacturers (TPM's) to assess compliance to all applicable external standards and regulations as well as Abbott Quality System requirements at a standard commensurate with regulatory external audits.

What You’ll Work On

• Plans and conducts internal audits across the Abbott Diagnostic business Sites/Commercial Affiliate Sites to assess compliance to all applicable External Standards and Regulations as well as Abbott Quality System requirements.
• Identifies compliance risks to current regulations and guides the sites in the planning and execution of Quality System improvements.
• Prepares and implements Internal Audit schedules spanning the Abbott Diagnostic business manufacturing sites, Commercial Affiliate sites, as well as the scheduling and performance of Supplier / TPM audits.
• Uses current regulatory trends to identify potential compliance risks or opportunities for improvement in the Abbott Diagnostic business Quality System.
• Conducts internal audits at a standard commensurate with regulatory external audits.
• Leads initiatives to address compliance gaps across the Commercial Affiliate Sites. This may include the development of CAPA plans and resulting follow-up guidance activities in support of the Commercial Affiliates to attain the required level of compliance.
• Reports progress of audits within Sites and to Division personnel as appropriate.
• Provides guidance to applicable “Inspection-Readiness” activities across the Abbott Diagnostic business Sites.
• Performs topic specific SIM audits at the Abbott Diagnostic business sites as requested by management.
• Reports audit findings in a timely manner.
• Generates and reports internal audit metrics to Site and Division Management.
• Maintains files and documentation associated with internal and external inspections.
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