Senior Specialist Product Stewardship

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 Specialist Product Stewardship 

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 currently works out of our Saint Paul, Minnesota site. 

The Senior Specialist will support the Structural Heart Division.  This position will lead and support the product stewardship activity and EHS development, implementation and management of the product stewardship and restricted substance programs. 

What You’ll Work On 

• Support implementation of the EU MDR ((EU) 2017/745) regulation at divisional and corporate level for material compliance element  

• Ensure part and product information is accurately tracked in database  

• Ensure compliance with geography specific restricted substance requirements (e.g., RoHS, REACH, EU MDR) and Abbott Restricted Substance Management (RSM) requirements  

• Facilitate, track and work with various groups on component changes in the manufacture, import and distribution of any new product or relocation of manufacturing processes  

• Work with Corporate Regulatory/Product Stewardship team and provide updates as needed  

• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and other regulatory requirements  

• 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 with employees, customers, contractors, and vendors  

• Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.