SR. 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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents

Our location in Minnetonka, MN, currently has an opportunity for a Senior Quality Engineer.

THIS IS AN ON-SITE DAILY ROLE.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Primary Job Function

Serves as liaison between internal Abbott third party manufacturers and Abbott Vascular.  Ensures effective implementation of quality and compliance requirements between multiple quality systems and sites.

Core Job Responsibilities

• Work requires collaboration with other sites and other Abbott divisions;
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining an effective Quality System.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Responsible for implementing and maintaining an effective Quality System;
• Independently lead groups and projects to resolve complex issues;  analyze complex problems and identify their impact; establish probabilities; draw conclusions reflecting broad business needs; ensure compliance;
• Cross-functionally lead Quality System process improvements which may include training,
• corrective action and preventive action (CAPA) activities, equipment maintenance, product and process
• planning, quality audits, validation;
• Responsible for completing documentation in a timely manner and in accordance with business standards;
• Travel up to 10% of the time both domestically and internationally by any means necessary to support organizational goals;
• Prepares metrics data
• Supports audit and audit readiness activities
• Other tasks and duties as assigned;

(Supervision Received) Works under only general direction. Independently determines and develops 

approach to solutions. Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.; 

(Supervision Provided) May provide work direction and guidance to exempt and/or skilled nonexempt levels of employees; may

be asked to evaluate performance of and assist in career development planning for subordinates.

Position Accountability / Scope

(Influence/Leadership) Establishes and cultivates an extensive network of support to facilitate completion of assignments.  Participates in the development of less experienced staff by setting an example, 

providing guidance and work direction, and offering counsel.  May lead a project team.  Participates 

in determining goals and objectives for projects.  Influences middle management on technical or 

business solutions.  May interact<