Quality Manager Middle East

Abbott; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare leader in Dubai is seeking a Quality Manager to oversee quality assurance processes in the Middle East. The role involves internal audits, training, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Candidates should have a scientific background, experience in quality assurance within the IVD or pharmaceutical industries, and excellent leadership skills. Abbott emphasizes diversity and offers opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in a similar management position.
• Quality Assurance experience in the IVD/MD/pharmaceutical industry.
• Fluent in English; other languages desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct internal audits to verify management system effectiveness.
• Support training on CRDx Quality System.
• Coordinate supplier audits as required.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Regulatory Affairs

Leadership

Negotiation skills

International project management

Education

Scientific background preferred

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader creating breakthrough science to improve peoples health. We’re always looking towards the future anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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. You will have access to career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. Abbott is 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. It is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for and as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives and scientists.

Quality Manager-Middle East

Our Diagnostics business is looking for a Quality Manager to support the Middle East and will be based in UAE.

About 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.

What You’ll Do

• Plan and conduct internal audits to verify the effectiveness of the management system
• Prepare/ coordinate external audits
• Perform supplier audits as required
• Support/provide training to the organization about the CRDx Quality System
• Ensure QS record keeping document control, warehousing, QH supplier/distributor evaluation/monitoring, CAPA management follow up and ensure timely closure
• Coordinate Field Communications at the Region
• Ensure availability of org charts (including LSME if required) and job descriptions
• Assess risk related to processes
• Timely elevate regional concerns to Area Management Review and MIMS MR
• Supports Global Commercial Affiliates QA improvement projects
• Maintain/challenge current certifications. Propose new certificates if required
• Coordinate communication between commercial organization and Regulatory to support responses in contracts and public tenders (e.g. QARA, EHS, Data Privacy requirements)
• Team/MIMS Subject Matter Expert & Procedure Owner: Be the expert on a QS process and support the rest of the team as process SME, either as lead backup or team member
• Review Abbott policies & procedures and update Quality documentation accordingly
• Manage any audit input by initiating changes to affected processes following MIMS change control procedures
• Identify and coordinate improvement initiatives within the entire QS
• Participate in Quality System improvements and implementation projects
• Actively seek internal/external customer feedback and respond to issues
• If there is no regulatory function in the affiliate perform/ensure revision and approval of locally/translated AdPromo material on behalf of Regulatory Affairs. If needed support RA appointing language approvers and ensure trainings are done accordingly
• Manage the QA budget always considering cost improvement opportunities

Manager Quality only

• Act as an expert for sales and customer support for accreditation topics presentations and process implementation in sites where customer certification/accreditation is requested

Required Qualifications

• Scientific background (e.g. Lab Technician, Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, M.D.) is preferred. Other education (e.g. business engineering) is acceptable if experience of 3 or more years in a similar manager position.

Background

• Managers can have experience in one or several of the following:
• Quality Assurance in a commercial affiliate at the IVD/MD/pharmaceutical industry is preferred either as manager or as specialist for at least 3 years
• Regulatory Affairs, Customer Service or any other commercial affiliate function at the diagnostic/medical device/pharmaceutical industry
• Manufacturing/Distribution/Clinical laboratory/Competent Authority/IVD/MD/Pharma industry association

Experience Levels

• Associate Manager Quality: at least 4 years experience
• Manager Quality: at least 7 years experience
• Senior Manager Quality: Proven long experience in the diagnostic industry preferably at a commercial affiliate with Abbott
• Product and market environment knowledge preferred
• Management skills and leadership competencies
• English negotiation skills. Other language skills desirable
• Experience to work in international environment project management and negotiation skills desirable

Impact of position

• Operates under Quality and Regulatory directives and Abbott policies and procedures
• Follows local regulations, European guidelines and International Industry/Quality System standards

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.

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The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Additional Information

JOB FAMILY: Operations Quality

DIVISION: CRLB Core Lab

LOCATION: United Arab Emirates > Dubai : Ubora Tower2

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable

Required Experience

Manager