QA Specialist Jr - Puesto temporal - Abbott Nutrition - Madrid

Abbott; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 26.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Abbott in Madrid, Spain is seeking a Junior Quality Assurance Specialist to support internal and market quality systems and to help manage documentation and training across AN division. You will coordinate validation activities, handle complaints and non-conformities, and assist in audits and regulatory inspections while maintaining training matrices for local staff.

This role offers a hands-on path within a global healthcare leader, with exposure to cross-functional teams and opportunities to

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences or related discipline.
• Knowledge of applicable regulations, GxP requirements, and Quality Systems.
• Understanding of validation processes and equipment calibration requirements.
• Knowledge of CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action) processes.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits.

Responsabilidades

• SOPs: Ensures local processes and procedures align with Global SOPs and local regulations.
• Complaints: Review adverse events, coordinate QA/TSO/Safety actions and close complaints.
• Non-conformities/CAPAs: Manage non-conformities and documentation archiving.
• Training: Maintain training matrix/plan for local personnel and contractors.
• Audits and Inspections: Support QA Head for internal audits and regulatory inspections.
• Promotional materials: Compile documentation for approvals and check releases.
• Labeling: Support product labeling changes and final product release documentation.
• Suppliers: Enforce supplier quality requirements and maintain ASL.

Conocimientos

Regulatory compliance

GxP knowledge

Quality systems

Validation processes

CAPA processes

Audit support

English (intermediate)

Document management

MS Office

Cross-functional collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences or related

Herramientas

Microsoft Office Suite

Descripción del empleo

About Abbott

At Abbott, we’re dedicated to helping people live more fully, in everything we do. We’re creating the future of healthcare through life-changing technologies and products that make you healthier and stronger, quickly identify when you have a medical need, and treat conditions to help you get back to doing what you love.

About Abbott

At Abbott, we’re dedicated to helping people live more fully, in everything we do. We’re creating the future of healthcare through life-changing technologies and products that make you healthier and stronger, quickly identify when you have a medical need, and treat conditions to help you get back to doing what you love.

With headquarters in north suburban Chicago, we serve people in more than 160 countries with leading medical devices, diagnostics, nutrition products and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues are helping millions of people to live better and healthier, every day around the world.

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.
• A company 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

At Abbott Nutrition, we are committed to developing science-based nutritional products that help people of all ages live healthier lives. Our portfolio includes innovative nutrition solutions designed to support growth, health, and wellness at every stage of life.

We are currently looking for a Quality Assurance Specialist Junior to join our Nutrition business in Madrid, Spain. This is a temporary position. In this role, you will ensure a complete management of internal and market claims, including training for new employees, coordinate activities of validation (areas, processes and qualification of equipment). You will be responsible of the local documentation and training system in the local and international documentation for the AN division of the affiliate and coordinate activities and functions required related with issues of Quality Assurance and Environment.

What You’ll Do

SOPs :

• Ensures local processes and procedures are in place to clearly define safety and surveillance responsibilities within the Affiliate in line with Global SOPs and local regulations.

Complaints :

• Ensures product complaints are reviewed for adverse events, and forwards any AEs identified to ANMSS.
• Completes reconciliation between Quality Assurance (QA), TSO and Safety and surveillance at the Affiliate.
• Reception, registration, monitoring and closure of product and devices complaints.
• Documentation archive.

Non-conformities/CAPAs :

• Reception, registration, monitoring and closure of non-conformities.
• Documentation archive.
• Effectiveness check.

Training :

• Maintains training matrix/plan for local personnel.
• Ensures training of Affiliate personnel on relevant quality and/or Safety and Surveillance responsibilities is undertaken; that appropriate training records are maintained.
• Ensures that any training of partner company staff is completed according to local contract requirements, and appropriately documented.

Audits and Inspections :

• Give support to QA Head as the key Affiliate contact for both internal audits and Regulatory Authority inspections.
• Ensures that any Regulatory Authority communications are forwarded to the required ANMSS personnel and that any corrective actions are completed according to schedule.

Promotional materials :

• Compilation of the necessary documentation for the approval of digital and printed materials.
• Printed materials check prior release.

Labeling :

• Contribution to product labelling changes.
• Work orders and instructions check prior overlabel and repackaging activities.
• Compilation of the necessary documentation for the final product release.

Suppliers :

• Enforcing compliance in accordance to requirements for applicable suppliers who impact product quality.
• Maintaining an Approved Supplier List (ASL).
• Evaluating, re-evaluating and approving suppliers who impact the quality system.
• Performing risk assessment activities associated with supplier classification.
• Review key performance indicators for suppliers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of applicable regulations, GxP requirements, and Quality Systems.
• Understanding of validation processes and equipment calibration requirements.
• Knowledge of Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) processes.
• Experience supporting or participating in internal and external audits.
• Intermediate level of English.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and document management systems.

Skills / Preferred Qualifications

• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating within cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Training and coaching capabilities.
• High level of integrity and commitment to compliance.
• Problem-solving mindset with the ability to identify and implement corrective actions.
• Adaptability and flexibility in a dynamic environment.
• Detail-oriented approach with strong documentation management skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset and commitment to quality excellence.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.