EMEA QA Specialist – Warehousing & Distribution

Abbott; Cheswick Green; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in the United Kingdom (Solihull) is seeking a QA Specialist to support quality assurance and regulatory compliance across EMEA. You will implement QA requirements for warehousing, inventory, and distribution, participate in audits, and manage CAPAs with cross‑functional teams.

A life sciences or engineering degree plus 2–4 years in QA within regulated industries is required, with strong problem‑solving, communication, and QMS knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Life Sciences, Engineering, Quality or Supply Chain.
• 2-4 years of experience in Quality Assurance or a regulated industry.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485 and Medical Device Regulations.
• Experience in a Quality Management System (QMS).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and investigation skills.
• Experience managing CAPAs and supporting audits.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain QA requirements for warehousing, inventory and distribution across EMEA.
• Support quality processes with affiliates, distributors and logistics partners.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Service and Supply Chain to ensure QA alignment.
• Support distributor onboarding activities and annual contractual QA processes.
• Monitor field inventory quality processes and mitigate quality risks.
• Support qualification, evaluation and ongoing monitoring of third‑party suppliers.
• Manage CAPA investigations and timely corrective and preventive actions.
• Deliver quality training initiatives related to inventory, warehousing and distribution.
• Participate in audits and support audit readiness across affiliates.

Skills

Quality Assurance

CAPA investigations

Audits support

QMS experience

ISO 13485 knowledge

Regulated industry experience

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, or related discipline

Job description

Abbott in the United Kingdom (Solihull) is seeking a QA Specialist to support quality assurance and regulatory compliance across EMEA. You will implement QA requirements for warehousing, inventory, and distribution, participate in audits, and manage CAPAs with cross‑functional teams.

A life sciences or engineering degree plus 2–4 years in QA within regulated industries is required, with strong problem‑solving, communication, and QMS knowledge.