Quality Assurance Specialist.

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

JOB DESCRIPTION

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. 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 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.
• 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.

IN ABBOTT'S MEDICAL DEVICES DIVISIONS

We are dedicated to advancing healthcare through innovative medical technologies that improve patient outcomes and transform lives. Our Medical Devices portfolio supports healthcare professionals worldwide with cutting-edge solutions across Cardiac Rhythm Management, Electrophysiology, Heart Failure, Neuromodulation, and Structural Heart therapies.

OPPORTUNITY – QA SPECIALIST

This role will support the commercial Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance (QARC) activities across the EMEA region, based in Solihul, ensuring compliance with quality management systems, ISO standards, and medical device regulations. The successful candidate will work closely with affiliates, third-party logistics providers, distributors, and cross-functional teams to maintain high-quality warehousing, inventory, and distribution processes.

WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON

• Implement and maintain Quality Assurance requirements for warehousing, inventory, and distribution activities across EMEA.
• Support the implementation of distribution and warehousing quality processes with affiliates, distributors, and logistics partners.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Service and Supply Chain teams to ensure alignment with quality requirements.
• Support distributor onboarding activities and annual contractual quality processes.
• Monitor field inventory quality processes and help identify, elevate and mitigate quality risks.
• Support qualification, evaluation, and ongoing monitoring of third-party suppliers and distributors.
• Manage CAPA investigations, action plans and timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Deliver and support quality training initiatives related to inventory, warehousing and distribution.
• Participate in internal and external audits and support audit readiness across affiliates.
• Assist with the development, implementation and maintenance of quality procedures and documentation.
• Escalate warehousing, inventory and distribution related quality risks to the EMEA QA leadership team.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Quality, Warehousing, Distribution Quality, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, or another regulated industry.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485 and Medical Device Regulations.
• Experience working within a Quality Management System (QMS) environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and investigation skills.
• Experience managing CAPAs and supporting audits.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and international environment.

Join Abbott and help ensure the highest standards of quality and compliance while supporting life-changing medical technologies that improve the lives of patients across the EMEA region.

The base pay for this position is N/A. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY

Operations Quality

DIVISION

EP Electrophysiology

LOCATION

United Kingdom : Blythe Valley Park , Elder (Plot C1b), Central Boulevard Solihull

WORK SHIFT

Standard

TRAVEL

Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES

Not Applicable

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential - because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions - across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it's next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life's greatest health challenges.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.