Manager Quality Assurance

Abbott; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Ireland Vascular Division in Clonmel seeks a senior Quality Engineering leader to oversee Quality Engineering, Regulatory Compliance, Analytical laboratories, and product release functions. This role ensures adherence to regulatory requirements and drives quality excellence across operations.

You will manage budgets, mentor teams and collaborate with manufacturing and supplier development to sustain high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality systems within medical devices or pharma.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of FDA/ISO regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Quality Engineering, Regulatory Compliance and Product Release.
• Lead continuous improvement across manufacturing and supplier quality.
• Develop and mentor staff, manage budgets and metrics.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Regulatory awareness

Education

NFQ Level 7 qualification

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has maintained a strong presence in Ireland since 1946 and celebrates its 80th anniversary in the country in 2026. The company supports the Irish healthcare sector with a broad portfolio spanning diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. Today, Abbott employs more than 6,500 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

About Abbott

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries

Abbott Ireland Vascular Division Clonmel

Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. Abbott Vascular is uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world-class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development and advancing medicine through training and education.

Our broad line of vascular devices-which includes vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies-are used to treat vessel diseases of the heart, carotid arteries and peripheral blood vessels. These vessel diseases can lead to heart attack, stroke, critical limb ischemia and other serious vascular conditions.

*Please note any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company.

Purpose Statement

Provide management of a functional area that results in the implementation and achievement of vision, mission and functional objectives. This position is responsible for overseeing and directing Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality Engineering, Regulatory Compliance, Analytical laboratories, Product release and quality Control functions, as required, to support Manufacturing, Supplier Development, New Product Development and Quality Systems. Plans, develops and manages the quality organisation to assure the continuance of qualified and efficient staff to meet Corporate, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) requirements as well as other regulatory requirements as captured in COP381. Ensures the overall compliance and effectiveness of the quality system with established requirements and quality system regulations. Directs projects to ensure the manufacture of high quality product and to facilitate compliance with requirements. Evaluates performance of direct reports and supports career development activities. Ensures that program and project objectives are met, budgets are adhered to and metrics are captured and published.

Education & Job Skills

1. Experience/Education: National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline and 6+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
2. Set Vision & Strategy: Identifies and acts upon trends that can impact the business. Creates and communicates a motivating, compelling vision of the future that supports employee engagement. Develops short and long-term strategies and helps align the resources to achieve them. Translates strategies into actionable goals and plans, and then communicates them to ensure alignment of effort and purpose.
3. Anticipate: Develops scenario and contingency plans that ensure achievement of results under changing conditions and situations. Takes initiative to implement change before others. Actively gathers customer inputs in order to anticipate and fulfil their needs and requirements. Manages internal/external stakeholders to identify and address issues. Understands the situation or audience and adjusts approach to achieve desired outcomes.
4. Innovate: Creates an environment of experimentation and uses failure as an opportunity to learn and take alternate action. Challenges current thinking, generates new ideas and expects others to do the same. Integrates information from multiple sources to generate unique insights or new solutions that distinguish Abbott from the competition. Leverages diversity of people and thinking to create a competitive advantage. Collaborates across boundaries to create cross-business opportunities.
5. Build: Creates a sustainable infrastructure and environment that enables growth. Maintains leadership presence and emotional control in difficult situations. Provides the insight, knowledge and leadership to improve functional area and builds the business. Develops, rewards and shares talent; is the type of leader others want to work with or for. Provides accurate, frequent and constructive feedback to subordinates,