Engineering Excellence Lead

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

Job summary

Abbott is seeking an Engineering Excellence Lead to drive continuous improvement, digitalization, and engineering excellence across its sites in Weesp and Olst. The role combines technical depth with governance, documentation, and proactive adoption of modern digital tools.

The successful candidate will lead the development of engineering standards, support GMP compliance, and implement digital solutions that optimize processes and enable data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or higher in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial or a related engineering field.
• Experience in GMP-regulated environments (pharma or similar).
• Strong understanding of engineering processes, documentation and procedures.
• Proven track record in driving digitalization projects and tools adoption.

Responsibilities

• Develop and strengthen engineering standards, processes and systems across the site.
• Lead digitalization initiatives and implement new tools and technologies.
• Manage engineering documentation, governance, and compliance with GMP requirements.
• Support project governance and best practices in engineering.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards to enable data-driven decisions.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in engineering processes.
• Foster capability development and knowledge sharing within engineering.

Skills

Engineering degree

GMP/regulatory experience

Digitalization

Change management

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Engineering Excellence Lead

Are you passionate about driving continuous improvement, digitalization and engineering excellence in a highly regulated manufacturing environment? We are looking for an Engineering Excellence Lead to help shape and strengthen our engineering processes, systems, and ways of working across the site. This is a key role where you will combine your technical expertise with a strong focus on documentation, governance, and digital transformation.

Location: In this role you will cover both the sites in Weesp and Olst. The candidate is expected to travel regularly between the two sites.

What you'll be doing

As Engineering Excellence Lead, you will be responsible for developing and improving engineering standards, processes, and systems to ensure compliance, efficiency, and operational excellence. You will work closely with engineering teams and stakeholders across the site to drive improvements and support the adoption of modern digital tools and ways of working.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading engineering digitalization initiatives and driving the implementation of new tools and technologies.
• Managing and continuously improving engineering documentation, procedures, and governance processes.
• Ensuring compliance with GMP requirements, engineering standards, and quality systems.
• Supporting engineering project governance and best practices.
• Developing performance metrics, dashboards, and KPIs to drive data-based decision making.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement across engineering processes.
• Supporting capability development and knowledge sharing within the engineering organization.

What we're looking for

We are looking for a technically strong professional who enjoys improving processes, creating structure, and enabling teams to work smarter through technology and digital solutions.

You will likely bring:

• A degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial, or similar).
• Experience from the pharmaceutical industry or another GMP-regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of engineering processes, documentation, and procedures.
• Experience driving digitalization initiatives and implementing new systems or tools.
• Interest and curiosity in new technologies, including AI and digital solutions.
• Experience with continuous improvement and change management.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A structured and analytical way of working.
• Fluency ​​​ ​…
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Why join us?

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of engineering excellence at our site. You'll have the chance to influence how we work, improve critical processes, and drive digital transformation in a highly regulated and innovative environment.

If you're a technical professional with a passion for digitalization, documentation excellence, and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.