AQR Quality Program, Manager

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); Illinois; On-site; USD 129,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Strong retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott Park, IL is seeking a Quality Program Manager to lead Abbott's Quality System, providing oversight, leadership, and project management across divisions. This role focuses on inspection readiness, third-party inspections, and cross-functional quality initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have 7–10 years of relevant experience, managerial capability, and a solid background in quality assurance, compliance, and project leadership within manufacturing or operations settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific discipline.
• Experience/Background: Minimum 7-10 years.
• Managerial/Supervisory experience.
• Quality Assurance and/or Compliance and/or Analytical Laboratories and/or Manufacturing and/or Operations.
• Project Management.
• Auditing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for furthering the development of the Abbott-wide Inspection Readiness Program.
• Act as a strategic partner for ensuring that our business locations are effective in the full life cycle of a third party inspection (preparation, execution, and response).
• Provide direction and consultation for third-party inspections including the identification and review of outstanding issues, facilitating inspections, liaison training, and promoting effective and professional inspection facilitation.
• Capable of assessing, and providing meaningful feedback regarding compliance status, effectiveness of management teams, and related quality and operational systems.
• Provide scheduling and detailed project tasks for assigned sub-teams to ensure milestones are implemented.
• Review and support creative solutions to key topics and utilize risk management principles.
• Build and maintain a strategic focus on emerging regulations and their potential impact on Abbott is essential to success in this role.
• Serve as a Technical Advisor, Consultant, or Subject Matter Expert including: Technical consultant to business
• Represent Abbott both internally and externally in key areas
• Recognized expert (and sought after) both internally and externally

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific 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.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL facility. This is not a remote role.

What You'll Work On

The function of the Quality Program, Manager is to provide leadership, oversight, and project management covering Abbott's Quality System. This includes division / business support and quality expertise and consulting activities.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for furthering the development of the Abbott-wide Inspection Readiness Program.
• Act as a strategic partner for ensuring that our business locations are effective in the full life cycle of a third party inspection (preparation, execution, and response).
• Provide direction and consultation for third-party inspections including the identification and review of outstanding issues, facilitating inspections, liaison training, and promoting effective and professional inspection facilitation.
• Capable of assessing, and providing meaningful feedback regarding compliance status, effectiveness of management teams, and related quality and operational systems.
• Provide scheduling and detailed project tasks for assigned sub-teams to ensure milestones are implemented.
• Review and support creative solutions to key topics and utilize risk management principles.
• Build and maintain a strategic focus on emerging regulations and their potential impact on Abbott is essential to success in this role.
• Serve as a Technical Advisor, Consultant, or Subject Matter Expert including: Technical consultant to business
• Represent Abbott both internally and externally in key areas
• Recognized expert (and sought after) both internally and externally

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree, 4-year degree in a technical or scientific discipline
• Experience/Background: Minimum 7-10 years
• Managerial/Supervisory Experience
• Quality Assurance and/or Compliance and/or Analytical Laboratories and/or Manufacturing and/or Operations
• Project Management
• Auditing experience

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is $129,300.00 - $258,700.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family

Operations Quality

Division

AQR Abbott Quality and Regulatory

Location

United States > Abbott Park : AP52

Work Shift

Standard

Travel

Yes, 50 % of the Time

Medical Surveillance

Not Applicable

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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