Lead Digital Health Quality Engineer

BioSpace; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Short-term incentive program

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking a Lead Digital Health Quality Engineer to drive design controls, DHF management, software validation, and risk management across the software lifecycle for SaMD and Digital Health products.

The role leads QMS documentation, supports regulatory submissions, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with global medical device regulations and IEC 62304 standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in a quality systems environment; strong analytical and communication skills.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with software medical device regulations and lifecycle requirements.
• Experience creating and maintaining QMS documents for medical devices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with corporate and global regulations governing Digital Health/SA MD software.
• Lead design controls and risk management activities per quality system requirements.
• Support regulatory submissions and CAPA activities.
• Drive continuous improvement in Design History File and Risk Management.

Skills

Quality Systems

Regulatory Knowledge

Cross-functional Collaboration

Analytical Thinking

Technical Writing

Education

Bachelor's degree with experience

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

QMS Documentation Tools

Regulatory Submissions Tools

Job description

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The Lead Digital Health Quality Engineer will serve as representative on cross-functional SaMD and Digital Health Software product development teams, driving design controls, DHF management, software validation, and risk management (ISO 14971) throughout the software life cycle. This role will Author, review, and approve QMS and project documentation – including risk management files – to ensure products are developed, tested, and released in compliance with applicable SDLC procedure and/or medical device regulations. This role will lead quality process improvement initiatives, support regulatory characterization and audit, and contribute to cybersecurity quality activities, applying IEC 62304 and strong technical writing and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies, procedures, and global regulations governing Digital Health applications and SaMD, including AbbVie's software lifecycle requirements, using standard methodologies, processes, and tools.
• Perform design control and risk management activities (including cybersecurity risk management) per AbbVie's Quality System, partnering with technical teams to ensure design control documentation (risk management, traceability/linkages) and design change control requirements are met.
• Experience with Computer Software Assurance (CSA) and GAMP5 principles for software validation and lifecycle activities.
• Write/review processes, procedures, and related documents for the development of SaMD and Digital Health products in compliance with global regulations.
• Support the creation of regulatory submission documentation.
• Support Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) activities related to SaMD and Digital Health quality issues, including root cause analysis, effectiveness checks, and closure.
• Assist in the preparation of, and support, regulatory agency and internal audits.
• Lead and actively participate in continuous improvement initiatives – including within the Design History File and Risk Management – anticipating and resolving quality issues, taking preventative action, and tracking improvements to closure.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on SaMD/Digital Health quality and regulatory requirements across cross-functional teams.
• Communicate SaMD/Digital Health project and quality status through timely, accurate reports to project teams, and management, and recommend actions to resolve emerging issues.
• Initiate assignments independently, exercising considerable latitude in determining objectives and approach.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years of experience; or Master’s Degree with 5 years of experience;or PhD with 0 years of experience.
• Experience in coordination and planning of complex activities and ability to identify and resolve complex problems through effective use of technical and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in a quality systems environment, or equivalent combination of work experience; excellent analytical, judgment, and consultative capabilities; and strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Exercises considerable latitude in determining the objectives of and approach of assigned work.
• Strong understanding of regulations and standards affecting software medical devices such as IEC 62304, ISO 14971, 21 CFR 820.30 and EU MDR.
• Experience with creation and maintenance of QMS documents for development of medical devices.

Preferred

Familiarity with medical device cybersecurity; AI/ML; Connected devices; Digital Health emerging Technologies; AI/ML awareness is a plus.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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