Manager, Quality Engineering Operations

Abbott; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,700 - 261,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefit

Job summary

Abbott in Sylmar, CA, seeks a Manager of Quality Engineering Operations to lead QA professionals within the Cardiac Rhythm Management division. This fully onsite role manages sections, interprets policies, and drives quality improvements across products and processes.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in quality/engineering with supervisory experience, strong leadership, and excellent communication. Abbott offers extensive benefits and career development in a global healthcare leader.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in function or related field.
• 2 years of direct supervisor experience.
• Demonstrated leadership competencies; ability to lead cross-functional projects; strong problem-solving, communication, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA professionals and oversee one or more quality sections or functions.
• Interpret policies, processes and procedures affecting sections and units.
• Develop and implement quality goals and maintain quality system effectiveness.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and customers.
• Support FDA and other agencies during NPD and validation efforts.
• Oversee design controls and nonconformance/real-time data management.

Skills

Leadership competencies

Cross-functional projects

Problem solving

Written and oral communication

Negotiation skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in science/tech

Master's Degree preferred

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 family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to :

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
• 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 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 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.

The Opportunity

The Manager, Quality Engineering Operations position works out of our Sylmar, CA location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management Division.

This is a fully onsite role.

As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.

The Manager, Quality Engineering Operations manages experienced QA professionals who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments. Often heads one or more sections/functions or a small quality department. Interprets policies , processes and procedures that may affect sections and subordinate work units. Assignments are defined in terms of activities and objectives. Work is reviewed for adequacy in meeting objectives.

What You'll Work On

• Interacts frequently with internal personnel and outside representatives at various levels.
• Routinely operates as a liaison with customers and suppliers.
• Participates and presents at meetings with internal and externals representatives.
• Interaction typically concerns resolution of operational and scheduling issues.
• Responsible for managing one or more quality system elements/functions as defined in the site Quality Manual.
• Implements the quality plan in accordance with the quality objectives/goals and maintains the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Recommends staffing and other necessary resource requirements needed to achieve business goals and compliance requirements.
• Resolves project team issues with minimal oversight.
• Responsible for ensuring that functional areas of responsibility have adequate training programs for adhering to all safety requirements and business EHS goals.
• Manage the development and implementation of quality goals.
• Merging leader that demonstrates strong leadership competencies.
• Decision making that has impact on work processes and outcomes, that could cause serious delays and considerable expenditure of a additional time, human recourses and funds.
• May define and implement critical parameter for design control and related systems throughout the product lines.
• May oversee the Nonconformance and Real-time data management portions of the quality System.
• May maintain effective Quality Metrics and define and execute activities to resolve decreases in performance.
• May support NPD at all stages of development process and ensure its compliance to FDA and other agencies.
• May assist R&D in validation of NPS tools.

Education And Experience You’ll Bring

• Bachelors Degree Scientific or technical discipline Or An equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Masters Degree Preferred
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in function or related field.
• 2 years of direct supervisor experience.
• Must have demonstrated solid knowledge and experience in discipline. Demonstrated leadership competencies. Considered a Subject Matter Expert . Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects. Flexibility, strong problem solving skills, excellent written and oral communication skills, solid organizational ability , negotiations skills with ability to drive cross functional teams. Emerging leader that demonstrates strong leadership competencies.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is $130,700.00 – $261,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.