Quality Program Manager: Inspection Readiness Leader

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

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.