Quality Engineering Manager

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Quality Engineering Manager will manage 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.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interacts frequently with internal personnel and outside representatives at various levels.

• Routinely operates as a liasion 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.

• Emerging 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 parameters for design transfer 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 assist with validation of NPS tools.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) in a scientific or technical discipline (or)
• An equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Masters Degree (± 18 years) Preferred

Experience/Background

• Minimum 5 years
• 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.

The base pay for this position is

$113,300.00 – $226,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

DIVISION:

CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management

LOCATION:

United States > Scottsdale : 8300 E. Pacesetter Way

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 15 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO\_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO\_Spanish.pdf