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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Supplier Quality Engineer 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:

• 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 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 Pomona, CA location in the Toxicology Business Unite, Diagnostics Division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

The Supplier Quality Engineer is part of the product development core team responsible for quality engineering deliverables including specification development, risk management, process and test method characterization and control plan development.

What You’ll Work On

• Plans and perform assignments of a wide degree of difficulty.

• Analyzes, develops, and recommends quality engineering approaches required to meet design and production requirements.

• Compiles and evaluates design and test data and identifies key product, process, or material factors and determines appropriate limits and specifications.

• Prepares and assesses failure mode analysis and control plans.

• Receives general directions and exercises with considerable discretion as to personal work details.

• Reviews, generates, and approves related inputs such as FMEAs and specifications.

• Coordinates activities with other areas.

• May provide input on potential candidates to be hired into the team.

• Interfaces with product team members, manufacturing quality, and medical affairs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors in a science, statistics, engineering discipline, or ASQ Quality Engineer Certification; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• Minimum 5 years related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree preferred

• Detailed knowledge of FDA, GMP, ISO 13485, and ISO 14971.

• Solid communication and interpersonal skills.

• Strong project management and leadership skills, including the demonstrated ability to lead multi-departmental project teams and resolve quality-related issues in a timely and effective manner.

• Experience implementing various product and process improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing).

Apply NowLearn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://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.

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The base pay for this position is

$85,600.00 – $156,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

DIVISION:

TOX ARDx Toxicology:

LOCATION:

United States > Pomona : 821 Towne Center Drive

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 25 % 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.

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• English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

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