Lead Engineer Quality

Abbott • Alameda, CA

6d • $100,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This position will be based out of our Alameda, CA location in the Diabetes Care division where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology. As the Lead Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for owning complex investigations associated with trends and emerging issues associated with product complaints, captured in the CAPA system. This role requires a strong technical understanding of the product, investigation methods, and can work closely cross-functionally to identify root cause of trends and emerging issues to ensure timely and effective investigations and corresponding corrective actions where applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 8 years of experience in Quality Assurance or a related field required.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience, including a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience, will also be considered.
• Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills; critical-thinking skills, preferably in a CAPA environment.
• Experience working cross-functionally in an investigative role in a Quality management system.

Nice To Haves

• Quality Assurance and healthcare industry disciplines preferred.
• Minimum 4 years overall quality experience in an FDA/ISO regulated environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Isolate root causes and implement effective solutions by means of sophisticated analysis and investigative techniques for product issues.
• Responsible for establishing ADC investigation and reporting methodology as pertaining to elevated complaints and field issues identified.
• Collaborate with Operations, R&D, Quality Assurance, and Customer Service to determine cross-functional evaluation, investigation, and solutions.
• Represent Post-Market Surveillance and Product Quality Engineering in escalations and urgent issues being addressed at a cross-functional or divisional level.
• Reviews and provides functional approval for project and quality system documentation.
• Develops members of the team and implements process improvements within the Post-Market Surveillance team.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior