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.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you 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.

Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

An excellent retirement can 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 Associate Director supports and coordinates the Quality Assurance activities for the Division Manufacturing Plants and Third Party Manufacturing (TPM) facilities globally.

Designing and implementing quality assurance systems to ensure high product quality and customer satisfaction.

Advising senior leadership on critical issues related to product quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Leading complex global investigations to address quality and safety concerns.

Coordinating strategies and activities with various leadership teams across Global Operations, Engineering, R&D, Commercial Operations, Regulatory Affairs, and Legal.

Interfacing with external business partners and regulators to maintain compliance and address any issues.

What You'll Work On

Develop quality strategies to achieve business objectives across the division manufacturing plants and TPM’s ensuring alignment in processes/systems where possible. 

Lead the quality assurance processes across different regions and product lines, ensuring that products meet quality standards and regulatory requirements. 

Provide oversight to disposition of high-risk product nonconformance situation, assure adequate technical investigations and appropriate corrective actions are in place to prevent reoccurrence. 

Support the resolution of product quality issues resolutions to on market products. 

Responsible for supporting the implementation of multi-million-dollar capital projects at the Division Manufacturing Plants and Third-Party Manufacturers globally. 

Provide leadership and direction to Manufacturing QA & TPM teams (Technical, Operations and Engineering) to enhance and improve regulatory compliance while meeting customer requirements. 

Act as key technical Quality interface between TPM’s and ADC internal departments including Ops, Engineering, R&D, RA, Technical and commercial. 

Manage multiple complex projects in parallel across multiple locations with cross functional, cross company teams. 

Assure successful launch of new and revised products by incorporating the appropriate quality assurance programs / systems into site operations to meet goals for division. 

Identify and delivery CI Projects to a value of at least $1MM annually. 

Analyze quality metrics and performance data to identify trends, generate insights, and report findings to senior leadership, facilitating informed decision-making. 

Oversee and mentor quality engineering teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and professional development. 

Control Budget and quality cost across the network as required. 

Develop Community of Practices within ADC division / TPM network utilizing industry contacts to develop best practice approaches. 

Apply lean sigma methodology during problem solving activities. 

Support manufacturing and TPM’s sites during regulatory inspections. 

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Quality, Science, Business or Engineering

7 years’ experience in manufacturing environment including 5 yrs at a leadership level

Must be able to be onsite Monday-Friday in Alameda, CA

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.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 $144,100.00 – $288,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.