JOB DESCRIPTION:About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:
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Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
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Health plan, life insurance, tuition, stock purchase plan, Asociación Solidarista, cafeteria subsidy, free parking lot, among others.
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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.
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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
Be a quality professional who applies compliance criteria, scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, statistical, and ingenuity to complete or lead assignments related to a specific technical field or discipline. Provide direction and leadership to Manufacturing Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Quality Improvement and Compliance culture. Provide Quality support to manufacturing, helping to ensure delivery of the highest quality product to the customer. Provide support to Development /Improvement teams for new or existing products. Ensure that activities are performed and documented per systems and procedure in accordance with Abbott Policies and applicable Quality And Regulatory Requirements.
What You’ll Do
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Apply quality principles, analyzes quality records, prepares reports and recommends improvements.
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Conduct verification and validation of components or materials used in development processes.
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Identify and address recurring problems either with the quality of the product or the reliability of testing procedures.
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Document quality issues and performance metrics for review boards.
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Interfaces with internal company contacts and external network.
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Plans and conducts high level assigned projects within quality specialty requiring conventional types of plans, investigations, and/or equipment.
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Anticipates future directions. Benchmarks internally and externally. Recognizes changes in the environment and present resources as indicators of future problems and opportunities; prepares for such eventualities.
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Independently investigates, conducts tests or experiments, gathers data, and performs preliminary analysis. Reports findings. Prepares and communicates recommendations and respective action plans.
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Predicts patterns/trends. Grasps complexities and sees relationships among data; determines consequences and alternatives; makes recommendations.
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Mentors others by sharing technical expertise and providing feedback and guidance.
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Builds relationships. Initiates and cultivates open, honest relationships with colleagues, customers, contractors, and vendors by establishing rapport, developing an understanding of others’ needs, promoting common goals, and following through on commitments.
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Identifies and evaluates areas of risk with respect to compliance, Product/Mfg performance, develops procedures, maintain FMEAs.
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Resolves problems and provide guidance, such as production process deviations, non-conformances (CAPA), field product performance, urgent out-of-stock replacements, and crisis situations requiring fast, astute decisions with rapid implementation by utilizing technical training and experience.
Shift: Admin (Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm)
On-Site position
Required Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, science or closely related discipline is desired.
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5 years of experience in medical device or related industries.
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Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish) / Required
Preferred Qualifications & Education
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NPI, design quality experience
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FDA/ISO regulation knowledge.
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CQE / CQA / Lean/ Six Sigma certification
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Statistic’s knowledge.
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Personal skills needed include Leadership, accountability, tact, open-mindedness, maturity, tenacity, decisiveness, self/reliance, scientific thinking, diligence, resourcefulness, customer focus.
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Effective communication skills.
Apply Now
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.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is
N/A
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:Operations Quality
DIVISION:AVD Vascular
LOCATION:Costa Rica > Alajuela : AVCR-1
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:Cr09Sal (Costa Rica)
TRAVEL:Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:Yes
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Work in a clean room environment
What We Do
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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
