Manager AQR Quality Program

Location: United States - Illinois - Abbott Park

Category: Quality

Employment Type: Full time

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.

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 Abbott Park, IL facility or an Abbott facility within the US. This is not a remote role.

What You’ll Work On

The function of the Quality Program, Manager is to provide leadership, oversight, and project management covering Abbott's Quality System. This includes division / business support and quality expertise and consulting activities.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Lead global committees and teams 

2. Provide direct business support 

3. Participation in industry groups 

4. Improve the effectiveness of the Abbott Quality System, including monitoring, trending and analysis of Abbott compliance performance 

5. Act as a change agent for incorporating best practice methods 

6. Divisional Liaison 

Required Qualifications

Bachelors Degree, 4-year degree in a Medical Laboratory Science, Clinical Laboratory Science, Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or related life science 

Experience/Background: 10–12 years of progressively responsible experience in quality, compliance, or operations within a CLIA-certified and/or CAP-accredited clinical laboratory or reference laboratory environment 

Quality Leadership / Management: 

-Minimum 3–5 years of people leadership experience in laboratory quality or compliance 

Clinical Laboratory Quality & Compliance Management: 

-Deep working knowledge of CLIA, CAP accreditation standards, and applicable state regulatory requirements 

-Experience supporting lab inspections/audits (CAP, CLIA, ---FDA, Notified Body.internal audits) 

-Strong expertise in quality systems: nonconformances, CAPA, proficiency testing, validation/verification, document control, and quality indicators 

Project / Program Management: 

-3+ years leading cross-functional quality or compliance projects, including implementation of new regulatory requirements or accreditation readiness programs 

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.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is $129,300.00 – $258,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.