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Abbott · 7 hours ago

Manager, Process and Test Automation

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$112K/yr - $224K/yr

6+ years exp

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. The Manager, Process and Test Automation will apply advanced scientific and engineering knowledge to oversee technical projects and improve automation processes, ensuring high performance and quality standards. This role involves collaboration with various teams and stakeholders to drive process improvements and implement innovative solutions.

BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical

Responsibilities

Identify, plan, and conduct medium-size technical projects across engineering disciplines, requiring custom, risk-managed execution plans, investigations, and / or equipment

Translates automation requirements into new solutions

Responsible for identifying, developing, and communicating product, process, and equipment requirements to automation equipment suppliers. Identifies process and equipment solutions to drive equipment performance including, increased up-time, faster equipment speeds, lower process scrap, and overall higher process through-put. Drives process improvement efforts on automation equipment. Identifies opportunities to improve process capability and process robustness

Drives Process Improvement efforts. Detects and isolates sources of variation and performs root cause analysis on automated processes. Proposes and implements process and automation improvements to drive consistency in process, eliminate scrap, reduce re-work, increase equipment uptime, and improve overall process performance

Advances technical and functional area expertise. Identifies new technologies and techniques to drive advancement of processes. Recommends improvements to Engineering policies and procedures

Experience in automated test system design for manufacturing

Performs economic analysis and feasibility studies to inform decision-making about competing alternatives

Takes ownership for achieving the financial targets with clear understanding and focus on life cycle costs

Conducts internal and external benchmarking to inform strategic planning and continuous improvement

Designs experiments by gathering data from a variety of sources and conducted detailed analysis to answer strategic business and engineering questions

Explores multiple alternatives, integrating regulatory and operational needs and cost benefit analyses to design and implement complete solutions to complex problems

Ensures quality and effectiveness of key results of major processes within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of mitigation strategies

Maintains awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes to established processes

Shares knowledge and technical expertise with other teams/divisions

Acts as the prime technical contact on contracts

Interacts with senior management and external stakeholders on significant technical matters

Communicates effectively using a variety of formal and informal media, to a diversity of stakeholders at different levels of the organization

Cultivates open, honest relationships with colleagues, contractors, leadership, vendors and other stakeholders by developing an understanding of others’ needs, promoting common goals, and following through on commitments

Complies with all regulations and standards for quality, Environmental, Health, Safety, and Energy (EHS&E) Global Policies, Abbott Engineering Standards, and other governance areas as applicable

Qualification

Process ImprovementAutomation SolutionsTechnical ExpertiseProject ManagementEngineering KnowledgeRoot Cause AnalysisFinancial AnalysisRegulatory ComplianceInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) in engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired, or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence

An equivalent combination of education and work experience

Minimum 6 years significant engineering, project management, and / or operational experience

Experience leading & influencing cross functional teams

Subject Matter Expert on a related discipline

Has a career history marked by a consistent series of technical contributions and accomplishments

Significant contribution to product or process development or improvement through creative application of technical effort will equally be recognized

Possesses a strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures

Works on problems of complex scope where analysis of situations or data involves multiple competing factors

Exercises judgment and advises management as to the appropriate actions

Interacts well with diverse groups within engineering and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external collaborators

Listens to and understands others' points of view and articulates tactfully and respectfully one's own perspective orally, in writing, and in presentations

Works well with other engineers in a collaborative, fast-paced goal-driven environment

Possesses interpersonal skills to negotiate and reconcile differences

Has demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal control