Abbott · 1 day ago
Quality Engineer II - 2nd Shift
Menlo Park, CA
Contract
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expAbbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. They are seeking a Quality Engineer II to lead projects, ensure compliance with quality systems, and improve department performance through effective management and technical expertise.
BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGeneticsHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsManufacturingMedicalMedical DeviceNutritionPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Independently, or lead a project team to, identify, plan and conduct medium-size assigned projects requiring a combination of conventional and custom risk-managed execution plans and investigations. manages multiple often concurrent projects
Assist in the development of direct reports by securing appropriate training, assigning progressively challenging tasks, applying progressive disciplinary action as appropriate and conducting formal written and verbal performance reviews
Lead complex technical projects with multiple inter-coordinating elements where problem resolution may involve the application of new methods and/or approaches and may require consideration of impact with other system components and/or users
Lead and/or participate on cross-functional teams to support organizational goals
Responsible for completing documentation in a timely manner and in accordance with business standards
Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) or independent technical expert (ITE) on a subset or select subsets of a project's technical matters. may interface with external firms or agencies
Responsible for implementing the effectiveness and maintaining compliance of the Quality System. (e.g. compliance with internal procedures and FDA, BSI, EEO regulations etc)
Monitors daily work operations and provides direction and guidance to, exempt employees, or nonexempt staff to achieve unit or project goals
Interacts with internal and external customers, by meeting regularly, responding to requests and explaining procedures
Interprets and executes policies that affect work processes and personnel within the assigned organizational unit
Contributes to the development of operational policies and procedures that affect personnel within the assigned organizational unit
Assists with evaluating project costs
Identifies, develops and implements processes to improve department performance
Directs Quality personnel to support quality system initiatives based on coordination with management, project leaders, & design engineers
Implements improvements to Quality Systems and tools by directing personnel to gather data on existing quality tools, identify weaknesses, and research/select new tools based on findings
Ensures sustaining support of Quality System and regulatory compliance by individually working quality system issues and by delegating project work for maintaining quality system capability
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree Required
3 - 5 years quality experience to develop the competence to meet the skills and responsibilities of the position
Some demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills; critical-thinking skills
Some demonstrated competency with financial systems and in fiscal controls
Substantial strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices and procedures; - ability or aptitude to work on problems that are complex in scope where analysis of situations or data involves multiple competing factors
Benefits
Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
Dental Plan
Vision Plan
Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
Supplemental Life Insurance
Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
Long Term Disability
Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
401(k)
Company
Abbott
Abbott is a healthcare company that produces diagnostic kits, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.79M2011-03-15Post Ipo Debt· $0.1M
2009-03-16Post Ipo Debt· $6.69M
1980-12-12IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Ford
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mike Peterson
Senior Vice President
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