Associate Director of Global Quality Engineering

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.
Additional Responsibilities
• 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.
  
  Education and Years Experience:
• Third level qualification in Engineering, Quality, or Science (Engineering qualifications most advantageous)
• 7 years' experience in manufacturing environment including 5 at leadership level
  
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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:
• Career Development: Opportunities to grow and achieve your career aspirations within an international company.
• Benefits Package: Excellent pension and family healthcare benefits.
• Recognition: The company is recognized globally as a great place to work and has been named one of the most admired companies by Fortune.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Known for being one of the best big companies to work for, especially for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.