Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer. Working  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 student debt program, and 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.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents. Our location in Temecula, CA, currently has an opportunity for a Senior Quality Engineer. This role will serve as liaison between internal Abbott third party manufacturers and Abbott Vascular.

Ensures effective implementation of quality and compliance requirements between multiple quality systems and sites.
THIS IS AN ON-SITE DAILY ROLE.

• Work requires collaboration with other sites and Abbott divisions.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining an effective Quality System.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures.
• Independently lead groups and projects to resolve complex issues; analyze problems and identify impact; establish probabilities; draw conclusions aligned with broad business needs; ensure compliance.
• Lead cross-functional Quality System process improvements, including training, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), equipment maintenance, product and process planning, quality audits, and validation activities.
• Complete documentation in a timely manner and in accordance with business standards.
• Travel up to 25% domestically and internationally by any means necessary to support organizational goals.
• Prepare and report metrics data.
• Support audit and audit readiness activities.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.

• Works under general direction; independently determines and develops approaches to solutions. Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
• May provide work direction and guidance to exempt and/or skilled non-exempt employees; may assist in performance evaluation and career development planning for subordinates.
• Establishes and cultivates a broad network of support to facilitate assignment completion.
• Participates in the development of less experienced staff by setting an example, offering guidance, and providing work direction and counsel.
• May lead project teams and contribute to goal and objective setting for projects.
• Influences middle management on technical or business solutions; may interact with vendors.
• Plans and organizes non-routine tasks with approval; initiates or maintains work schedules and establishes priorities for assignments.
• Exercises judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to resolve problems.
• Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions/recommendations may result in significant program delays and considerable resource expenditure.

• Bachelor’s degree (Engineering/Life Sciences) or…