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Job Title

Supplier Quality Manager

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

Our location in San Diego, CA currently has an opportunity for a Supplier Quality Manager within our Cardiometabolic & Informatics business unit.  This role will be responsible for providing technical and quality support for supplier selection, qualification, and approval. There will be responsible for ensuring that the supplier audit program is implemented in compliance with existing procedure requirements including audit schedule and execution, supplier auditor qualifications, adequacy of audit reports, and on-time closure of audit non-conformances.

What You’ll Work On

Manages a group of individuals who have responsibilities in the selection, qualification, and ongoing monitoring of suppliers including maintaining the Approved Supplier List (ASL), auditing suppliers, monitoring supplier performance, qualifying potential suppliers, oversight of supplier corrective action records (SCARs) and control of incoming materials.Apply QSR 21 CFR Part 820 (Medical Devices) to the everyday application of Supplier Quality Management activities.Support the creation and management of quality agreements with suppliers.Manage supplier change control and work with the Operation/Quality Engineering group to evaluate the change impact on product performance.Chairs the Supplier Quality Review Board and generates metrics for Quality Management Review to actively monitors supplier performance and the health of purchasing controlsAssures that incoming components have suitable process controls to assure they consistently perform to assure product performance and oversees the Quality Incoming Inspection team, assuring that specifications are met. Understands and is aware of the quality consequences which may occur from the improper performance of their specific job; has awareness of device defects that may occur in their area of responsibility, including product design, verification, and validation, manufacturing and testing activitiesResponsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal/external business associates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with the company’s policies and practices; build productive internal/external working relationshipsCarries out duties in compliance with established business policiesOther duties as assigned, according to the changing needs of the business

Required Qualifications ​

Bachelor's Degree in a biological science or engineering discipline or a mix of education and equivalent relevant experience.8 yrs of Supplier Quality or Supply Chain management experienceRegulated Manufacturing - such as working understanding of regulations relating to in-vitro diagnostic medical device products (e.g. 21CFR Part820, EN ISO 13485, EN ISO 14971, CMDR).  Specific experience with 21 CFR 820.50.Worked on Global Teams and have cultural awarenessAbility to travel approximately 10% domestic and international

Preferred

People Management experienceMulti-Site or Multi-Entity responsibilityIndustry experience in Medical Devices, IVD, Nutrition, or PharmaAbility to read, interpret and understand technical and non-technical documents including product drawings, specifications, contracts, and purchase orders   Experienced in root cause analysis and corrective action processes.ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or equivalent experience desiredMust be able to demonstrate the ability to be a part of a team (e.g. Procurement, Manufacturing, R&D, Quality, and Working with a site leadership team).

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The base pay for this position is $128,000.00 – $256,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.