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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Structural Heart Business Mission: why we exist

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease. We aim to lead the markets we serve by requiring the solutions we offer customers provide an improved benefit/risk profile as compared to existing standards of care; a performance threshold that by definition, guides and ensures the productive output of our engineering, business development, and clinical research efforts result in outcomes that advance the standard of care

Our facility in St Paul, MN has an opening for Lead Quality Engineer, independently, or lead a project team of supervisors/engineers/technicians, to support Quality Systems. 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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• 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.
• Monitors daily work operations and provides direction and guidance to, exempt employees, or nonexempt staff to achieve unit or project goals.
• 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.
• Responsible for implementing the effectiveness and maintaining compliance of the Quality System. (e.g. compliance with internal procedures and FDA, BSI, EEO regulations etc).
• 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.
• 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.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelors Degree. Preferably in Engineering, science or a closely related discipline.
• Masters Degree preferred.
• Requires 6-7 years of quality experience to develop the competence to meet the skills and responsibilities of the position.
• Strong technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices and procedures.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

· A fast-paced work environment where your safety is our priority (Manufacturing roles only)

· Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled (Manufacturing roles only)

· Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

· Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans

· Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs

· Paid time off

· 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match

· The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.