Manager Quality Assurance - Biochemistry

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Manager Quality Assurance - Biochemistry

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
This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location in the Transfusion Medicine, Diagnostics Division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people. 

The Manager of Quality Assurance - Biochemistry - is responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system. Manage the direct activities of an area within a department or function. Provides direct supervision to professional, direct or indirect labor staff. Ensure that plans are implemented and milestones are achieved. Ensures that compliance is maintained and that employees are trained and following the required site level policies and procedures.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead and maintain the effectiveness of the Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with company and regulatory requirements.

• Analyze operational and performance trends, identify improvement opportunities, and recommend corrective actions.

• Support financial planning, budgeting, and capital planning through data collection, analysis, and project identification.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on process efficiency, cost reduction, quality enhancement, and operational excellence.

• Manage, coach, and develop employees through performance management, development planning, training, feedback, and recognition programs.

• Provide direct leadership and supervision of teams, ensuring alignment with departmental goals, objectives, and performance expectations.

• Foster a culture of trust, respect, accountability, collaboration, and employee engagement.

• Lead cross-functional projects, coordinate resources, and partner with stakeholders to implement business and operational improvements.

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as productivity, labor efficiency, quality metrics, and reject rates to identify and resolve issues.

• Assess, recognize, and mitigate financial, quality, regulatory, operational, and people-related risks while making sound business decisions.

• Champion change management initiatives and promote adaptability to evolving business, regulatory, and technological environments.

• Build strong relationships across teams and functions, effectively influencing outcomes and driving organizational success.

• Communicate effectively with employees, management, customers, and regulatory agencies through presentations, training, reporting, and information sharing.

• Lead problem-solving efforts using data-driven methodologies and continuous improvement tools to achieve sustainable results.

• Promote a high-performance, customer-focused environment by motivating teams, resolving conflicts, developing talent, and ensuring achievement of business objectives.

Required Qualifications

• BS or equivalent and 4-7 years of related operations experience. Experience should demonstrate the application of analytical and mathematical skills, and the ability to understand financial information or directly technical experience sufficient to demonstrate the knowledge typically associated with the degree and experience requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

• BS degree in scientific, technical, or related field.

• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics.

• Experience supervising a team.

• Demonstrated knowledge and testing experience of bioanalytical methods (mass spectrometry, UV-Vis and infrared spectroscopy, ddPCR, HPLC, SDS-PAGE, Capillary Electrophoresis, western/dot blot).

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects, test method optimization, and test method reliability improvements

• Flexibility, strong problem-solving skills, excellent written and oral communication skills, solid organizational ability, negotiations skills with ability to drive cross functional teams.

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

$99,300.00 – $198,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

     

DIVISION:

TM Transfusion Medicine

        

LOCATION:

United States > Abbott Park : AP08B

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday), Routine work with chemicals, Work requiring repeated bending, stooping, squatting or kneeling

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

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