55 Quality Management jobs in Ireland
Director, Quality Risk Management

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Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren't words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You'll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.
Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us .
**Position Summary**
The Director, Quality Risk Management will drive consistent Global Leadership on Quality Risk Management (QRM), the Risk Management Framework, Risk Posture considerations and provide support for key QRM processes within the GxPs (GMP, GDP, GLP, Medical Devices, Cell Therapy, GCP & GVP) across the Product Lifecycle. Accountable to drive QRM process optimization, integration, adoption and continuous improvement through capability building, key stakeholder engagement, digital enhancement, trend analysis of QRM data and guidance on authoring QRM procedures. Works cross-functionally to develop performance improvement initiatives throughout the organization by interacting and working with many great teams and leaders across the BMS network.
This position will report into the Senior Director, Risk Management.
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ Provide strategic and tactical leadership for establishing and maintaining robust QRM programs across the BMS QMS Level 1 and 2 processes and sub-processes, end-to-end product lifecycle and across all BMS in alignment with relevant governmental regulations and guidelines.
+ Drive process design, simplification, deployment, maintenance, monitoring and improvement of QRM procedures and methodologies (tools). Provide oversight for the management of all changes being planned and executed in these processes.
+ In partnership with the Senior Director, Risk Management, champion the E2E, across product lifecycle QRM Framework and strategic roadmap.
+ Develop and Drive enhancement on digital QRM mapping. Lead execution digital roadmap.
+ Develop Risk Tolerance statements, risk acceptance statements and guiding principles for BMS QRM related risk posture.
+ Lead Risk identification and risk communication/reporting for governance meetings, such as Quality management reviews and Enterprise Risk Management and support managing emerging risks to support business objectives.
+ Lead and support to teams in implementing risk management capabilities and process elements
+ Provide guidance and coaching for the Risk Management Team.
+ Lead the QRM training framework and certification program design & oversee deployment.
+ Foster a culture of risk awareness, risk informed decision making and proactive risk management throughout the organization and by this enhance QRM maturity.
+ Stakeholder Partnering and Engagement: Lead the partnership with teams across BMS for stakeholder-oriented incorporation/improvement of QRM principles and appropriate risk-based approaches into the business processes of the Quality Management System enterprise-wide.
+ Co-chair with the Senior Director, Risk Management, QRM specific governance and oversight forums.
+ Business support: Drive process monitoring/adoption and GxP risk profiles through overseeing data collection, analysis, trending and reporting of QRM dashboards in collaboration with I&T .
+ Stay updated with industry best practices and regulatory requirements related to QRM communicate within BMS and adapt internal processes effectively.
+ Works across regulator/industry boundaries to become a QRM industry leader, find common solutions, and drive positive impact and benefits for patients.
+ Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and compliance with QRM processes.
+ Provide direction and critical input for setting metrics and monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of QRM initiatives, and recommend improvements as needed.
+ Support site and function teams during regulatory inspections or audits, which may include direct interface with inspectors/auditors and writing/reviewing responses.
+ Oversee the process design for managing major disruptions to the GxP business including how to respond in a Risk Based manner (incorporating QRM principles, tools and processes into the response)
+ Provide leadership, coaching, and training for members of the QRM Community of Practice and other QRM practitioners including both the technical processes and the behaviors necessary to optimize process execution.
+ Support the testing and roll out of IT systems supporting QRM processes and data analytics.
**Qualifications & Experience:**
+ Master's degree in pharmaceutical sciences, engineering, biology, or other related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
+ A minimum of 15 years of biopharmaceutical/pharmaceutical industry experience with at least 3 years in risk management leadership position.
+ Expertise in GMP compliance, Quality System and global GMP regulations
+ Must have strong knowledge and expert understanding using different QRM tools for the different GXP areas (GMP, GDP, GLP, Medical Devices, Cell Therapy, GCP & GVP).
+ Demonstrated ability to work in a matrixed organization with a range of technically, culturally, and geographically diverse teams and to influence areas not under direct control to achieve objectives and effectively communicate challenging goals and objectives.
+ Strong communication, collaboration, negotiation, problem solving and interpersonal skills. Has a proven track record of working across regulator/industry boundaries to find common solutions and drive positive impact and benefits for patients.
+ Demonstrated influential leadership expertise and experience with senior level interactions.
+ Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and mitigate risks effectively
+ Enterprise mindset to be able to think and act across functions and divisions.
+ Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
+ Strong leadership and project management skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams.
+ Expert-level knowledge and experience using data to drive understanding, decisions, and recommendations.
+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
+ Demonstrates innovation, flexibility, open-mindedness, and adaptability to meet objectives in a rapidly changing environment with shifting priorities.
+ Demonstrated strong leadership capability with ability to make and act on decisions while balancing speed, quality and risk to deliver value added business results that meet high quality requirements with tight deadlines.
+ Travel: Ability to travel 10-25% as needed
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The starting compensation for this job is a range from $187,700 to $227,400, plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility).
The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed.
Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience.
Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year's holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.
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**On-site Protocol**
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Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.
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**Company:** Bristol-Myers Squibb
**Req Number:** R1593133
**Updated:** 2025-07-17 04:03:53.159 UTC
**Location:** Princeton-NJ
Bristol Myers Squibb is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Quality Systems Engineer

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Remote Position: No
Region: Europe
Country: Ireland
State/Province: Galway
City: Galway
**General Overview**
**Functional Area:** Quality (QUA)
**Career Stream:** Operations Quality (OPQ)
**Role:** Specialist (SPE)
**Job Title:** Specialist, Operations Quality
**Job Code** : SPE-QUA-OPQ
**Job Level:** Band 08
**Direct/Indirect Indicator:** Indirect
**Summary**
We are currently recruiting for a Systems Quality Engineer as part of our team in Galway.
**Who we are and what we do?**
Celestica is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Celestica enables the world's best brands. Through our unrivalled customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in aerospace and defence, communications, enterprise, health-tech, industrial, capital equipment, and smart energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. With talented teams across North America, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.
Celestica Galway are a leader in automated manufacturing services with proven expertise in delivering scalable manufacturing solutions throughout the product lifecycle. Celestica Galway supports and provides Automated Technology Solutions & Health-tech Solutions for a number of customers including the Medical Device space.
**Your next challenge will be.**
Lead process/procedure definition and maintain a continuous flow of high-quality products to our customers in a contract manufacturing environment including regulatory content for the latest and more innovative medical devices. This position will be responsible for supporting some of our product family in both the Med tech and Industrial sectors liaising with Production, Engineering, Supply Chain and Customer contracts reporting into our Quality Manager.
**Detailed Description**
Your day-to-day activities will include the following.
+ Manage performance of reports
+ Customer liaison for quality escalations and daily quality issues ensuring measured, developed and timely responses to the customer.
+ Support the change management process and Customer requests as appropriate.
+ High level of competence using relevant corrective action systems (e.g., CAPA)
+ Create concise and accurate technical reports, communicate results and manage subsequent analysis queries
+ Continually seek to drive improvements in product and process quality.
+ Create and evaluate metrics to drive the quality improvement processes.
+ Own, Maintain and report timely and accurate KPI's
+ Create, and update, Procedures and Work Instructions
+ Manage and maintain the NCMR database and report weekly to the customer.
+ Using appropriate statistical techniques to monitor process performance (e.g.SPC, Minitab, Ppk, Gage R & Ranalysis, sampling techniques).
+ Provide quality engineering support to the facility, including validation and risk management and review of technical documentation (eg. FMEA's, control plans)
+ Ability to design tests, evaluate results and recommend solutions to improve the processes associated with our manufacturing.
**Conditions of Employment**
+ Market-competitive total reward: Company Performance bonus program, company pension and health insurance.
+ The opportunity to become a key member of the new product introduction team in the Health Tech Quality function driven by innovation where creativity matters.
+ Training and development opportunities, with us the sky is the limit!
+ The opportunity to innovate, learn, mentor others and work toward your own vision of career success
+ A global, collaborative culture with strong leadership imperatives to foster your growth and professional opportunities
+ A sustainable culture where we provide opportunities for employees to give back to the community
**Knowledge/Skills/Competencies**
+ Strong knowledge of quality tools, ISO / QMS standards and processes (ISO 9001, ISO13485)
+ Knowledge of data analysis and presentation software and its uses in generating reports, capturing data and presenting data in an understandable format.
+ Strong knowledge of product and manufacturing processes and materials properties
+ Knowledge and understanding of the manufacturing environment and how decisions impact customer satisfaction product quality, on-time delivery and profitability of the unit
+ Knowledge of quality tools such as FMEA, PMP, SPC, 8D methodology, etc.
+ Knowledge of Six sigma and Lean Kaizen.
+ Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers to summarize complex technical issues
+ Knowledge of Med-tech and regulatory requirements (such as FDA and MDR) is a requirement of the role with pharma & food safety systems an advantage
+ Ability to effectively lead and manage several projects simultaneously and coordinate multiple, changing deadlines while also working effectively on their own and in a team environment.
+ Ability to be an Internal Auditor
**Typical Education**
+ Bachelor's degree in related field
+ 6 years or more experience in a manufacturing environment within a Quality function
+ Experience in a Med-tech environment is essential
+ Experience of 6 Sigma quality methods would be a distinct advantage.
+ Materials engineering experience/quality materials testing knowledge is an advantage
+ Experience of leading a team is an advantage.
**Notes**
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.
Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.
**COMPANY OVERVIEW:**
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.
Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.
Manager Quality Systems

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AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok ( .
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We are currently hiring a Quality Systems Manager to join our team in Westport for a 6 month fixed term contract. The Quality Systems Manger is responsible for the processing of all electronic documentation and printing of controlled documents for Batch Records for the Westport site. The DCC and Quality Batch Issuance Department must maintain compliance with local, regulatory and legislative requirements with regards to Safety, Housekeeping, GMP and support and comply with internal environmental health and safety requirements, procedures and policies. It achieves these functions by interaction with QA, EHS, Compliance and regulatory affairs to ensure all internal procedures reflect current requirements.
Responsibilities:
+ Management of the Document Control and Quality Batch Issuance Teams.
+ Management of SOP, Manufacturing and QA Type Documents onsite.
+ Hosting of Team Tier Board.
+ Priority Scheduling.
+ Collection of metrics for DCC and Quality Batch Issuance Departments.
+ Processing of team GTW records.
+ Oversight of addition of SOPs to LMS Compliance Wire.
+ Approval of DCC related SOPs and internal documentation.
+ Co-ordination of file retention activities onsite.
+ Site Representation for Global Documentation Projects.
+ Co-Ordination of Global Documentation updates for impact to local procedures.
+ COE SME for Documentation at the Westport Site.
Qualifications
+ 3+ years' experience in a similar Quality Management role
+ Proven leadership and team management experience in a Quality Team
+ A relevant tertiary qualification is desirable
+ Strong decision-making skills and the ability to work independently
+ Excellent team-building skills
+ Experience coordinating meetings with both Global and Local Teams
+ Proficient in quality management systems
+ Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
+ Excellent IT skills
Additional Information
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community? Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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Quality Systems Engineer
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Food safety & Quality Systems Specialist
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Manager, Medical Device and Combination Product Quality Systems

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AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok ( .
Job Description
The Quality Manager is responsible for leading the sustainment, improvement, and globalization of the AbbVie quality management system in support of AbbVie medical devices and combination products. This role serves as the Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance for the EU Authorized Representative under EU MDR 2017/745, providing compliance subject matter expertise to internal business partners, demonstrating AbbVie quality management system compliance to external regulators, and leading continuous process improvement & globalization initiatives with other cross-functional AbbVie team members.
Ideally, this person will be based near one of our sites that manufacture medical devices in Ireland, either in Sligo or Westport.
Responsibilities:
+ Serve as the Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance (PRRC) for the EU Authorized Representative, fulfilling all in-country obligations under EU MDR 2017/745.
+ Host external audits in the EU region, demonstrating AbbVie quality management system compliance to external regulators for ISO 13485 and other country-specific device audits.
+ Conduct internal audits to assess the compliance of AbbVie quality management system in accordance with ISO 13485 and other country-specific device regulations under MDSAP.
+ Lead root cause investigation and corrective action planning in response to external and internal audit observations, in collaboration with departmental process owners and subject matter experts.
+ Maintain expertise in both current and emerging regulations and standards impacting AbbVie medical device and combination products.
+ Perform regulatory compliance assessments of high complexity to support decision-making in critical business decisions, including Market Actions.
+ Analyze and interpret quality system performance metrics, presenting to Top Management as part of Management Reviews.
+ Program-manage initiatives intended to improve and globalize the AbbVie quality management system.
Qualifications
+ Bachelor's degree, preferably in engineering, physical science (e.g., Chemistry), life science (e.g., Microbiology or Biology), or pharmacy and a minimum of 7 years of industry experience in a GXP regulated environment.
+ ISO 13485 Lead Auditor certification by a professional body is preferred. Additional accreditation by a professional body is desirable; examples include American Society of Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality & Operational Excellence (CMQ-OE), Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
+ Operates with a high degree of autonomy and accountability, making independent quality and compliance decisions timely and demonstrating the ability to manage multiple commitments while delivering on-time. The role also demonstrates an enterprise mindset, being able to influence without direct authority and apply past learnings to novel situations.
This is a hybrid role with 3 days on site, 2 days remote.
Additional Information
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community? Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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Manager, Medical Device and Combination Product Quality Systems

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AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok ( .
Job Description
The Quality Manager is responsible for leading the sustainment, improvement, and globalization of the AbbVie quality management system in support of AbbVie medical devices and combination products. This role serves as the Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance for the EU Authorized Representative under EU MDR 2017/745, providing compliance subject matter expertise to internal business partners, demonstrating AbbVie quality management system compliance to external regulators, and leading continuous process improvement & globalization initiatives with other cross-functional AbbVie team members.
Ideally, this person will be based near one of our sites that manufacture medical devices in Ireland, either in Sligo or Westport.
Responsibilities:
+ Serve as the Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance (PRRC) for the EU Authorized Representative, fulfilling all in-country obligations under EU MDR 2017/745.
+ Host external audits in the EU region, demonstrating AbbVie quality management system compliance to external regulators for ISO 13485 and other country-specific device audits.
+ Conduct internal audits to assess the compliance of AbbVie quality management system in accordance with ISO 13485 and other country-specific device regulations under MDSAP.
+ Lead root cause investigation and corrective action planning in response to external and internal audit observations, in collaboration with departmental process owners and subject matter experts.
+ Maintain expertise in both current and emerging regulations and standards impacting AbbVie medical device and combination products.
+ Perform regulatory compliance assessments of high complexity to support decision-making in critical business decisions, including Market Actions.
+ Analyze and interpret quality system performance metrics, presenting to Top Management as part of Management Reviews.
+ Program-manage initiatives intended to improve and globalize the AbbVie quality management system.
Qualifications
+ Bachelor's degree, preferably in engineering, physical science (e.g., Chemistry), life science (e.g., Microbiology or Biology), or pharmacy and a minimum of 7 years of industry experience in a GXP regulated environment.
+ ISO 13485 Lead Auditor certification by a professional body is preferred. Additional accreditation by a professional body is desirable; examples include American Society of Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality & Operational Excellence (CMQ-OE), Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
+ Operates with a high degree of autonomy and accountability, making independent quality and compliance decisions timely and demonstrating the ability to manage multiple commitments while delivering on-time. The role also demonstrates an enterprise mindset, being able to influence without direct authority and apply past learnings to novel situations.
This is a hybrid role with 3 days on site, 2 days remote.
Additional Information
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community? Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
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Manager, Medical Device and Combination Product Quality Systems

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AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok ( .
Job Description
The Quality Manager is responsible for leading the sustainment, improvement, and globalization of the AbbVie quality management system in support of AbbVie medical devices and combination products. This role serves as the Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance for the EU Authorized Representative under EU MDR 2017/745, providing compliance subject matter expertise to internal business partners, demonstrating AbbVie quality management system compliance to external regulators, and leading continuous process improvement & globalization initiatives with other cross-functional AbbVie team members.
Ideally, this person will be based near one of our sites that manufacture medical devices in Ireland, either in Sligo or Westport, otherwise in one of our other Ireland sites.
Responsibilities:
+ Serve as the Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance (PRRC) for the EU Authorized Representative, fulfilling all in-country obligations under EU MDR 2017/745.
+ Host external audits in the EU region, demonstrating AbbVie quality management system compliance to external regulators for ISO 13485 and other country-specific device audits.
+ Conduct internal audits to assess the compliance of AbbVie quality management system in accordance with ISO 13485 and other country-specific device regulations under MDSAP.
+ Lead root cause investigation and corrective action planning in response to external and internal audit observations, in collaboration with departmental process owners and subject matter experts.
+ Maintain expertise in both current and emerging regulations and standards impacting AbbVie medical device and combination products.
+ Perform regulatory compliance assessments of high complexity to support decision-making in critical business decisions, including Market Actions.
+ Analyze and interpret quality system performance metrics, presenting to Top Management as part of Management Reviews.
+ Program-manage initiatives intended to improve and globalize the AbbVie quality management system.
Qualifications
+ Bachelor's degree, preferably in engineering, physical science (e.g., Chemistry), life science (e.g., Microbiology or Biology), or pharmacy and a minimum of 7 years of industry experience in a GXP regulated environment.
+ ISO 13485 Lead Auditor certification by a professional body is preferred. Additional accreditation by a professional body is desirable; examples include American Society of Quality (ASQ) Certified Manager of Quality & Operational Excellence (CMQ-OE), Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, or Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
+ Operates with a high degree of autonomy and accountability, making independent quality and compliance decisions timely and demonstrating the ability to manage multiple commitments while delivering on-time. The role also demonstrates an enterprise mindset, being able to influence without direct authority and apply past learnings to novel situations.
This is a hybrid role with 3 days on site, 2 days remote.
Additional Information
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community? Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
Senior Quality Assurance Systems Specialist
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Finance Manager (Process Improvement)
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