About Abbott
At Abbott, we're committed to helping people live their best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world - in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals - that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 113,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150 countries we serve.
Abbott in Ireland
Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of health care products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 6,000 people across ten sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.
Abbott Galway
Abbott in Galway serves as the international hub for Abbott's Rapid Diagnostics business, which delivers annually more than 2 billion tests. As the global leader in point-of-care diagnostics, Abbott offers the broadest portfolio of best-in-class rapid tests, services, and handheld devices across all healthcare settings: the lab, the clinic, remote healthcare outposts, retail outlets, the patient's bedside and at home. Our industry-leading near patient tests and services are unmatched across key health and therapeutic areas, including: infectious disease, cardiometabolic & informatics, toxicology and consumer diagnostics.
One of the key functions in Galway is Global Business Services, which provides number of shared services activities across finance, purchasing, quality, technical and customer services for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Various global and EMEA commercial and operational management teams across our infectious disease and cardiometabolic businesses are also based in Galway, overseeing the supply of millions of rapid tests from HIV to diabetes to COVID-19, to patients in many regions across the world.
Purpose of the Job:
The Quality Engineer provides a support role to the Quality Manager in the routine maintenance of Rapid Diagnostics International Limited (RDIL) Quality Management Systems and in moderately complex Quality related projects. The Quality Engineer reports to the QA & RA Manager at RDIL. Please note this position is initially a 1 year fixed term contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- Carries out duties in compliance with established business policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates commitment to the development, implementation and effectiveness of applicable Quality Processes as per ISO, FDA, and other regulatory agencies.
- Responsible 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.
- Responsibility to understand and maintain awareness of the quality consequences which may occur from the improper performance of their specific job.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
- Possesses and applies a broad and increasing knowledge of Quality, and its application within Abbott, to the completion of moderately complex assignments.
- Broad knowledge of Abbott’s organization’s operations and practices to enable informed decisions in day to day operations and assignments.
- Applies problem-solving skills in order to deal creatively with complex situations, work that typically requires processing and interpreting, more complex, less clearly-defined issues. Identifies problems and possible solutions and takes appropriate action to resolve. Demonstrates skill in data analysis techniques by resolving missing/ incomplete information.
- Seeks consensus for decisions under conditions of uncertainty, sometimes with incomplete information, in order to produce effective end results. Applies risk assessment techniques in such circumstances.
- Drives business improvements through continuous improvement initiatives.
- Escalation point for quality related non-conformances and CAPAs
Education, Skills & Experience
- Third level qualification in a relevant Science/Engineering discipline
- Relevant experience in the medical device/pharma industry
- Competent working knowledge of recognized Quality Management Systems (e.g. ISO9001/
- ISO13485/ ISO14971/ GMP), awareness of relevant laws and regulations (e.g. CE/ FDA/ PAL)
- Broad knowledge of engineering and technical applications applied in development of medical devices useful.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including ability to make clear well founded decisions regarding conformity during audits.
- Pro-active attitude, excellent organization skills, and ability to manage multiple projects while delivering results on time.
- Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and management of spreadsheets
