Quality Assurance Director
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Posted on:
08-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION:
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader creating breakthrough science to improve peoples health. Were always looking towards the future anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott you can do work that matters grow and learn care for yourself and family be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.
Established Pharmaceuticals
We are committed to bringing the benefits of our trusted medicines to more people in the worlds fastest-growing countries. Our broad portfolio of high-quality and differentiated branded generic medicines reaches across multiple therapeutic areas including gastroenterology womens health cardiometabolic pain management/central nervous system and respiratory.
The Opportunity
The Quality Assurance Director role is based in Manufacturing Plant in Santiago de Chile. Its mission is to facilitate quality control of products manufactured in the unit from raw material to finished product packaging and validation of manufacturing processes ensuring compliance and implementation of policies and global and local standards and legislation.
What Youll Do
Strategic & Operational Planning
- Participate in strategic planning for the unit to ensure short- medium- and long-term profitability and sustainability.
- Contribute to sales and operations planning to align Quality Assurance with financial commercial and production goals.
- Participate in projects related to the release of locally manufactured or imported products.
Quality & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with medical and scientific standards for products.
- Define criteria methods and procedures for chemical and microbiological analysis and validation of production processes.
- Facilitate adherence to quality systems and legal requirements in production and packaging.
- Ensure compliance with product and packaging specifications through raw material and process analysis.
- Guarantee regulatory compliance throughout the manufacturing process.
- Support internal and external audits by demonstrating procedures and operations.
- Act as the companys technical representative before government agencies.
Process Improvement & Cost Optimization
- Develop strategies to optimize budget improve resource utilization reduce maintenance costs and enhance quality standards.
- Comply with internal policies and continuous improvement processes.
- Conduct actions in line with the companys Code of Business Conduct.
Reporting & Documentation
- Prepare all required reports as defined by the matrix or requested.
- Support internal and external audits with proper documentation and procedures.
EHS & Sustainability
- Support and participate in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) policies and practices.
Team Management
- Manage the team including planning attracting developing and overseeing personnel procedures.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Pharmacy or other science-related technical field.
- MBA or Postgraduate degree in Business Management.
- Minimum of 10 combined years of total experience in Quality Assurance (QA) in Pharmaceutical International Companies.
- Total combined years: 8 in QA Quality Assurance Operations or Pharmaceutical engineering.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Business English.
- People management experience and solid understanding of finance principles.
- Knowledge of regulatory legislation and technical research expertise in the area of quality.
- Familiarity with validation and quality methodologies.
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
N/AIn specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Operations Quality
DIVISION:
EPD Established Pharma
LOCATION:
Chile > Santiago : E1-Office Building Avenida Carrascal 5650
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Quality Assurance
- FDA Regulations
- ISO 9001
- Root cause Analysis
- Biotechnology
- Clinical Trials
- Quality Systems
- Food Processing
- Quality Control
- Quality Management
- cGMP
- HACCP
About Company
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