Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer
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Job Location:
Lake Forest, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 78000 - 156000
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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. Youll 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 bachelors 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
Abbott is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) to lead and support supplier quality activities across the product and service lifecycle. This role is responsible for ensuring that suppliers consistently meet Abbotts quality regulatory and business requirements. The Senior SQE will act as a key technical and quality liaison between Abbott and its suppliers driving continuous improvement risk mitigation and compliance with global regulations. This role also supports general QMS processes where applicable including quality investigations
What Youll Work On
- Lead supplier qualification selection and onboarding activities including supplier risk assessments and quality agreements
- Develop and maintain supplier quality plans aligned with Abbott and regulatory requirements
- Serve as the primary quality contact for assigned suppliers
- Plan conduct and lead supplier audits (onsite and remote) to applicable standards (e.g. ISO 13485 FDA QSR GMP)
- Evaluate audit findings ensure timely and effective corrective actions and verify closure
- Support internal regulatory and notified body inspections related to supplier quality
- Lead investigations of supplier nonconformances deviations and escapes
- Ensure robust root cause analysis and effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
- Monitor supplier performance metrics and trends to proactively address risks
- Review and approve supplierinitiated changes impacting product process or materials
- Assess regulatory and quality impact of changes and ensure proper implementation
- Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to ensure controlled and compliant changes
- Drive supplier quality improvement initiatives to enhance capability reliability and cost efficiency
- Mentor junior SQEs and contribute to the development of supplier quality best practices
- Support new product introductions (NPI) by ensuring supplier readiness and process validation
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Quality or a related technical field
- 6 years of experience in Supplier Quality Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Quality in a regulated industry
- Strong knowledge of FDA QSR ISO 13485 GMP and global regulatory requirements
- Proven experience conducting supplier audits and managing CAPAs
- Demonstrated ability to analyze data assess risk and make sound quality decisions
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in toxicology testing medical devices diagnostics pharmaceuticals or combination products
- ASQ certification (CQE CQA) or equivalent preferred
- Experience with PPAP APQP FMEA SPC and process validation
- Strong project management and crossfunctional leadership skills
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally (up to 25%)
Apply Now
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: 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. Connect with us at on LinkedIn at and on Facebook at
The base pay for this position is
$78000.00 $156000.00In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Operations Quality
DIVISION:
TOX ARDx Toxicology
LOCATION:
United States > Lake Forest : J55
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) Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
EEO is the Law link - English: EEO is the Law link - Espanol: Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Project / Program Management
- Change Management
- Succession Planning
- Procurement
- Program Management
- ISO 9001
- Lean Six Sigma
- Quality Systems
- Quality Management
- Supplier Management
- HACCP
- As9100
About Company
WHO WE ARE CREATING LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY From removing the regular pain of fingersticks as people manage their diabetes to connecting patients to doctors with real-time information monitoring their hearts, from easing chronic pain and movement disorders to testing half the world’s ... View more
