Manager Quality Assurance

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.Youllalso have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement theFreedom 2 Savestudent debt program andFreeUeducation benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree.

• A company recognized asa great placeto 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.

TheOpportunity

Thehealthcare landscape has dramatically evolvedoverthe last several years. Consumers expect to have more control over their information and care decisions in a personalized and accessible environment. To be successful in this space it isimperative thatAbbott creates a best-in-class customer experience through a leading digital ecosystem that is personalized and builds trust across all of Abbotts channels.

Our Diabetes Care division has a pipeline with products that are squarely focused on the consumer. With TTM revenue of >$7B in Q3 2025 Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) is a global leader in providing life changing technology for the management and treatment of people living with chronic conditions including Diabetes.

This is an onsite opportunity based out of Alameda CA.

WhatYoullWork On

The Manager QualityAssuranceleads a team ofexperienced QA professionals who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments. Oftenleadsone or more sections/functions or a small quality department. Interprets policies processes and procedures that may affect sections and subordinate work units. Assignments are defined in terms of activities andobjectives. Work is reviewed for adequacy in meetingobjectives.

Interactsfrequentlywith internal personnel and outside representatives at various levels.

Routinelyoperatesas a liaison with customers and suppliersin connection to quality systems and compliance issues and executes strategic decision-making towards solutions

Participatesand presents at meetings with internal andexternalsrepresentatives.

Interaction typically concerns resolution of operational and scheduling issues.

Responsible for managing one or more quality system elements/functions as defined in the site Quality Manual.

Implements the quality planin accordance withthe quality objectives/goals andmaintainsthe effectiveness of the quality system.

Recommends staffing and other necessary resource requirements needed to achieve business goals and compliance requirements.

Resolves project team issues with minimal oversight.

Responsible for ensuring that functional areas of responsibility have adequate training programs for adhering to all safety requirements and business EHS goals.

Manage the development and implementation of quality goals.

Emerging leaderthatdemonstratesstrong leadership competencies.

Decision making that hasimpacton work processes and outcomes that could cause serious delays and considerable expenditure of anadditionaltime humanresourcesand funds.

May define and implement criticalparametersfor design control and related systems throughout the product lines.

May oversee the Nonconformance and Real-time data management portions of the quality System.

Maymaintaineffective Quality Metrics and define and execute activities to resolve decreases in performance.

May support NPD at all stages ofdevelopmentand ensure its compliancetoFDA and other agencies.

MayassistR&D in validation of NPS tools.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in scientific or technical discipline oranequivalent combination of education and work experience

• Minimum 5 years

• 5-7 years of experience ina qualityfunction or related field. 2 years of direct supervisor experience.

• Previous CAPA and/or quality assurance/engineering experience and demonstrated use of quality tools/methodologies.

• Demonstrated indepth knowledge and experience within the discipline

• Recognized Subject Matter Expert with a strongtrack recordofexpertise

• Proven leadership competencies with the ability to influence and guide others

• Experience leading crossfunctional initiatives and driving results across teams

• Strong problemsolving abilities and adaptability in dynamic environments

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Solid organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

• Effective negotiation skills and the ability to align crossfunctional stakeholders

• Ability to travel approximately 5% including internationally as applicable

• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance.

• ASQ CQT CQE CQA certification preferred

• Six Sigma root cause analysis/problem solving training and experience preferred

• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• MastersDegree