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Abbott Director Global Quality Excellence in Alameda, California
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Job Description
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’ll also have access to:
Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree
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
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE
Summarize the main purpose of the role.
The position provides vision, leadership and tactical coordination for QA Operational Excellence/ Continuous Improvement program.
Establishes long range operating, project and transformation plans and sets near term priorities, goals and improvement objectives for both plant and division quality functions. Allocates human resources and selects, acquires and deploys appropriate methodologies to fulfill near term goals and commitments while building towards sustainable quality excellence. It is the responsibility of this position to motivate and lead the organization to achieve business objectives.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
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Leadership of the Quality Assurance Project Management Office (PMO). Responsible for development and implementation of projects and programs that drive improvement in the execution of and the compliance to division Quality System (Quality Excellence).
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Drive margin improvement from QA or enabling margin improvement in Operations.
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Development of Division Quality Assurance and Compliance Management savings improvement programs through optimization of testing, business processes, and overall quality system deployment.
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Owner of division quality/ data metrics. Ensure both division and corporate targets are met.
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Develop and execute risk management strategies in the area of continuous improvement for all aspects of quality operations
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Global Quality division owner for innovative programs to advance plant quality: (Human Reliability Science, Risk Management, Data Analytics, Change Management, Future Factory concepts such as Industry 4,x).
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Integration of global Operational Excellence programs into the Quality System
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Identification of Outside Services (Consulting and strategic) for Division QA and program execution.
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Connection of Quality Excellence to other Divisions to leverage best practices and harvest best practices.
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Financial tracking, fiduciary responsibility and management for Division QA, Monthly Financial Performance tracking, total Capital and Project Expense spend and tracking, plan development, LBE development.
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Development and delivery of QA communications plan for key employee meetings, email messaging and SharePoint site etc.
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The scope of this position includes implementation of programs and continuous improvement initiatives in all division sites and, as needed, Third Party Manufacturers or suppliers. Scope also includes business process improvements in the centralized division functions across all quality systems.
Assists with financial management to support multi-billion dollar business.
Contact and influence required with consulting firms in the areas of project management, risk assessment, lean six sigma, human reliability and other related disciplines.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education Level
Bachelors Degree (± 16 years)
Experience/Background:
Minimum 10 years Overall experience in working within a regulated environment such as Finance, Device or Pharma.
Minimum 7 years experience in project management systems and utilization of project management tools.
Minimum 7 years experience in setting strategy, problem solving and contingency planning
Minimum 7 years experience in driving improvements across regions, cultures and individual sites.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:
Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
Paid time off
401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
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- Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)
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.
The base pay for this position is $186,300.00 – $372,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com
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