Senior Quality Assurance Specialist - NEW Altavista Warehouse (DC)

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.

Senior Quality Assurance Specialist – NEW Altavista Warehouse (DC)

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. You’ll 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 bachelor’s 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

This position works out of our New Distribution Center in Altavista, VA within the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

Altavista, Va. , is one of Abbott’s largest nutrition manufacturing plants equipped with advanced technology to ensure efficient production. Working here will make you feel like you’re part of a family that works together to make a difference and help nourish millions of families around the world.

What You’ll Work On

• Manage all required compliance, and quality assurance expectations within the distribution space.

• Manage CAPA Quality System, dispositions, and drive and develop corrective actions.

• Perform internal audits to meet cGMP requirements.

• Manage and report the QA KPIs for the DC space.

• Under general direction, has duties of instructing, directing, and checking the work of operators at the distribution center.

• Responsible for application of quality principles and complex analysis of quality records, reports and makes recommndations for improvements.

• Validation of applicable systems and equipment within the DC space.

• Updates, reviews, and creates procedures in the QA space for the DC.

• May liaise with external vendors.

You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.

• Four years Quality experience.

• Good written/verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, analytical troubleshooting skills and the ability to multitask.

• This position requires a high degree of teamwork, working well cross-functionally, high level of communication skills, and must perform all task with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and requirements for infant formula and nutritionals, ideally within an FDA regulated industry.

• Logistics experience.

• PCQI certification

• Abbott validation training

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:

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 and a Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $86,700.00 – $173,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.