About Abbott

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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 4,000 people across nine sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal

The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre system.

Primary Function

The main responsibility of the Operations Quality Manager is to manage a team of Quality Engineers/Processors, ensuring the site delivers safe and effective products that meet customer needs whilst maintaining compliance. Responsibility for implementing Quality objectives and ensuring short term and long-term Quality goals are met.

Major Responsibilities

• Develops strategic approach and planning to minimize risk of compliance and/ or regulatory deficiencies.

• Actively identifies, develops and/ or supports the implementation of new concepts, processes, tools, materials, and programs to strengthen quality and compliance.

• Leads goals with cross-functional scope.

• Leads process improvement strategic programs, risk assessments and other Continuous Improvement Initiatives.

• Analyse product quality and process data using statistical techniques to identify trends and implement improvement plans accordingly.

• Lead and promote Continuous Improvement initiatives within the department

• Facilitate audits and regulatory inspections

•  Manage quality department staff, their training and development plans.

Skills

• Strong Regulatory and Compliance knowledge

• Capable of analysing data to support the development of strategies to effectively manage the action plans that will resolve the issues.

• Ability to communicate, understand and direct individuals in highly specialized technical fields.

Education and Years Experience

• Relevant 3rd level qualification. Engineering / Manufacturing / Science preferred

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Engineering / Manufacturing / Scientific

• Supervisor experience preferred