Quality Assurance Specialist

Abbott Laboratories; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare leader is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist in Irving, TX, to manage internal and external audits, ensure quality compliance, and maintain documentation. This role requires a Bachelor's degree and 2-3 years of experience in the industry, focusing on audit preparation and reporting. The compensation ranges from $60,000 to $120,000, depending on location.

Benefits

Health and wellness benefits

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in the industry.
• Experience in a quality assurance function preferred.
• Prior experience with quality compliance audits preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, prepares, and executes internal and external audits.
• Supports record archival activities.
• Prepares updates and maintains documentation for audits.
• Assists management in development of audit systems.
• Provides timely reports on audit activities.

Skills

Audit preparation

Documentation maintenance

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in scientific, technical, or compliance discipline

Job description

Overview

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.

Quality Assurance Specialist

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Dallas, TX location in the Transfusion Medicine, Diagnostics Division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

What You’ll Work On

• Plans, prepares and executes internal and external audits.
• Supports record archival activities, including coordinating record retrieval from archives.
• Prepares updates and maintains documentation for internal and external audits
• Assists management in development of an effective system for integrating information from internal audits.
• Provides reports in a timely manner.
• Includes the review of recent audit activity, analysis of data, preparation and follow up on action items.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and performing other duties as assigned by management.
• The individual in this position is responsible for audit preparation, execution and reporting.
• This position is accountable for the preparation and reporting of Quality related documentation. Failure to do so would negatively impact the business by inaccurately reporting information required for Management Quality decisions.
• Self-starter who can work independently or as part of a cross functional team.
• Adaptable and flexible to changing job demands.
• Note: This job description describes the principal and main elements of the job. It is a guide to the nature and main duties of the job as they currently exist, but is not intended as a wholly comprehensive or permanent representation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in scientific, technical, or compliance discipline.
• 2 -3 years experience in the industry

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-3 years experience in a quality assurance function
• Prior experience with quality compliance audits
• Prior experience collaborating cross functionally

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The base pay for this position is $60,000.00 – $120,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.