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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 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products, including diagnostics, medical devices, and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 6,000 people across ten 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.

Purpose Statement

Provides technical support in the selection and approval of suppliers and service providers by performing supplier evaluations. Monitors supplier performance to drive supplier corrective action. Conducts supplier certification activities. Drives improvement and corrective action in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers. Assesses supplier changes for impact to Abbott and to determine whether initiation of the AV Change management process is necessary.

Key Responsibilities

• Assesses potential new suppliers and service providers for technical, quality and quality systems capabilities.

• Determines method of evaluation and forwards either a correspondence questionnaire to the supplier or conducts an on-site audit.

• Prepares an audit report that establishes the outcome of the audit and details the non-conformances identified during the on-site audit.

• Works closely with suppliers to obtain an appropriate written corrective action response plan with estimated dates for completion.

• Tracks audit results, including corrective actions and provides follow-up to these actions, as required.

• Initiates exceptions for nonconforming supplied material or services.

• Completes disposition activities as required and works with the Supplier to root cause issues, agree corrections, corrective actions and or preventive actions and document same using the CatsWEB system.

• Monitor these issues to closure of effectiveness.

• Maintains an active role with new product development teams to assist in supplier selection and approval and provide support, as required.

• Applies the appropriate engineering discipline to assure acceptable products or services and to resolve quality issues.

• Prepares data for presentation at Quality Data review and Management Review meetings summarising the results and status of corrective and preventive actions initiated with suppliers to strive for improvement.

• Ensures that the supplier performs and documents the appropriate engineering approach to activities such as qualification/validation and provides assistance in these efforts, as appropriate.

• Conducts field visits of supplier sites to bring understanding and resolution of quality problems. Measures, tracks and trends supplier quality performance and provides feedback to the organisation and to the supplier for continuous improvement.

• Conducts certification activities to upgrade approved suppliers to certified supplier status. Notifies suppliers of customer complaints related to device failures resulting from supplied material and requires investigation and corrective action.

• Assesses changes by Suppliers for potential impact to AV and determine whether initiation of the AV change management system is required.

Education and qualifications:

• (Experience/Education) National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline. 2+ years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

• (Technical/Business Knowledge (Job Skills)) Working knowledge and application of business concepts, procedures and practices. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.

• (Cognitive Skills) Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Have a general knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.

• (Influence/Leadership) Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an external network of resources to facilitate the completion of tasks. May demonstrate basic project management skills by acting as a project lead on small, well defined projects. Provides guidance to less experienced staff. Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management.

• (Planning/Organisation) Plans, organises and prioritises own daily work routine to meet established schedule.

• (Decision Making/Impact) Exercises authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action. Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays and may result in the allocation of additional resources.

• (Supervision Received) Works under general supervision. Receives limited supervision on standard issues and detailed instructions on new assignments. Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment, overall adequacy and accuracy.

• (Supervision Provided) May provide limited work direction and guidance to exempt and/or skilled non-exempt levels of employees. May be asked to evaluate performance of and assist in career development planning for subordinates. The availability to travel both within Ireland and internationally will be required as part of this role.

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