At Abbott, diverse ideas, perspectives, and expertise allow us to create the life-changing solutions that help people live healthier lives. In 196 countries and with businesses spanning nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices, and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott offers you enormous opportunities to explore your interests and help you achieve your career and personal goals.
The Opportunity
Abbott Rapid Diagnostics (formerly Alere) is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry-leading technologies. Our in-vitro Diagnostic Assay manufacturing site in Dundee has an exciting opportunity for a QC Analyst to join the Dundee Quality team.
What You’ll Do
As a QC Analyst, you will be responsible for the independent testing of raw materials, process intermediates, and finished products versus predefined acceptance specifications. More specifically:
* Documenting test results in accordance with cGMP/cGDPs.
* Using statistical process control of raw material, process intermediates, and finished product performance to ensure lot-to-lot consistency.
* Perform on-market stability and performance testing including participation in analyte proficiency schemes (where required).
* Represent Product Quality Control within audits.
Working hours: Monday-Friday shift pattern (2 weeks early shift/2 weeks late shift).
Required Qualifications / Profile
* Degree or equivalent, preferably in a life science subject area and/or experience within the life sciences or similarly regulated industry (In-vitro Diagnostics preferred).
* A practical understanding of immunoassay and clinical chemistry testing, In-vitro Diagnostics (preferred).
* An ability to employ state-of-the-art Root Cause Analysis (RCA) tools, including A3/DMAIC (preferred).
* The capability to contribute to and perform Risk Assessments, Risk Management/Control exercises, and Failure Mode Effect Analyses (FMEA).
* An understanding of and ability to apply Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques.
* Experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP).
* Experience with Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS).
* Proficient with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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 will have access to:
* Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
* 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.
As you’d expect from an innovative global healthcare company, we offer an excellent starting salary and a competitive range of benefits including a defined contribution pension scheme and private healthcare.
The base pay for this position is N/A. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Manufacturing
DIVISION:
CMI ARDx Cardiometabolic and Informatics
LOCATION:
United Kingdom > Dundee: 17 Luna Place
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable
About Us
Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.
The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm, and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.
We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
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