Quality Intelligence Project Manager

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve peoples health. Were always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science andtechnology.

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 get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

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. Youll also have access to:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
• Vacation 3 weeks accrued vacation (1st yr. is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match of 5%
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree.
• 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.
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities.

The Opportunity

Our location in Columbus, OH currently has an opportunity for Quality Intelligence Project Manager

Abbott Nutrition Supply Chains (ANSC) QA Organization is responsible for Quality and Compliance of Abbott Nutrition (AN) manufacturing and products. The Quality Intelligence Project Manager as a member of this group is responsible for supporting quality and compliance activities.

This position will manage the compliance related activities around quality assessments and lead multiple associated medium to large-scale projects that support ANSC Quality Assurance strategic and Compliance objectives.

The Quality Intelligence Project Manager has the broad objective of supporting quality activities Globally for AN Division QA, AN Affiliate QA and ANSC Manufacturing sites US and OUS.

This position will independently interface with Abbott affiliates, AN Division, AN Plants, R&D, Regulatory, Supply Chain and others. Success will depend on leadership in successfully managing the process, governance and resources required to timely assess market signals that impact ANSC quality systems and to ensure adequate and timely adherence to these in terms of updating the quality system at all levels of the Supply chain and the Commercial Affiliate. The position will achieve the objectives through effective communication, and strong interpersonal and presentation skills.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Manage and optimize the process to implement approved Regulations and Standards in terms of monitoring, assessing, and ensuring change management and change control activities are timely and adequately completed.
• Cross-functionally remediate current and future regulatory impact on the quality system.
• Ensure project scope is clearly defined: develop and manage project plans to meet deliverables.
• Manage cross-functional project timelines and follow up with project team members to ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Responsible for identifying and managing critical project issues and risks, and timely communication to senior leadership.
• Provide clear and consistent communication, both oral and written to all project stakeholders on key project elements such as scope timeline, issues, etc.
• Understand and support AN Commercial QA and Quality Assurance Compliance organizations and opportunities for improvements.
• Integrate key AQR/AN QA initiatives as appropriate, based on compliance risk and availability of resources and business processes to support.
• Process changes to policies, procedures and systems that will ensure AN and market compliance requirements are met.
• Recommend and implement strategies and enhancements to improve efficiency.
• Develop and maintain effective KPIs that enable key success factors.
• Coordinate Quality Intelligence operations and business cycle updates
  

Accountability/Scope

• The quality and compliance of AN products is a competitive advantage in the marketplace, and any lessening of our standards or not meeting market requirements can have an adverse long-term impact on our business. This position will work with limited supervision.

Education and experience you will bring:

Required

• Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline/or equivalent work experience is required (Business Administration, Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Science, Engineering).
• 5-7 years in a regulated nutritional food-manufacturing environment, preferably pediatric or medical nutrition products, in a Quality, R&D, Project Management, Procurement or Operations function and good knowledge of food cGxP and nutritional regulations.
• Knowledge in nutritional manufacturing controls and quality systems.
• 3-5 years experience in project leadership roles.
• Critical thinking/problem-solving skills.
• Ability to plan and facilitate meetings.
• Effective Stakeholder Management.

Preferred:

• Well-developed interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Continuous improvement methods and application (for example: Lean, Six Sigma, Class A, etc.).
• Change management.
• Applicable technical knowledge/experience.
• Sound decision-making skills contributing to high levels of competence, confidence and credibility are required.
• Cross-functional/cross-divisional experiences.
• Experience dealing with international locations.

MISC:

• This is an on-site role not a remote role.

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