Manager Design Assurance / Manager QA at Abbott Laboratories B.V. Job in Zwolle 8041AJ, Overijssel Netherlands
At Abbott figures are not just figures, we see a special mission in them. All over the world, millions of people trust in our medicines, medical devices and treatment methodologies. And we work constantly on improvement and renewal. Every single person of our 92.000 employees contributes to this, everyone from his or her expertise. In the Netherlands over 2000 people are working in manufacturing, research and development, supply chain, marketing and sales.
Manager Design Assurance / Manager QA
The Manager Design Assurance will assure product designs provide necessary safety, efficacy, regulatory compliance and customer satisfaction while balancing the need for speed to market as well as cost effectiveness.
The successful candidate works with the Commercial Brand Team to define required product, process, and package attributes across brands and provide Design Assurance input to innovation concept analysis. The incumbent monitors product, process, and package quality performance across brands and informs Brand Teams as appropriate. Where required, assures alignment with the brand team regarding required corrective action. The incumbent applies a thorough understanding of the underlying issues driving quality requirements and creative problem solving to achieve brand objectives without compromising product quality or compliance. The candidate is responsible for providing adequate quality oversight during the development phase to ensure successful scale up to commercial scale manufacturing (successful FLTS process). Together with TC and Plant operations the incumbent assesses critical to quality attributes and ensures the manufacturability of new formulations and products.”
Abbott requires:
B. S. in Science Related field (Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology or other technical science area); Masters degree a plus.
Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and requirements for infant formula and nutritional products.
Knowledge of quality management systems and regulatory requirements.
The Manager Design Assurance must have the ability to work and interact with many cultures in many time zones, and be capable of interpreting and analyzing technical data from different regions for decision making. The incumbent must have the ability to summarize and present technical recommendations and solutions to Abbott senior management.
Minimum 5 years working experience in the food/nutritional industry and experience in the scale- up and commercialization of product innovations.
Demonstrated effective leadership and managerial skills and sound technical judgment. Experience in managing in an environment with frequently changing priorities and making appropriate risk based decisions in the face of uncertainty.
Abbott offers
Abbott offers a diverse, challenging and international position in a dynamic and pleasant work environment. In our organization je can count on excellent primary and secondary benefits, a nice working atmosphere, a personal development plan, extensive learning and development possibilities and good career perspectives
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