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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.
• Competitive salaries, bonus potential and excellent package of benefits.
• 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 Opportunity

For our Core Diagnostics Division CDx we are looking for a highly motivated, self-driven professional to join our regional, EEMEAP quality team as a Quality Specialist. This position will work out from our office in Bucharest, Romania.

Primary objective and impact of the role:

• Supports Quality System compliance in a specific region or regions.
• Supports a specific process or processes for the whole Europe/EEMEAP as Subject Matter Expert (SME), its backup, or part of the team.
• Operates under Quality and Regulatory directives and Abbott policies and procedures.
• Follows local regulations and international industry/ Quality System standards.

What You'll do:

• Supports the Manager QA Region to ensure Europe/ EEMEAP and Region Quality System effectiveness and compliance.
• Performs internal, storage facilities and supplier audits.
• Supports / prepares/ coordinates external audits.
• Review & approve locally developed AdPromo material in local language on behalf of Regulatory Affairs.
• Supports the EEMEAP common Quality System and QS processes: e.g. Field communications, supplier evaluation, audits and CAPA, warehousing, AdPromo, document control and record keeping.
• Review Abbott policies & procedures, and update Quality documentation accordingly.
• Manage any audit input by initiating changes to affected processes following MIMS change control procedures.

Required qualifications and background:

• University degree in life science or related scientific background (i.e. Lab Technician, Biology, Chemistry, Pharma, M.D., Engineer) preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience in QA, RA roles (preferably in diagnostics, medical devices or pharmacy), preferably in an international environment.
• Quality Assurance in a commercial affiliate at the diagnostic/ medical device/ pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
• Native or bilingual level of Romanian language is a must.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English is a must.
• Strong attention to details and high working culture.
• Strong teamwork skills, including working with international teams.
• Readiness to travel (approx. 5-10% of time).
• Readiness to work in an office-based model.
• Experience to work in international environment/ projects is preferred.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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