Quality Engineer III

JOB DESCRIPTION:

This is an open role to proactively prospect candidates for future opportunities at Abbott.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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 .

• Transportation, food services, private medical services

• 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

This position works out of our Zona Franca Coyol Alajuela, Building B31 location in the Vascular Division. 

What You’ll Do

• Apply quality principles, analyzes quality records, prepares reports and recommends improvements.

• Conduct verification and validation of components or materials used in development processes.

• Identify and address recurring problems either with the quality of the product or the reliability of testing procedures.

• Document quality issues and performance metrics for review boards.

• Interfaces with internal company contacts and external network.

• Plans and conducts high level assigned projects within quality specialty requiring conventional types of plans, investigations, and/or equipment.

• Anticipates future directions. Benchmarks internally and externally. Recognizes changes in the environment and present resources as indicators of future problems and opportunities; prepares for such eventualities.

Administrative Shift [from 8am to 5:00pm]

This is an On Site position

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree:  engineering, science or closely

• 4 years of experience in a medical devices or related industries

• Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Preferred Qualifications

• Quality background

• FDA/ISO regulation knowledge.

• CQE / CQA / Lean/ Six Sigma certification is desired.

• Statistic's knowledge.

• Personal skills needed include Leadership, accountability, tact, open-mindedness, maturity, tenacity, decisiveness, self/reliance, scientific thinking, Diligence, Resourcefulness, customer focus. Capable to persuade and motivate others to improve quality. Effective communication skills. Leadership skills.

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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The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:Operations Quality

DIVISION:AVD Vascular

LOCATION:Costa Rica > Alajuela : AVCR-1

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:Cr09Sal (Costa Rica)

TRAVEL:No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:Yes

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Work in a clean room environment