Supplier QA Specialist (Florencio Varela)

**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. - 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. **Established Pharmaceuticals** We are committed to bringing the benefits of our trusted medicines to more people in the world’s fastest-growing countries. Our broad portfolio of high-quality and differentiated branded generic medicines reaches across multiple therapeutic areas including gastroenterology, women's health, cardiometabolic, pain management/central nervous system, and respiratory. **The Opportunity** The Supplier QA Specialis role is based in Manufacturing Plant in Buenos Aires, Florencio Varela. Its responsibility is to support implementation of strategy at suppliers, ensuring compliance is maintained and business needs supported. Any areas of risk to product quality, patient safety, or market supply are managed directly by this position, including establishment and execution of appropriate actions and communication to senior leadership. Provide QA activities for suppliers ensuring compliance to applicable regulatory requirements and Quality Agreements and in co-operation with all relevant functions and lead the quality related activities at Suppliers producing global products on behalf of Abbott, to ensure safe, efficacious and quality product can be supplied in accordance with regulatory and business requirements. **What You’ll Do** - Develop and consistently execute a quality strategy for global suppliers to assure business objectives are met while assuring compliance to applicable regulatory requirements and Abbott policies. - Lead goals with cross-functional/global scope ensuring alignment with EPD business strategy. - Lead and participate on QA cross-functional teams to support suppliers including active participation in Business Management Reviews as necessary. - Represent QA in strategic business meetings and communicate with senior management. - Assure compliance of all integral products & materials manufactured at suppliers. - Develop and maintain an appropriate Quality Management Review program and Quality Performance Measurements for Suppliers, that identify and address quality, operational, and organizational issues. **Required Qualifications** - Bachelor degree or equivalent level of education at a relevant scientific discipline or other technical/scientific, or industry experience with sufficient exposure to pharmaceutical or related industries. **Minimum Experience/Training Required**: - Total combined years: 8+ in QA, Quality Assurance, Operations or Pharmaceutical engineering. - Comprehensive understanding of a wide range of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Testing Operations. - Knowledge of international and local quality system and compliance legislations and standards. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Business English 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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