Associate Project Leader - Design Assurance - Columbus, OH

Associate Project Leader - Design Assurance - Columbus, OH

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life‑changing technologies spans diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance.
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives, and retirement plan.
• 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 + 5 personal days + 10 paid holidays.
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match of 5% per pay plus an additional 3% on an annual basis.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries and named one of the most admired by Fortune.
• A company recognized for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
• The stability of a company with strong financial performance and community involvement.

The Design Assurance Associate Project Leader will work with product development teams to assure the quality, safety, and efficacy of our products from development through commercialization. The Project Leader needs to be team oriented, agile, innovative, and able to anticipate and mitigate risks. The Project Leader delivers timely, fact‑based decisions focused on assuring quality products.

The successful candidate works with their functional group peers and managers to define Design Assurance related deliverables to ensure successful scale up to commercial scale manufacturing (successful FLTS process). Together with R&D, Technical Centers and Plant operations the incumbent assesses critical to quality attributes and ensures the manufacturability of new formulations and products.

This position reports to the Manager, Global Design Assurance and ensures that all Abbott Nutrition products meet the highest standards for quality required by regulations. It is responsible for determining trends in the supply chain and adapting or transforming quality processes to achieve breakthrough improvements. Interruption in the distribution of products can result if these efforts are not well planned and coordinated across the business.

• Assure that the design and testing for all Abbott Nutritional products are fully compliant with applicable regulations.
• Facilitate product technical risk management activities through product development stages.
• Utilize Food Science knowledge to assure design, evaluate risk and successful manufacture.
• Monitor product, process and package quality performance and identify quality related issues and trends.
• Work with multiple functions including Supply Chain, R&D, Operations, and Regulatory.
• Handle medium‑scope problems that can have significant business impact.
• Identify and gain agreement on design criteria, negotiate compromises, balance quality with other criteria across all functional areas.
• Demonstrate knowledge of relationships between regulations, labeling, process, and product.
• Demonstrate knowledge of applicable product regulations and policies. Assure food safety through HACCP and microbiological knowledge.

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, technical, or science field required.
• Preference for 1 year working experience in the food/nutritional industry.
• Proficient technical writing skills; able to effectively and concisely communicate issues.
• Ability to effectively organize and communicate technical information.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards and requirements for infant formula and nutritional products.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to work independently and/or function with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to maintain a high degree of accuracy and analytical thinking.

• Knowledge of HACCP principles.

$55,300.00 – $. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Quality Assurance
• Industries:
  Hospitals and Health Care

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