Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 130 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops and manufactures leading-edge blood glucose monitoring technology for use in both home and hospital settings, including our revolutionary Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System.

In our Centre of Excellence in Witney, we design, develop and manufacture test strips and biosensors which are used by patients and healthcare professionals for the day-to-day management of diabetes.

As a result of strong business growth, industry-leading product development in the biosensor business and a long-term commitment to manufacturing and innovation in our Witney Centre of Excellence, we have a fantastic opportunity for a Audit Team Leader to join our expanding highly skilled team.

The purpose of this role will be to supporting and lead assigned internal audits, supplier audits and external audit processes. This position will manage and support compliance gap management activities including regulatory /standards tracking and other compliance gap management activities.

The core responsibilities of this role will include: assessment of the Division’s Medical Device quality systems worldwide to determine whether the quality system is in compliance with the established requirements and regulations and to evaluate its effectiveness.

• Lead/support assigned Divisional quality system internal/clinical/supplier audits for compliance to ISO13485:2016, MDR, IVDR and all other applicable global medical device Quality System requirements, to maintain timely closure of the audit cycles

• Support Audit Readiness activities for external audits including training staff/guidance in preparation of external audits

• Support compliance gap management activities e.g. compliance risk management

• Identifies risks to the division and resolutions to address compliance gaps.

• Strategise and prioritize the compliance gaps and track them to the closure

• Provides guidance to the SMEs in closing the compliance gaps

• Assist management of near miss program

• Track regulations and industry standards revisions. Evaluate and communicate the impact of these revisions with the related departments and follow up compliance to these revisions.

• Prepares/ reviews/analyses the metrics data

• Promotes awareness and understanding of quality & compliance within the division. Provide training to the division to increase the compliance awareness

• Participate/Manage the compliance initiatives and other assigned projects

In addition to a competitive salary, Abbott offers a highly attractive benefits package which includes a defined-contribution pension scheme, a share ownership scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, and a flexible benefits scheme which you can tailor to your own requirements. Here at Witney, we also like to help our employee’s live life to the fullest, and therefore we offer a range of optional initiatives for you to get involved in, including couch to 5k campaigns, bee keeping, yoga and more!

The successful candidate for this role may be qualified for relocation assistance should they need to relocate to join our team. Full details will be provided during the recruitment and selection process.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com