Quality Engineer 1 - Sterilisation

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Bring your passion, ideas and purpose to life in a company that can truly help you achieve your full potential. 

 

Known globally for the development of revolutionary technologies, Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops and manufactures glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and hospital settings. Abbott has been around for 135+ years, developing solutions for the world's health issues and creating a workplace that enables employees to live full lives. 

We have a Centre of Excellence in Witney for the manufacture of electrodes and biosensors used by patients and healthcare professionals for the day-to-day management of diabetes. 

 

The site has been instrumental in the research, development and manufacture of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System as well as exciting developments in the Libre family including FreeStyle Libre 2, FreeStyle Libre 3 and the Libre Sense system. 

 

We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of people’s lives. As a result of strong business growth and industry-leading product development in the biosensor business we have an opportunity for a Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer to join our Design Quality Assurance team. This is an opportunity to make a difference and bring your best self to Abbott. 

 

Serving as a primary representative for the quality assurance function on project teams, and supporting the R&D/Technical Services, Clinical, Product Integrity and Sterilisation areas worldwide, you will provide Quality Assurance expertise and guidance to ensure the development, design verification and validation of site products to meet customer, business, and regulatory requirements. Joining us, you can shape your career as you shape the future of healthcare. 

 

Day to day, this varied role will see you working with teams involved in product development/transfer, and on-market improvement programmes. Activities include supporting the performance assessment of new and current products, aiding the development of sterile barrier and packaging system advancements, as well as supporting the execution of sterilisation validation activities.  

 

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, high-achieving team that offers structured career development opportunities within a state-of-the-art manufacturing and development facility, working on range of exciting and complex new products. 

 

To be successful, you will ideally be degree qualified in a scientific discipline and bring experience of working in an industry environment. Experience of working in a regulated environment is preferred. Experience working with medical device packaging and sterilisation is desirable. 

 

The ideal candidate will be a proactive individual who takes initiative and is able to work independently as well as part of a cross functional team within a regulated, quality-driven environment. 

 

This is a fantastic opportunity to become a valued member of a highly skilled Design Quality Assurance team working in a rapidly growing area of our business. 

 

Abbott offers a benefits platform that provides security to you and your family. As you’d expect from an innovative global health care company, we offer an excellent range of benefits including competitive salaries, a defined contribution pension scheme, share ownership scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, and a flexible benefits scheme. 

     

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:

ADC Diabetes Care

        

LOCATION:

United Kingdom > Witney : Production Facility

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable