Title: Quality Assurance Project Specialist
Location: Columbus, OH
Duration: 12 Months
100% Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Creates and maintains data, documentation and systems to track, monitor, and support the supplier management program.
- Ensures integrity, accuracy, consistency and completeness of area of responsibility.
- Corresponds with suppliers regarding inquiries and completion of documentation required by company policies and procedures, such as quality agreements, expectations, etc.
- Uses discretion in escalating unusual product performance issues, collaborates with other functional areas to discuss and resolve.
- Participates in product improvement teams, strategic program development, risk assessments and other analytical teams responsible for the improvement of products and regulatory issues.
- Requires a very high degree of technical competence and communicative ability in order to receive, evaluate, investigate and respond to internal customers' questions and requests.
- Interfaces with several multi functional areas, such as Research and Development, Quality Assurance, Legal, and Purchasing to document, review, and resolve supplier performance issues.
- Creates supplier exception report rate documentation for global review with US and international manufacturing facilities.
- Maintains the global approved supplier listing, communicates discrepancies to manufacturing plants and management, and provides solutions to address gaps/discrepancies.
- Conducts label information reviews and collaborates with the labeling group to assure accuracy of ingredient allergen information.
- Provides support to management for event planning, meeting scheduling/planning/preparation, report preparation, correspondence/communications, and tracking department projects and timelines.
- Assures compliance to Nutritional Regulations and Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Completes all other projects as assigned by management.
Education Requirement
- B.S. degree in science, business or technical related field to perform all aspects of the job.
Required Qualifications
- 2–3 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, or Documentation Management.
- Prior experience working in a quality-controlled environment.
- Experience managing multiple stakeholders and cross-functional communication.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask effectively.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Experience using a Document Management System (DMS) such as M-Files.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field preferred.
Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period
- Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
- Long Term Disability
- Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
- MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
- 401(k)
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic medicines.
Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.
