Senior Quality Engineer — Abbott
- Location
- Zurich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 33 days ago
Role overview
Senior Quality Engineer
Zurich, Switzerland | Thoratec Switzerland GmbH (Abbott)
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- Senior Quality Engineer
- Zurich, Switzerland | Thoratec Switzerland GmbH (Abbott)
- Duties and Responsibilities: Compliance:
- Ensure facility-wide compliance with quality systems and regulatory requirements. Quality Analysis and Reporting:
- Bachelor or Master degree in Science, Engineering, or other technical field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a medical-device manufacturing or other regulated industry in a quality-related role.
Main responsibilities
- Duties and Responsibilities: Compliance:
- Ensure facility-wide compliance with quality systems and regulatory requirements. Quality Analysis and Reporting:
- Analyze and report quality metrics and trends.
- Develop, maintain, and present dashboards for quality data reporting and decision-making. Non-conforming Product:
- Resolve or escalate issues and coordinate corrective actions with suppliers.
- Take ownership of supplier non-conformances and manage them throughout all the remediation process Supplier Quality:
- Perform audits at supplier sites to ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
- Manage supplier qualification documentation, ensuring completeness and compliance.
- Coordinate and oversee validations conducted at supplier locations.
- Manages internal and external reporting, reports, and dashboards related to supplier-related KPIs Change Management:
Key requirements
- Bachelor or Master degree in Science, Engineering, or other technical field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a medical-device manufacturing or other regulated industry in a quality-related role.
- Experience conducting and / or reviewing validations.
- Supplier Audit experience preferred.
- Certified body audit and Inspection experience
Company and context
- Execute quality organization activities ensuring product quality, performance, and safety.
- Support communication with Operations and external suppliers to resolve quality issues.
- Drive Quality Systems goals and objectives at site level.
Additional details
- This is a role for someone who enjoys collaboration, problem-solving, and continuous learning — and who wants to make a meaningful impact through their work. Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure facility-wide compliance with quality systems and regulatory requirements. Quality Analysis and Reporting:
- Develop, maintain, and present dashboards for quality data reporting and decision-making. Non-conforming Product:
- Take ownership of supplier non-conformances and manage them throughout all the remediation process
- Manages internal and external reporting, reports, and dashboards related to supplier-related KPIs
- Manage and support change control processes, including assessment, approval, implementation, and effectiveness checks of changes. Quality System Procedures:
- Support the administration and improvement of quality assurance procedures. Supplier Change Notifications:
- Reviews and manages supplier change notifications, ensuring timely risk assessment, cross-functional alignment, and proper approval and implementation in compliance with internal procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Actively support the certified bodies and authorities, as well as the internal audits received by the site. Corrective and Preventive Actions:
- Implement CAPA actions.
Notes and original content
- About the Role
- This is a role for someone who enjoys collaboration, problem-solving, and continuous learning — and who wants to make a meaningful impact through their work.
- What You’ll Do
- Duties and Responsibilities:
- Compliance:
- Ensure facility-wide compliance with quality systems and regulatory requirements.
- Quality Analysis and Reporting:
- Develop, maintain, and present dashboards for quality data reporting and decision-making.
- Non-conforming Product:
- Supplier Quality:
Questions about this listing
What salary does Abbott offer for this role?
Abbott lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Zurich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Abbott offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Abbott during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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