QC Analyst
Abbott
At Abbott, diverse ideas, perspectives, and expertise allow us to create the life-changing solutions that help people live healthier lives. In 196 countries and with businesses spanning nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices, and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott offers you enormous opportunities to explore your interests and help you achieve your career and personal goals.
The Opportunity
Abbott Rapid Diagnostics (formerly Alere) is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies. Our in-vitro Diagnostic Assay manufacturing site in
Dundee has an exciting opportunity for a QC Analyst to join the Dundee Quality team.
What You’ll Do
As a QC Analyst, you will be responsible for the independent testing of raw materials, process intermediates and finished product, versus predefined acceptance specifications. More specifically:
- Documenting test results in accordance with cGMP/cGDPs
- Using statistical process control of raw material, process intermediates and finished product performance to ensure lot to lot consistency.
- Perform on-market stability and performance testing including participation in analyte proficiency schemes (where required).
- Represent Product Quality Control within audit.
Working hours: Monday-Friday shift pattern (2 weeks early shift/2 weeks late shift)
Required Qualifications / Profile- Degree or equivalent, preferably a life science subject area and/or experience within the life sciences or similarly regulated industry (In-vitro Diagnostics preferred)
- A practical understanding of immunoassay and clinical chemistry testing, In-vitro Diagnostics (preferred)
- An ability to employ state-of-the-art Root Cause Analysis (RCA) tools, including A3/DMAIC (preferred)
- The capability to contribute to and perform Risk Assessments, Risk Management/Control exercises, and Failure Mode Effect Analyses (FMEA).
- An understanding of and ability to apply Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques.
- Experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP)
- Experience with Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS)
- Proficient with MS Word, Excel and Power-Point.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
As you’d expect from an innovative global healthcare company, we offer an excellent starting salary, and a competitive range of benefits including a defined contribution pension scheme, and private healthcare.
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