Senior Software Quality Engineer

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, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines. Our 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Senior Software Quality Engineer – Minnetonka, MN

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Heart Failure division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart and vascular disease through breakthrough medical technologies in electrophysiology and heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Senior Software Quality/Validation Engineer role will work closely with the quality and engineering personnel and various project teams throughout the organization and across multiple sites. In this role, you will help provide regulatory guidance and perform validation duties to ensure all software validation projects, IT support projects and corresponding deliverables adhere to current regulations, industry standards, as well as:

• Provide regulatory guidance to ensure all software validation projects and corresponding deliverables adhere to current regulations.

• Monitor and Perform ongoing SW validation activities.

• Perform development and execution of validation deliverables

• Lead the growth and development of the software team related to validation best practice Generate reports and metrics as assigned.

• Support and lead quality/manufacturing engineers for their validation need in manufacturing, labs, facility, utility and other departments.

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the Quality System.

• Comply with all regulations and standards for quality, Environment, Health, Safety and Energy (EHS&E) Global Policies, Abbott Engineering Standards, and other governance areas as applicable.

• Actively contributing towards continuous improvement of the team by suggesting new ideas and promoting innovative culture.

• Provide guidance and suggestion and lead implement SW validation related activities.

• Work with IT to provide enterprise SW support (Code repository, Bug tracking SW etc).

•  Monitor and Perform ongoing SW validation activities.

• Ensure quality and effectiveness of assigned tasks.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING 

Required 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Sciences or related discipline, or equivalent

• 4+ years of software validation experience

• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

• Have a good understanding and experience on software life cycle, SW development, Bug tracking tools, Code repository

• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization

Preferred 

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Sciences, or related discipline

• Medical device experience

WHAT WE OFFER  

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer: 

•       Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance  

•       Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans  

•       Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs 

•       Paid time off  

•       401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match 

•       The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities 

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  www.abbottbenefits.com  

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. 

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