Senior Quality Software Engineer

Abbott Laboratories
Lake Forest, IL, United States
13 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
4 years minimum
Compensation
$78,000.0 - $156,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Testing (Software) Failure Mode Effects Analysis Microsoft Office Software Engineering Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Information Technology SAP Ariba

Job description

  • Reviews documentation for accuracy, clarity, consistency, completeness and compliance for multiple projects. Plans and performs assignments with a wide degree of difficulty.
  • Analyzes data, procedures, and requirements with consideration given to financial and business outcomes.
  • Coordinates activities across impacted groups. Accepts ownership and responsibility for decisions.
  • Effectively engages team members and provides guidance to various functions, other professionals, and technicians., * Reviews pre-defined deliverables/activities as identified in software quality assurance (SWQA) Non-Product Quality Process and/or SWQA Product Quality Process/project plan or equivalent project plan.
  • Applies basic risk management principles to all activities and tasks to investigate non-conformances. Identifies areas for process improvement and provides supporting information for change, including reasons and justifications.
  • Participates in the development or modification of validation packages and deliverables, including, assessments (including risk assessments, e.g., FMEAs), plans, requirements, and protocols.
  • Ensure compliance to relevant FDA QSR, ISO guidelines, including 21 CFR Part 11 and Abbott Corporate requirements as they relate to the development, validation and maintenance of computerized systems.
  • Assists with supplier assessments and evaluations to assure products and services meet quality requirements. May evaluate vendor capabilities to provide required products or services.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Master’s degree preferred, * Minimum 4 years related work experience in Quality or a related field.
  • SBM, Ariba or similar platform
  • MS Suite
  • Knowledgeable of FDA, Quality System Regulations (QSR), Medical Device Directive, ISO guidelines and 21 CFR Part 11.
  • Project experience in software testing practices, methodologies and techniques, particularly in testing medical devices or experience leading test engineer team is a plus

Benefits & conditions

The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 - $156,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

About the company

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries., 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’ll also have access to:

  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career of which you dream.
  • Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
  • An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
  • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
  • 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.

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