Staff Risk Management 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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Staff Risk Management Engineer

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 you dream of.
• 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 a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Plymouth, MN location for our Electrophysiology Medical Device division. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

Staff Risk Management Engineer assures new products perform the functions intended in a safe manner and establishes compliance with the quality system.  They collaborate with clinical, design engineering, regulatory, labeling, and post market surveillance functions to ensure that risk is appropriately mitigated, evaluated, disclosed, and monitored.  They are responsible for maintaining a strong collaborative partnership with cross-functional team members that facilitates organizational success by protecting patient/user safety and meeting business needs.

What You'll Work On

· Product Development – support/execute risk management plan

oSupport system/product risk management planning

oSupport the requirements development process to assure quality of requirements and linkage to risk management file

oSupport System Hazard Analysis; support risk assessments (FTAs, FMEAs);

oAnalyze and incorporate legacy inputs; coordinate/integrate cybersecurity risk with patient safety implications

oAssure and maintain traceability among hazards, risks, risk analyses, evaluations and risk controls, and verification of implementation and effectiveness of risk controls

oSupport writing of system/product risk management reports

· Be point of contact for tracking and developing response to post market signals (event-based and periodic) and lead resulting risk management file updates

oIncluding annual risk file updates

oComplaint analysis and related action planning/response

oBackroom support for audits

· Risk Management Tool Mastery

oDevelop proficiencies in primary risk assessment tools (e.g., FMEA, FTA)

· Support Risk Management Process Excellence

oIdentify opportunities for improvement and drive/support process/infrastructure changes

oIdentify/support process improvements driven by changes to external regulations, standards, or guidance or by internal Abbott Quality Policies

oSupport CAPA efforts with linkages to Risk Management Process or Execution

· Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor level degree in Engineering or Technical Field

· 8+ years’ experience

· Previous design quality engineering experience and demonstrated use of quality tools/methodologies

· Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model

Preferred Qualifications

· Advanced Degree

· Prior medical device experience preferred

· Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model

· Working understanding of FDA, GMP, and ISO 13485

· Working understanding of the following standards: ISO14971, IEC 60601, IEC 62304, IEC 62366, ISO 10993, and/or ISO 14155

· Systems or clinical engineering experience

· Experience with basic statistics and/or reliability methodologies

· Experience facilitating risk assessments (e.g., FMEAs or FTAs)

What We Offer

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

• A fast-paced work environment where your safety is our priority
• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
• 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

Apply Now

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $97,300.00 – $194,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.