Product Stewardship Associate

Job description

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

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 107,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 4,000 people across nine sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

The Product Stewardship Associate will support the product stewardship team in Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Division.  The successful candidate will work with the product stewardship lead in the development, implementation and management of a product stewardship database to identify requirements for regulatory submissions for a large product portfolio.    

Product Stewardship: Is a function within Abbott that manages a wide range of global product safety regulations aimed at eliminating or minimising the impact of harmful chemicals and materials on the environment and on human health. It is an area that is fast becoming integrated into many corporate and regulatory circular economy initiatives. This role would provide the right candidate with an excellent opportunity to develop their skills in the practical development of solutions to advance Abbott's circular economy goals while gaining insight into the development and production of medical devices.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

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Works with the product stewardship team and suppliers to collect product stewardship data

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Evaluates data based on required attributes and categorise into relevant areas

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Develops a database for the collection of product stewardship data

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Complies with Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.  Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

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Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

EDUCATION & COMPETENCIES:

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Graduate - level in engineering, science, environmental science, regulatory or quality systems or medical device manufacturing disciplines.

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Must possess the ability to evaluate varied data such as medical device and chemical product attributes and categorise data appropriately

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Experience with the use of database development using systems such as Microsoft Access, LINUX or SQL preferable.

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JOB FAMILY:

Engineering

     

DIVISION:

ADD Diagnostics

        

LOCATION:

Ireland > Dublin : Block B

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Ie - 31.0Hst0 (Ireland)

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable