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Senior Audit and Compliance Specialist
Abbott · Galway
Job description
About the role
The Senior Audit & Compliance Specialist supports the Infectious Disease Business Unit by maintaining supplier audit programmes and ensuring continuous inspection readiness across the RMDx sites. This position reports to the Manager – Audits and Inspection Readiness and plays a key part in meeting regulatory requirements such as MDSAP and MDR/IVDR.
Key responsibilities
- Assist the RMDx Quality System to ensure audit programmes (supplier, internal, external) comply with corporate and external standards.
- Plan, execute and report supplier audits for RMDx sites, managing the audit schedule and metrics.
- Track and trend audit findings to identify systemic issues.
- Support ID sites with inspection‑readiness activities and host external inspections and corporate audits, including logistics and auditee coaching.
- Assist with aged CAPAs, complaint investigations and field actions related to inspections.
- Participate in quality‑system improvement initiatives and support regulatory submissions.
- Conduct full‑scope QMS audits of ID sites as required.
Required profile
- Level 8 degree in life sciences, engineering or a quality‑assurance related field.
- Minimum 5 years experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably in quality.
Required skills
- MDSAP
- MDR / IVDR
- CAPA management
- Supplier audit execution
- Quality Management System (QMS) compliance
What we offer
- Opportunity to work within a global healthcare leader.
- Exposure to a broad portfolio of diagnostics, medical devices and nutrition products.
- Professional development in a highly regulated environment.
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