**About Abbott** Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. **Working at Abbott** 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 will have access to: + Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of . + Transportation, food services, private medical services + 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. **The Opportunity** This position works out of our Zona Franca Coyol Alajuela, Building B31 location in the Vascular Division. As the Sr. Quality Engineer, you’ll be responsible for be a quality professional who applies compliance criteria, scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, statistical, and ingenuity to complete or lead assignments related to a specific technical field or discipline. Provide direction and leadership to Manufacturing Quality Assurance, Manufacturing Quality Improvement and Compliance culture. Provide Quality support to manufacturing, helping to ensure delivery of the highest quality product to the customer. Provide support to Development /Improvement teams for new or existing products. Ensure that activities are performed and documented per systems and procedure in accordance with Abbott Policies and applicable Quality And Regulatory Requirements. Able to supervise personnel successfully. **What You’ll Do** + Apply quality principles, analyzes quality records, prepares reports and recommends improvements. + Conduct verification and validation of components or materials used in development processes. + Identify and address recurring problems either with the quality of the product or the reliability of testing procedures. + Document quality issues and performance metrics for review boards. + Interfaces with internal company contacts and external network. + Plans and conducts high level assigned projects within quality specialty requiring conventional types of plans, investigations, and/or equipment. + Anticipates future directions. Benchmarks internally and externally. Recognizes changes in the environment and present resources as indicators of future problems and opportunities; prepares for such eventualities. **Administrative Shift [from 8am to 5:00pm]** **This is an On Site position** **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree: engineering, science or closely + 5 years of experience in a medical devices or related industries + Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish) **Preferred Qualifications** + Quality background + FDA/ISO regulation knowledge. + CQE / CQA / Lean/ Six Sigma certification is desired. + Statistic's knowledge. + Personal skills needed include Leadership, accountability, tact, open-mindedness, maturity, tenacity, decisiveness, self/reliance, scientific thinking, Diligence, Resourcefulness, customer focus. Capable to persuade and motivate others to improve quality. Effective communication skills. Leadership skills. 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. Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal. An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com