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Compliance Specialist

Abbott LaboratoriesAltavista, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 28 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid Compliance Specialist role at Abbott Laboratories offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a global healthcare leader, enhancing quality systems and impacting lives worldwide. You'll thrive here if you possess a keen eye for detail and a passion for regulatory excellence, with abundant avenues for professional growth and development within a supportive and reputable organization. Apply today to join a team dedicated to innovation and making a difference!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Altavista, VA, United States
Posted
5 days ago
5S

Job Description

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

QA Compliance is responsible for maintaining and strengthening the Quality management system so that Abbott Laboratories meets the standard. The Compliance team manages the documentation system, systems for food safety and laboratory quality, internal and external audit programs, pest control and sanitation program and stakeholders for governmental law and legislation. The Compliance Coordinator develops and keeps all Quality management system.

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

Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

in line with relevant laws & regulations through audit reporting and corrective actions, validation and verifications and sanitation program administration. The compliance coordinator focuses on development of quality systems including coordination and implementation of new and existing processes.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Perform internal audits as Lead Auditor and guides external audits of various Governments, bodies and internal supervisors from an audit readiness standpoint.  Including the interfacing with the auditing bodies. (15%)

  • Monitoring developments in relevant laws & regulations (GMP/HACCP) and standards for new applications in Quality management systems at Abbott Laboratories. (20%)

  • Work with training team to roll out updates to polices, practices and procedures. (10%)

  • Incorporates action plans from the Self inspection, TZO/5S and GMP audits for the overall site health plan and follow up metrics reporting monthly.  This includes escalation items which need follow up after due dates are not met within defined timelines.  (20%)

  • Responsible for site updates on new regulations for all applicable countries, identity preserved status (Halal, Kosher) and implement through procedure review and updates. (10%)

  • Develop and maintain the following systems: pest control, internal audit program, food safety program, master sanitation or GMP and POP workstreams with integrated into quality systems (25%)

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology or Chemistry related.

  • Minimum 2 years in a similar position or

  • Minimum 3 years in food manufacturing/pharma



The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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