QC Analyst Jobs at Abbott UK
Are you searching for QC Analyst jobs within globally respected healthcare organizations? This QC Analyst I position with Abbott careers in Dundee offers an excellent entry point into regulated diagnostics and laboratory operations. Ideal for professionals exploring Jobs in UK, this role also represents a strong jobs opportunity for life science graduates seeking hands-on quality control experience in a world-leading life sciences environment.
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader helping people live more fully at all stages of life. Its portfolio of life-changing technologies spans diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines. With more than 110,000 employees, Abbott serves people in over 160 countries worldwide.
Abbott has served the Irish market since 1946 and employs more than 4,000 people across nine sites in Ireland, including six manufacturing facilities and multiple commercial and shared services operations.
Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics business, bringing together expert teams and industry-leading technologies. The in-vitro diagnostic assay manufacturing site in Dundee is seeking a QC Analyst I to join its Product Quality Control team.
Job Details:
- Job Title: QC Analyst I
- Location: Dundee, United Kingdom
- Category: Operations
Main Purpose of the QC Analyst Job
This is an individual contributor role with expectations aligned to the Capabilities and Behaviours outlined in the Abbott Dundee Employee Handbook.
Working as part of the Product Quality Control team, the QC Analyst I is primarily responsible for the independent testing of raw materials, process intermediates, and finished products against predefined acceptance specifications, within defined timelines.
Accountabilities
- Perform independent testing of raw materials, process intermediates, and finished products using analytical techniques including immunoassay, clinical chemistry, and chromatography
- Document test results in compliance with cGMP and cGDP requirements
- Conduct on-market stability and performance testing, including participation in analyte proficiency schemes where required
- Participate in Leader Standard Work within the Management Operating System (Tier 1–2 meetings and team/department briefings)
- Take full accountability for personal workload, ensuring work is completed to a high standard in accordance with site policies, procedures, and regulations
- Proactively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and general housekeeping activities
- Maintain a self-motivated approach to continuous professional development and site training initiatives
- Propose ideas to improve communication and productivity
- Maintain awareness of policies outlined in the Abbott Employee Handbook
- Carry out other duties as requested by the Line Manager or Department Manager
Base Requirements
- Degree or equivalent qualification, preferably in a life science discipline
- Experience in a regulated industry preferred
Background & Experience for QC Analyst Jobs
- Experience within the life sciences or a similarly regulated industry (in-vitro diagnostics preferred)
- Practical understanding of immunoassay and clinical chemistry testing (preferred)
- Ability to apply Root Cause Analysis (RCA) tools such as A3 and DMAIC (preferred)
- Capability to contribute to risk assessments, risk management/control activities, and Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEA)
- Understanding and application of Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques
- Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
- Experience using Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
