Compliance manager

Make a Difference with Abbott


About Us

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines.

Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.


Abbott Ireland

In Ireland, Abbott employs over 6,000 people across ten sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo.

Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.


Vascular Division Clonmel

Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. Abbott Vascular Clonmel is uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world-class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development and advancing medicine through training and education.

Our broad line of vascular devices manufactured in Clonmel includes vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies. These devices are designed to treat heart attack, stroke, critical limb ischemia and other serious vascular conditions.

Abbott Vascular Clonmel is the largest Abbott Manufacturing facility in Ireland focusing on both manufacturing and research and development of next generation vascular products.


Purpose Statement:

The Compliance Manager is responsible for maintaining the Clonmel activities as part of the internal audit programme to effectively assess and report on the business unit's compliance status relative to defined quality system requirements.

Primary responsibilities include planning activities needed to assess the status of the quality system, organising resources appropriate to execute the identified plan, approving documentation of the assessment results and corrective action taken, and reporting the status results to management.

You will also support the quality system by taking action to align activities with corporate compliance objectives, by facilitating inspections with outside regulatory agencies, and by other tasks as assigned by management.


Key Responsibilities:

* Provides direction and guidance to exempt specialists and/or supervisory staff who exercise significant latitude and independence in their assignments. May supervise non-exempt employees.
* Keeps the organisation's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.


Job Skills and Education:

* (Experience/Education) National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline.