Abbott Posted October 14, 2026

Associate Quality Engineer - Point of Care (Ottawa)

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada FULL_TIME
Quality Associate
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About this opportunity

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.

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 is based at our Ottawa office within the Point of Care division and requires on‑site presence four days per week, with the option to work remotely one day. The Point of Care, Diagnostics division empowers smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life.   Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including Chemistry, Electrolytes, Hematology, Blood Gases, Coagulation, Endocrinology, Cardiac Markers, Neurology, and Informatics.  In this role you will have the chance to analyze quality standards for components, materials or services and apply measures, sampling methods, testing methodology and other procedures that ensure that quality standards are met.

 

What You’ll Do

Evaluate change control packages to ensure that equipment, products, processes, and facilities remain in qualified, validated state, including definition of appropriate requirements in change control documents, and tracking to completion the identified actions.

Work with the technical team to identify and investigate unusual or unexpected events, data, or sources of variation during the development and performance of qualifications/validations; assess and document the impact upon qualification or validation as applicable and recommend appropriate corrective/preventive actions.

 

Required Qualifications

Less than one year experience in an engineering role.

Undergraduate University Degree in Engineering or Science with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Co-op and/or internship experience in a related field an asset.

Demonstrated success in challenging engineering, science, and related coursework.

Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise sound judgment and make data-driven decisions.

Leadership skills demonstrated through extracurricular activities.

Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Experience analyzing manufacturing and quality data to support process improvements, risk assessments, validation activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong understanding of statistical principles and methods, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel, JMP, Minitab, or equivalent statistical analysis software.

Strong attention to detail with the ability to prepare accurate technical reports, investigation reports and quality documentation.

Effective verbal and written communication skills as well as presentation skills, with the ability to communicate technical information and collaborate with cross-functional teams at all organizational levels.

Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC), Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and quality management system requirements.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $59,250.00 to $86,900.00 CAD. The salary range provided applies to Canada only and does not apply to any other locations outside of Canada.

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.

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Job details

Seniority
Associate
Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 323 comparable Associate Quality roles across 79 biopharma companies.

323Comparable roles tracked
304Currently active
79Companies hiring similar roles
31Countries represented

Salary context

48 of 323 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $59,250/yr – $86,900/yr
Lowest disclosed · Associate Quality Control Analyst (Virology) · Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA) $22/hr – $34/hr (≈ $45,302–$70,699/yr)
Highest disclosed · Senior Manager, Quality Management Systems · Johnson & Johnson $142,000/yr – $244,950/yr
Peer group range $58,001 – $193,475 (median $157,695)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 323 comparable roles

United States117
France36
Germany26
China23
Ireland20
India15

+ 25 more countries

Seniority mix

323 of 323 peers have a known seniority level

Manager183
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc73
Associate67

Therapeutic area mix

0 of 323 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.

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