Job Description

Quality Assurance Tester Specialist

At Abbott, we promote equal opportunity. We encourage persons with disabilities to apply, ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Applicants must have a valid disability certificate issued by an authorized entity to ensure appropriate support and accommodations throughout the selection process.

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.

Benefits

- 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 in Bogotá, Colombia, supporting Abbott's Medical Devices division with a global scope.

The QA Tester will support Digital Delivery initiatives by ensuring the quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance of digital solutions used within a regulated medical device environment. This role plays a critical part in validating system changes, integrations, and configurations that support business operations, quality, and compliance objectives.

What You’ll Do

- Execute and support the timely completion of Quality Engineering deliverables, including manual test plans, test scripts, automated testing activities, and test reports.
- Support the design and development of test automation frameworks for web and OTA applications.
- Support the execution of Quality Plans and Verification & Validation (V&V;) testing activities.
- Participate in root‑cause investigations and resolution activities in partnership with cross‑functional teams.




- Support product Risk Management and Design Verification and Validation activities.
- Contribute to internal and external audits, including preparation of documentation and responses.
- Support the definition of measurable, verifiable customer and product requirements.
- Create and manage testing schedules and work plans while ensuring timely completion of assigned deliverables.
- Review Document Change Requests, test protocols, and test results provided by other functional teams.
- Participate in reviews of system and software requirements, software and firmware designs, and code inspections using static testing and TDD practices.
- Collaborate with R&D; Engineering, Operations, Quality, Clinical, and Regulatory Affairs teams to support product development and compliance efforts.
- Ensure Design History File (DHF) content integrity and compliance with applicable regulatory and quality standards.
- Help improve software quality processes and testing tools throughout the software development lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience authoring and executing software test cases and validation activities.
- Experience leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
- Experience creating test plans, test scripts, and test documentation.
- Knowledge of Design Controls, Verification & Validation processes, and software development practices.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions and stakeholders.
- Advanced English proficiency (written and verbal), with the ability to effectively communicate with global teams and stakeholders.





Preferred Qualifications

- 1-2 years of experience in the medical device industry.
- Experience supporting regulated environments and quality management systems.
- Experience with test automation frameworks and automated testing solutions.
- Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC), static testing, and Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices.
- Experience working with Design History Files (DHF) and regulatory compliance requirements.

Salary

The base pay for this position is N/A In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Details

JOB FAMILY: Information Risk & Quality Assurance DIVISION: BTS Business Technology Services LOCATION: Colombia > Bogota : Building II ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: No MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Yes SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable

Company Culture

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, general network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well‑being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

Equal Opportunity

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to employee diversity.

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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📌 Quality Assurance Tester Specialist (Bogotá)
🏢 Abbott Laboratories
📍 Bogotá