Tara Howell
Transformational Leader - Quality & Compliance Strategist - Innovation Catalyst
- Role
- Senior Qa Lead Transforming Quality Systems Across Healthcare, Technology & Operations at Abbott
- Location
- Princeton, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Tara Howell
With 20+ years of cross-industry experience, I specialize in driving enterprise…
Experience
Senior Qa Lead Transforming Quality Systems Across Healthcare, Technology & Operations
Apr 2016 — Present
As a Senior Quality Assurance Lead, I drive enterprise-wide transformation by translating strategy into execution—delivering measurable improvements in performance, compliance, and innovation. With deep expertise in cybersecurity, data integrity, and regulatory alignment, I serve as the divisional authority on secure product development, guiding hardware and software teams to meet FDA and IT governance standards.I lead cross-functional initiatives to close design change gaps, streamline processes, and enhance operational agility. As Lead Process Owner for the Secure Development Lifecycle (SLC), I ensure our procedures align with corporate Quality Assurance, FDA, and cybersecurity frameworks—embedding resilience and accountability into every phase of development.My leadership extends to designing KPIs that fuel data-driven decision-making, managing audit readiness as SME, IA, and SRM, and integrating cybersecurity into manufacturing and new product strategies to elevate quality systems. As a Change Control Board member, I oversee ~100 annual design changes, ensuring strategic oversight and continuous improvement across on-market products.
Education
Centenary University
Bachelor's Degree
Skills
- Vendor Management
- Disaster Recovery
- IT Strategy
- Jd Edwards
- Retail
- IT Management
- Project Management
- Data Center
- Process Improvement
- Business Analysis
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Business Process Improvement
- Solution Implementation
- Access
- Information Technology
- Business Intelligence
- Sharepoint
- Business Process
- Change Management
- Cloud Computing
- Security
- Requirements Analysis
- Leadership
- Enterprise Architecture
- Itil
- Strategy
- Networking
- Telecommunications
- Service Delivery
- Business Continuity
- Integration
- Start-Ups
- Infrastructure
- Operating Systems
- IT Operations
- IT Service Management
- Project Portfolio Management
- System Deployment
- Erp
- Pmo
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