Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- 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
Our Diagnostics business currently has an opportunity for an Senior Scientist Operations for our Irving, TX location. The primary function of this position is to independently manage complex; long-duration projects; product improvements and investigations. Proactively identify opportunities for significant operational; process; or product improvements.
What You’ll Work On
- Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
- Technical Support - Assist in resolution of multiple complex technical and quality issues across Abbott Sites; TPMs and or functions (instrument; reagents; software and commodities). Anticipate; recognize and resolve technical issues.
- Complaint and Internal Investigations - Independently manages complex investigations to resolution.
- Recognizes opportunities and proposes novel ideas for significant operational, process or product improvements.
- Design Control - Perform or support test and process method modifications; considering CQAs; critical process parameters and analytical performance characteristics. Identify technical alternatives and make risk-based decisions within the area. Use technical data that interacts with multiple areas and processes.
- Risk Management - Provides diverse; independent technical data and insight to support risk management evaluation and assessment.
- Sharing Knowledge - Presents complex technical information to internal and external groups. Shares scientific information and expertise with customers and regulatory agencies. Experience mentoring and teaching others to facilitate timely resolution of product and process technical issues.
- Strategic and Results Orientation - Demonstrates fiscal responsibility through actionable recommendations and accomplishments. Translates top-level goals to specific goals and aligns activities with respective strategic business priorities.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related work experience.
Master's degree with 3 years of related work experience. - Ph.D in chemistry or biochemistry desired or degree in life sciences with relevant diagnostic industry experience. Experience with data analytics, statistical software usage and/or complex/multi-step investigations preferred.
Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx. Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is
$72,700.00 – $145,300.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:Research and Discovery
DIVISION:CRLB Core Lab
LOCATION:United States > Irving : LC-02
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
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What We Do
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
