Operations Scientist I (Process Validation) - Ideal Graduate Role

Abbott; Witney; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical devices company, Abbott, is looking for an Operations Scientist I in Witney, focusing on process validation. This role involves supporting manufacturing and requires strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills. Abbott offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including private healthcare and a defined contribution pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Market-leading pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or engineering field.
• Experience in process validation (OQ/PQ) is beneficial.
• Good hands-on practical skills and IT skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Support on validation requirements and aid product transfer from R&D to Operations.
• Create validation documents like plans, protocols, and reports.
• Lead investigations during new product introduction.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Operations Scientist I (Process Validation) - Ideal Graduate Role

Pay Competitive

Location Witney/England

Employment type Full-Time

Job Description

Req#: 31122911
JOB DESCRIPTION:

With a track record of innovation and development, Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops and manufactures leading-edge glucose monitoring systems, for use in both home and hospital settings. We have a Global Centre of Excellence for Medical Devices based in Witney, Oxfordshire. The site manufactures significant volumes of test strips annually and has also been instrumental in the research, development and manufacture of the next generation FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, launched in September 2014.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Scientist to join our Technical Services team, with a particular focus around NPI and Validation, supporting manufacturing at Witney, West Oxfordshire.

Day-to-day, your work will be to support on validation requirements, aiding the transfer of product from R&D to Operations. You will:

• Create validation documents, including plans, protocols, reports, FMEA, Critical Quality Attribute and Critical Process Parameter derivation
• Ensure adherence to industry standards and regulatory guidelines.
• Provide process development and characterisation support for new sensor products.
• Work with various teams to support and execute validation tasks.
• Support and lead investigations during new product introduction.

To be successful, you will have a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or Engineering. Experience of process Validation (OQ/PQ) is beneficial but not essential. You must have excellent attention to detail skills, a logical and methodical approach to problem solving, the ability to prioritise and manage projects, and the flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances or new demands. A lot of your work will involve cross-functional teams, so you’ll also need the communication and inter-personal skills to be able to build relationships with colleagues in various departments across the business. You’ll need to enjoy interpreting data and writing reports, as a lot of your work will involve analysing results and making recommendations on material, machinery or process sign-offs.

You will be expected to spend time in the manufacturing facility, so will need to have, or be able to develop, good hands-on practical skills. Good IT skills including Excel and PowerPoint are also required for this role.

In addition to a competitive salary, Abbott offers a highly attractive benefits package which includes a market-leading defined contribution pension scheme, private healthcare and life assurance, and a flexible benefits scheme which you can tailor to your own requirements. At Witney, we also support our employees to live life to the fullest – whether it’s joining our couch to 5k team, tending the allotments, learning to be a bee keeper, dropping in for a yoga session, there is plenty going for you to engage with as and when you wish!

YOUR OWN RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

We welcome applications from candidates already eligible to work in the UK or those that can apply for a visa granting permission to work in the UK (e.g. dependent visas, ancestry etc.) that do not require sponsorship from Abbott. You will be asked to share proof of this prior to receiving any offer of employment. We would like to make you aware that if you are made an offer of employment with Abbott you will need to remain on your current visa / permit. If for any reason your visa status changes, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship in the future. In addition, the Company would not fund any subsequent non sponsored visa applications - you will be solely responsible for paying and maintaining your own right to work in the UK. In some instances we may not be able to offer you a permanent contract.

Any employment offer made by Abbott is contingent upon you obtaining and maintaining the right to work and reside legally in the UK. You are required to notify us immediately if your immigration status changes after you have submitted your application.

GRADUATES BASED IN THE UK

If you are on a Graduate visa, we cannot guarantee you sponsorship from within the UK upon its expiry. Abbott only has a set number of Certificate of Sponsorship applications that can be made each year, which are utilized for highly skilled workers transferring internally. If this limit is reached and other Home Office requirements cannot be met, it will prevent us from being able to sponsor and therefore employ you, unless you are able to secure your own right to work in the UK following the expiry of a Graduate visa.

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Manufacturing
DIVISION:
ADC Diabetes Care
LOCATION:
United Kingdom > Witney : Production Facility
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable

About the company

Abbott Laboratories is an American multinational medical devices and health care company with headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois, United States.

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