Associate Scientist, Product Development

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.

Major Responsibilities

• Conduct formulations and production process development under supervision for new or line-extension product, particularly for Liquid product formulations.
• Works on formulation and process where starting manufacturing process and formula exist. Assist in new development procedures under supervision.
• Assist bench, scale-up, plant trial, and manufacturing of product and process.
• Manufacturing support and troubleshooting for formulation and process.
• Assist product and process design, project planning, critical success criteria and manufacturing systems.
• Assist operations lab scale product development equipment (spray dryer, evaporator, UHT, CIP, Dry Blender and Packaging).
• Supports plant/supply chain on scale-up development projects.
• Conducts ingredient, packaging and process qualifications and validation studies and issues recommendations.
• Assist manufacturing instructions preparation. Monitor shelf-life studies and provides technical justifications for the shelf-life.
• Assists documentation to support product registration and First Lot to Stock commercialization completed.
• Direct own daily activities to meet project deliverables and priorities.
• Document experiment, results and observation in a timely and accurate manner. Analyze data, formulate conclusion and write report. Able to make sound technical recommendation to cross-functions.
• Compliant to all applicable safety, quality, and AN policies and procedures.
• Support and perform feasibility and optimization studies through lab or pilot scale studies, particularly in area of Liquid formulations.
• Designs and conducts advanced independent and multidisciplinary technology transfer and application developments.
• Provides technical direction to projects, resolves technical challenges related to product, process and technology systems.
• Applies advanced technology and manufacturing knowledge to projects and manufacturing efficiency.
• Supports regulatory certificates, methods, and compliance requirements to manufacture for the destination market.
• Daily Planning.
• Execute assigned projects with pre-defined scope and goals.
• Receives direction and work details of a project to be performed.
• Responsible for experiment and documentation accuracy within assigned time.
• Successfully summarizes data.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Science/Chemistry/Life Science or related disciplines.
• Minimum 1 year experience research/product development in nutrition/food industry. Fresh graduates with prior related internship experience are welcomed to apply.
• Basic knowledge of food and nutrition science and technology principles and applications.
• Fluency in Windows and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• Troubleshooting and resolve/recommend.
• Must have excellent communications skills with the ability to interface with management at all levels.
• Strong presentation and communications skills to cross-functional teams and management.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and synthesize scientific data.
• Some travel may be required.
• Strong interpersonal and writing skills with attention to details.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks and prioritize workload.
• Kindly note this position is based in Tuas and is a 1 year contract position.

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