Scientist Technical Support

Thornton Tomasetti; Illinois; On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Free education benefit

Diversity and inclusion programs

Job summary

Abbott Park, IL-based Scientist, Technical Support will proactively contribute to microbiology testing, design control, and process improvement. The role supports investigations and data-driven solutions across diagnostic projects in healthcare settings.

The position emphasizes collaboration, project management, and sharing knowledge to improve products and processes within Abbott's Core Lab division in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific/technical field or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Associate degree with 8 years' relevant experience.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in related work.

Responsibilities

• Perform microbiology testing, including serial dilutions, plating, and colony counting.
• Produce microbiological media for experiments and production.
• Manage product and process improvements using established design and process controls.
• Contribute to design control, process, and product improvement activities and investigations.
• Develop experiments, analyze data, and recommend next steps to support product quality.

Education

Bachelor's degree in scientific and technical field

Associate degree with 8 years of relevant experience

Minimum 2 years' experience in related work

Job description

Company Overview

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Scientist Technical Support

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.
• Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
• Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location in the Core Diagnostics Division. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

The Scientist, Technical Support proactively contribute to design control or process/product improvement activities and investigations. The incumbent will perform or support microbiological testing, recognize adverse trends/emerging issues, and propose/implement solutions.

What You’ll Work On

• Perform microbiology testing including performing serial dilations, plating of microorganisms and plate counting.
• Perform production of microbiological media.
• Project Management - Manage product and process improvements independently using established principles and procedures.
• Proactively contribute to design control, process and product improvement activities, and investigations.
• May perform or support test and process method modifications.
• Recognize adverse trends and emerging issues.
• Provides audit inputs and support as required.
• Technical Support - Develop and design experiments, analyze data and recommend next steps.
• Sharing Knowledge - Presents technical information to management.
• Share’s knowledge and expertise with others in work group.
• Mentors or teaches others to facilitate timely resolution of product and process technical issues.
• Strategic and Results Orientation - Demonstrates fiscal responsibility through support of product availability and improvements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in scientific and technical field; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Associate degree with 8 years of relevant experience
• Minimum 2 years' experience in related work

Preferred Qualifications

• Microbiologist that has performed successfully in an industrial or hospital microbiology laboratory.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to identify and rectify lab errors.

Compensation

The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 - $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family and Division

Job Family: Research and Discovery

Division: CRLB Core Lab

Location: United States > Abbott Park : AP08B

Additional Locations: (none listed)

Work Shift and Travel Requirements

Work Shift: Standard

Travel: No

Medical Surveillance: Not Applicable

Significant Work Activities

• Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
• Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
• Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Equal Employment Opportunity

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

About Abbott

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

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