Senior Data Scientist

Abbott; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Strong retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott in Alameda, CA is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to advance Lingo—our biosensing technology. You will design, prototype, and deploy AI-enabled analytics, build models, and collaborate with engineers, data architects, and product owners.

The role emphasizes scalable data products, ML pipelines, and conversational AI features using LLMs and RAG. A strong Python/SQL background and 8+ years of experience are required, with a focus on healthcare analytics and customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS, biomedical, bioengineering, data science, or related field.
• 8+ years of data science/analytics experience.
• Strong Python and SQL skills.
• Experience with big data tools (Hadoop/Spark) and ML deployment.
• Experience with AI-powered conversational tech (LLMs, RAG) and evaluation methods.

Responsibilities

• Design analytics models and algorithms in an agile team.
• Build data pipelines with Azure ML SDK, Databricks, and related tools.
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends and drive business outcomes.
• Develop AI-powered conversational experiences and model deployment.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

Data Analytics

Big Data

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree in CS/biomedical/data science

Tools

Azure ML SDK

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Spark

Hadoop

Docker

Job description

Senior Data Scientist - Logo### Senior Data ScientistApply: United States - California - Alameda: Full time: Posted Today: 31165260Abbott 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:****Working at Abbott**At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.**About** **Lingo**Meet Lingo, a new biosensing technology that provides users a window into their body. Lingo tracks key biomarkers – such as glucose, ketones, and lactate – to help people make better decisions about their health and nutrition. Biowearable technology will digitize, decentralize and democratize healthcare, enabling consumers to take control of their own health.**The opportunity**Personalized healthcare is the future. Working on Lingo, you will help build a next-generation technology that enables individuals to make decisions about how to improve energy, lose weight or enhance athletic performance. The Lingo team embodies a start-up culture and mindset with the backing of Abbott, a company with a rich history of healthcare innovation. Join us and grow your career as you help Abbott shape the future of healthcare.You will apply your strong expertise in artificial intelligence by using machine learning to design, prototype, and build next-generation advanced analytics engines and services. You will work closely with software engineers, data architects, designers, and product owners and develop AI features, predictive models using machine learning and other advanced analytics tools to increase and optimize customer experience, revenue generation, prospect targeting, and other business outcomes.This position works out of our **Alameda, CA** location in Lingo. **What you’ll do*** Work within an agile team in a dynamic, fast-moving, collaborative environment and design complex analytics models and algorithms that drive analytical solutions throughout the organization* Develop data and model pipelines with tools like Azure ML SDK, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Spark, or related technologies* Analyze large amounts of data to discover trends and patterns, and build analytics models* Ensure the highest level of data accessibility, security, and quality at all stages; create automated anomaly detection systems and monitor their performance and model drift* Effectively communicate complex ideas and results to both technical and business/executive audiences* Conduct advanced statistical and other analysis to provide actionable insights, identify trends, and measure performance* Create repeatable, interpretable, dynamic, and scalable models that are seamlessly incorporated into analytics data products* Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered conversational experiences, including chatbots and virtual assistants leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), intent classification, grounded responses, and policy-based controls.**Qualifications*** Bachelor’s degree, Advanced degree in computer science, biomedical, bioengineering, data science, or relevant, is preferred.* 8+ years of relevant experience in the data science/analytics space* Strong expertise in Python as well as proficiency in writing complex SQL queries* Proficiency in using machine learning to solve clustering, classification, regression, anomaly detection, simulation, and optimization problems on large-scale data sets* Strong hands-on experience and expertise in one or more big data technologies, i.e., Hadoop, Spark, H20.ai, cloud AI platforms, containerization* Experience supporting deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and enhancement of analytics models* Experience building and deploying AI-powered conversational solutions, including intent classification, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), grounded response generation, policy and guardrail implementation, validation methodologies, and evaluation frameworks for production use cases.* Up to date on industry trends within the analytics space from a data acquisition processing, engineering, and management perspective* High level of curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving capabilities**The base pay for this position is**$114,000.00 – $228,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.## **JOB FAMILY:**Product Development## **DIVISION:**LNGO Lingo## **LOCATION:**United States > Alameda : 2901 Harbor Bay Parkway## **ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:**## **WORK SHIFT:**Standard## **TRAVEL:**No## **MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:**No## **SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:**Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)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.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO\\_Spanish.pdf