Senior Scientist

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); Madison (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Strong retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Student debt program

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott in Madison's Cancer Diagnostics Division is seeking a Sr. Scientist to lead complex projects, collaborate with senior scientists, and mentor junior team members.

You will design experiments, analyze data, and drive development of NGS-based methods to improve diagnostic test access and performance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct bench-level experiments across multiple product areas.
• Plan, develop and analyze bench-level experiments; present findings at data/group/project meetings.
• Analyze research data, interpret results, and provide insights on next steps for the project.
• Develop methods and procedures for new assignments, studies, and experiments.
• Provide technical guidance to junior scientists on project teams.
• Operate scientific instrumentation and report any problems to the appropriate personnel.
• Effectively determine, apply methods or technologies and suggest new techniques when appropriate.
• Maintain knowledge of technological industry developments that could aid project completion.
• Provide input and participate in decisions affecting project planning and experimental design.
• Prepare data and information for scientific abstracts, conferences, project meetings, and publications.

Job description

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.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Madison location in the Cancer Diagnostics Division.

The Sr. Scientist, with input from senior scientists and leaders, works in collaboration with others on one or more projects that are complex in scope. The Sr. Scientist participates in or leads the planning of projects and experiments and is often the technical lead responsible for the successful execution of the project.

This position involves independently making detailed observations, analyzing data, interpreting results, and providing insights into the next steps and direction of the project, as well as independently determining methods and procedures on new assignments or projects.

Working in a team setting, the Sr. Scientist will be involved in Research and Development projects serving as a technical lead and/or a subject matter expert in exploring and researching new technologies, providing ideas and concepts to improve or develop processes, and/or establishing methods and processes for product development toward the development of diagnostic assay products. This position will also mentor and provide technical guidance to junior scientists on project teams.

The successful candidate will support the research and late-stage development of NGS-based methods to improve clinical diagnostic test access, quality, and performance for patients with cancer. Responsibilities of this position include optimization of innovative NGS-based solutions that integrate clinical product requirements with analytical and operational performance. This role will require a deep understanding of NGS sample preparation and data analysis to collaboratively develop and transfer new workflows for the highly accurate detection of somatic mutations and methylation changes in clinical oncology samples.

Essential Duties

Include but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct bench-level experiments within several product or technology areas and identify problems and discrepancies.
• Independently develop, plan, and analyze results of bench-level experiments within several product or technology areas; effectively present and clearly communicate findings at data meetings, group meetings, and project team meetings.
• Analyze research/experimental data, interpret the results, and provide insights into the next steps and direction of the project.
• Independently develop methods and procedures for new assignments, studies, and experiments.
• Provide technical guidance to junior scientists on project teams.
• Operate scientific instrumentation related to the performance of duties and notify appropriate personnel of any problems.
• Effectively determine, utilize, and apply methods or technologies and provide ideas for new techniques when appropriate.
• Maintain knowledge of technological industry developments that could assist in the completion of an assignment or aid in the development of new processes or procedures.
• Provide technical input and participate in decisions affecting project planning and experimental design.
• Prepare and provide information and data for scientific abstracts, conferences, project meetings, and publications.
• Contribute to the intellectual property portfolio by implementing innovative and creative ideas to solve problems or improve current methods.
• Generate, document, and communicate development plans for critical aspects of a project.
• Develop research plans and experimental outlines to write experimental protocols and perform laboratory experiments.
• Prepare detailed technical procedures, protocols, and reports.
• Evaluate the impact of nonconforming data on a product or process.
• Identify and address trends in study data.
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