Technical Manufacturing Chemist I

Abbott; Scarborough (ME); On-site; USD 28,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Retention and retirement plan

Job summary

Abbott, Scarborough, Maine, seeks a Technical Manufacturing Chemist to produce material for immunology-based chromatography and enzyme tests. You will assist in maintaining the production schedule and perform in-process QC testing under GMP/GLP guidelines.

You will contribute to protocol development and product improvement while collaborating with a cross-functional team in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Life Sciences, or related field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and supports the production schedule.
• Investigates problem areas and areas of desirable improvement.
• Undertakes new procedures and observes proper safety precautions.
• Responsible for in-process QC testing of manufacturing material and GMP/GLP compliance.
• Maintains quality systems and proper procedures.
• Creates protocols for product improvement.
• Works in a team to coordinate manufacturing efforts with a set production schedule.

Skills

QC testing

GMP/GLP

SOPs

Teamwork

Production scheduling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or Life Sciences

Tools

Pipette

Spectrophotometry

HPLC

pH meters

Gel Electrophoresis

ELISA assays

Job description

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.

Working at Abbott

• 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

The position of Technical Manufacturing Chemist within our Infectious Disease Developed Markets business unit located at Scarborough, Maine. In this role you will produce material for use in immunology-based chromatography and enzyme tests.

What You'll Work On

• Maintains and supports the production schedule
• Investigates problem areas and areas of desirable improvement
• Undertakes new procedures and observes proper safety precautions
• Responsible for in-process QC testing of manufacturing material as it relates to qualifications, quality inspections and titration.
• Maintains quality systems and proper GMP/GLP
• Creates and follows protocols designed around product improvement
• Responsible for making critical and non-critical bioreagents for use in product and manufacturing processes using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Works in a team setting and coordinates manufacturing efforts based upon a set production schedule and maintaining the raw bioreagent supply as needed to support this schedule.
  

Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Chemistry, Life Sciences, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  

Preferred Qualifications :

• Prior Experience in the following areas :
• Pipette
• Spectrophotometry
• HPLC
• pH meters
• Gel Electrophoresis o SDS Page
• ELISA assays
  

The base pay for this position is $20.50 – $41.00 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.