Sr Scientist Research and Development

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 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position Summary:

• Assay Development Design transfer core team member responsible for design transfer activities including test method validation, testing specifications, risk management, stability, DMR and characterization studies.
• Leads projects.
• Provides technical review, direction, and feedback to others.
• Conducts advanced research.

Main Responsibilities:

• Designs and conducts experiments, accomplishes established milestones and summarizes data, interprets, results and draws
• conclusions.
• Evaluates data using analytical methodologies to achieve results.
• Recommends options for future experiments.
• Presents scientific observations to others.
• Trains lower-level scientists.
• Expertise and Problem Solving: Identifies technical alternatives.
• Utilizes multiple analytical instruments.
• Anticipates, recognizes and resolves technical problems.
• Project Planning: Participates in project planning, updates and process improvements.
• Implements project plans comprehending resource, budget, facility and regulatory requirements.
• Translates top-level goals to specific project level goals for individual team member.
• Establishes and reviews complex plans for multiple projects or activities.
• Plans resource allocation and distribution.
• Scientific Leadership: Submits ideas for inventions; publishes; innovates through patent filings and/or scientific publications.
• Perform FTO's (Freedom to Operate). Economic Profitability: Provide direction to project team to meet economic profitability (EP) profile for the project (product cost analysis).
• Lab Safety: Participates in lab safety.
• Documentation: Appropriately documents experimental procedures and results according to established guidelines.

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. plus 2 years of research or industrial experience or B.S./M.S. with equivalency*. *Equivalency to Ph.D. defines as ability to hypothesize, design own experiments, draw conclusions and provide direction.
• Basic Computer Skills.
• Advanced Knowledge of multiple analytical instruments.

***Can hire at a lower level depending on candidate's background, education, and experience. ***

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