Scientist, Technical Support

Job Description

Diagnostic testing is a compass, providing information that helps in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a range of health conditions.

Abbott's life-changing tests and diagnostic tools give you accurate, timely information to better manage your health. We're empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott's diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Our location in Irving, TX currently has an opportunity for a Scientist, Technical Support.

Proactively contribute to design control or process / product improvement activities and investigations. Perform or support test / process method modifications, recognize adverse trends / emerging issues, and propose / implement solutions.

What You'll Do

• Technical Support - Develop and design experiments, analyze data and recommend next steps.
• Product and Process Improvement - Monitor performance of multiple manufacturing processes and products differing in nature but with recurring themes to recognize adverse trends and instigate improvement programs as required.
• 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.
• Propose and implement solutions to internal and external issues.
• Design Control and Risk Management - By standard practice (Operating Procedures) independently develops, and maintains risk management files and organizes data for risk management evaluation and decisions.
• Complaint and Internal Investigations - Manage investigations, identify root cause and drive to resolution with minimal supervision.
• Provides audit inputs and support as required.
• Sharing Knowledge - Presents technical information to management and may present externally to customers and Third Party Manufacturers (TPM). Shares knowledge and expertise with others in work group.
• Strategic and Results Orientation - Demonstrates fiscal responsibility through support of product availability and improvements. Accepts and completes all management-directed work assignments such as clinical assignments, travel and other tasks

Education and Experience You'll Bring

Required

Preferred

What We Offer

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully :

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is $66,700.00 $133,300.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family : Manufacturing

Division : CRLB Core Lab

Location : United States >

Irving : LC-02

Additional Locations :

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), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities / Women / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans.