Senior Scientist - TPS

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 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 .
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Des Plaines, IL Headquarters of Abbott Molecular, We are a division of Abbott Laboratories, a global, diversified healthcare innovator with a legacy of pioneering work in medical diagnostics.

The Senior Scientist within the Technical & Process Control Team within R&D will -

• Be responsible for multiple projects associated with process development and process scale-up, identifying and qualifying process equipment for new product introduction, and troubleshooting of combination products.
• Play a key role in planning and executing our Operations strategy required to support new product approvals and to meet legacy product regulatory commitments.
• Work across the organization driving and collaborating with functions in Development, Operation, Quality and Regulatory to assure the successful execution of our business goals.
• Participates in or leads complex projects for process investigations; design changes; resolving production issues and
• improving product availability and profitability.
• Coordinate experimental product testing to support product changes and analyze data.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate and lead commercial product manufacturing operations with technical evaluation of scale up, validation, and technology transfer.
• Troubleshoot issues with drug product processing technologies and equipment.
• Lead process development and provide training to manufacturing operators and junior colleagues for procedures used in formulation development, process characterization, tech transfer, validation and product manufacturing.
• Perform analytical testing and analyze data to support technical decisions in process development and assay performance.
• Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory agencies, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Projects involve leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams developing test plans, leading root cause analysis and participating in investigations. Also making presentations to internal/external customers, vendors, and senior management
• Develop, plan and track risk assessment for biologics operations non conformances, change controls, and implements appropriate CAPAs. Lead process modelling, data trending and advanced statistical & process analysis - present data/metrics to teams.
• Implement process improvement strategies to improve quality, reliability and/or reduce cost.
• Manage Internal and External suppliers design, manufacturing and qualification activities.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors Degree required in a scientific discipline (chemistry; biology; biochemistry; chemical/biomedical engineering)

EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrated ability to apply operations knowledge in timely resolution of product / process technical issues.
• Experience with GMP.
• Experience with technical problem prevention / resolution.
• Knowledge of experimental design and/or statistical tools.
• Understanding change control impact on design / validation of products and/or processes.
• Experience in operations (manufacturing/quality).
• Experience with data management.
• Experience working in project teams for multiple complex projects.
• Experience with change control and/or investigation processes and/or laboratory skills.
• Experience with acquiring, analyzing and interpreting data from a variety of sources

Apply Now

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The salary for this role is between:
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JOB FAMILY:
Manufacturing

DIVISION:
AMD Molecular

LOCATION:
United States > Des Plaines : DP01

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

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

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