Analytical Nutrient Chemist - Nutrition - Columbus, OH

Abbott

1d • $68,000 - $136,000 • Onsite

About The Position

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: Analytical Nutrient Chemist Working at Abbott Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives. 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 Columbus, OH location in the Nutrition Division. In Research & Development, our ambition is to provide innovative high-quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience, and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life. Primary Job Function: Serves as subject matter expert and primary third-party laboratory liaison for several key nutrients, including amino acids, nucleotides/nucleosides, carbohydrates, fat, protein, total solids, moisture, and chloride in nutritional products and ingredients. Responsible for ensuring third-party lab analytical test methods supporting innovation and new product development are fit-for-purpose, meeting quality and turn-around time expectations, and occasionally investigate out-of-specification events. May act as a lead scientist or key contributor on cross-functional projects. Works closely with Product Development to support basic scientific research and new ingredient technologies and product formulations with minimal guidance from manager/supervisor. Supports routine nutrient testing, research projects, and method validation to assure product quality as well as play a key role in global projects. Also, supports Quality Assurance with investigating and resolving out-of-specification results at Abbott plant labs and third-party labs around the world. Scope/Accountability: Strategy: Contributes to the definition and timely achievement of overall project goals. Defines milestones for sub-projects and assures activities are on critical path. Receives general direction and exercises considerable discretion as to work details. Quality of Work: Responsible for documentation and accuracy, quality, and timeliness of experimental results. Quality of Work: Reads, understands, and complies with all applicable Division, area, and group-specific safety and employee health procedures. Complies with all applicable quality procedures. Work Performance: Successfully summarizes data and analyzes results; formulates conclusions and reviews progress with supervisor. Primary contribution to project reports that summarize results, conclusions, and recommendations as appropriate.

Requirements

• Required MS or BS in chemistry, analytical chemistry, or related field with 5+ years of experience in research or industry laboratory.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding analytical chemistry and hands-on experience with analytical test methods for amino acids, nucleotides/nucleosides, carbohydrates, fat, protein, total solids, moisture, and chloride and other related nutrients.
• Strong understanding of separation science, including normal-, reverse-phase, and ion-exchange chromatography.
• Ability to set up, validate, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot analytical instruments, including but not limited to high-performance and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography; ion chromatography; and UV/Vis, fluorescence, and electrochemical detectors.
• Practical experience with sample preparation techniques; experience with milk-based systems and liquid and spray dried formulations preferred.
• Ability to summarize data and analyze results; formulate conclusions and review progress with supervisor/manager.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience writing technical reports and test method documents.
• Ability to apply descriptive and differential statistics to interpret analytical test results.
• Good understanding of relationship between product specifications and test method accuracy and precision preferred.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems, particularly out-of-specification results.
• Familiarity with AOAC International, ISO, and USP standards are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Acts as lead analytical scientist, subject matter expert, project leader, or project contributor for amino acids, nucleotides/nucleosides, carbohydrates, fat, protein, total solids, moisture, and chloride and other related nutrients.
• Troubleshoots analytical test methods for amino acids and other nutrients in nutritional products and ingredients.
• Maintains third-party lab relationship, troubleshoots out-of-specification results, and ensures methods are valid for the intended matrices
• Conceives, plans, designs, conducts and applies advanced research/scientific direction/scientific leadership in increasing complexity with minimal guidance from supervisor or manager.
• Provides scientific/technical consultation to other scientists and business units internally, including method and testing support to global plant and R&D analytical labs; Product Development; Quality Assurance; and Regulatory Affairs.
• Provides scientific/technical support and consultation to external third-party labs and manufacturers.
• Writes technical reports and other controlled documents.
• Regularly communicates project status to management and provides managers with periodic reports summarizing activities and progress within area of responsibility.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level