Associate Product Development Scientist - Nutrition - Columbus, OH

Abbott • Columbus, OH

13d • $55,300 - $110,700 • Onsite

About The Position

Our location in Columbus, OH, currently has an opportunity for an Associate Product Development Scientist. In Research & Development (R&D) 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.

Requirements

• BS in Food Science or related scientific field required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong analytical skills, and attention to detail a must.
• Self-starter with a proven ability to work collaboratively on teams and with cross-functional colleagues.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects and adapt in a speed oriented, rapidly changing environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time (up to 6 hours) and lift 25 lbs to execute and support R&D trials approximately six times per month on average.

Nice To Haves

• BS with 2+ years of relevant experience or MS with 0+ years relevant experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop nutritional products for commercial launch in global markets by creating new formulations which will deliver improvements to product claims, comply with regulatory requirements and/or reduce product cost.
• Support and sometimes lead the technical development of nutritional products of various complexity.
• Help plan and execute experimental designs to optimize the nutrient, microbiological, organoleptic, and physical quality of new and/or improved products while adhering to relevant internal and external constraints.
• Interpret test results and develop conclusions and action plans.
• Communicate through verbal and written updates and reports.
• Help execute commercial production readiness activities on new formulations through the launch of the product.
• Participate on and possibly present to cross-functional business teams including Marketing, Operations, Quality, Purchasing, Regulatory and Legal, as appropriate.
• Conceive, design, conduct, and lead formulation development efforts for challenging global projects to make them feasible and ready for commercial production.
• Anticipate by working with team and manager to proactively identify project issues and suggest alternative approaches.
• Build by growing knowledge and skills to become proficient in performing the various activities required to support project goals and fully understand New Product Development Process.
• Deliver new and improved products with quality, accuracy, and expediency by supporting the execution of development plans, product recommendations and required documents, and identifying possible risks.
• Tactfully seek to understand and challenge why, and not just how, work is conducted.
• Suggest and evaluate alternative approaches.
• Proactively assimilate new processes and ways of working into project work.
• Embrace the organization's vision and strategy by understanding our brands, how they fit the business strategy and how our work fulfills the vision.

Benefits

• 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
• FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

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