Data Scientist

Abbott Laboratories • Irving, TX

326d • $60,000 - $120,000

About The Position

This position works out of our Dallas, TX location in Transfusion Medicine. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers. As the Data Scientist, you’ll provide input into developing departmental and site processes and procedures. Guide and otherwise contribute to technical teams in development, deployment and application of applied analytics, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics or similar discipline including Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or Engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 2 years work related experience with degree or sufficient transferable experience to demonstrate functional equivalence to a degree.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Life or Physical Science, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, or closely related discipline is preferred.
• Advanced Experience with programming scripts such as Python, Java, Scala, C++ in Linux/Unix, and R.
• Data visualization experience using platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, or DOMO.
• Experience in applying statistical data analysis techniques to a large set of data and combining data types.
• Experience with service operations or service engineering.

Responsibilities

• Particularly skilled in quantitative analysis and data management
• Utilize technologies to collect, clean, analyze, predict, and effectively communicate information.
• Examine relevant data and quickly develop an analysis plan that will answer key business questions and create value for the client.
• Understand machine learning algorithms and advanced statistics such as regression, time-series forecasting, clustering, decision trees, exploratory data analysis methodology, simulation, scenario analysis, modeling, optimization, unstructured data analysis, and neural networks.
• Work with stakeholders to define business questions, requirements, timelines, objectives, and success criteria to address need.
• Analyze data, draw insights, and present results in a cohesive, intuitive, and simplistic manner to the client.
• Work closely with the business to understand the domain and iteratively refine analyses.
• Move own work forward with limited direction through use of frameworks and structure.
• Help to scope studies – timeline, expected outcomes, resources, etc.
• Proactive thinking and ideation to facilitate ongoing, open dialogue where information and ideas are shared to generate solutions.

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: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree