Postmarket Surveillance Data Scientist

Abbott • Alameda, CA

35d • Onsite

About The Position

Working at Abbott 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 Alameda, CA location in the Diabetes Care division where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Data Analytics or similar discipline including Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or Engineering
• Minimum of 2 years of work experience with degree or sufficient transferable experience to demonstrate functional equivalence to a degree
• Intermediate programming experience (eg. Python, SQL, PowerBI, DataBricks and/or equivalent)

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with database applications
• Experience with and understanding operational or strategic systems and/or building tools

Responsibilities

• Particularly skilled in quantitative analysis and data management
• Utilize technologies to collect, clean, analyze, predict, and effectively communicate information
• Able to examine relevant data and quickly develop an analysis plan that will answer key business questions and create value for the client
• Understanding of 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
• Works 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
• Able to train and develop junior data scientists and provide technical/analytical guidance when needed
• Moves own work forward with limited direction through use of frameworks and structure
• Proactive thinking and ideation to facilitate ongoing, open dialogue where information and ideas are shared to generate solutions

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

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