Scientist Operations II

Abbott • Sunnyvale, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Their portfolio of life-changing technologies spans diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines, serving people in over 160 countries with 115,000 colleagues. The Scientist Operations II role involves executing and conducting research, development, or scientific/technical activities. This position may facilitate, develop, or recommend improvements and/or new procedures related to products or processes. The role also includes providing technical review, direction, and feedback to others, potentially leading small to medium projects, and independently developing data presentations for internal use.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, physical sciences, or mathematics with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
• Master’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; or PhD.
• Working knowledge of experimental approaches/protocols and scientific methods such as designing experiments and interpreting data, with increasing knowledge complexity with experience.
• Awareness of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics

Responsibilities

• Investigates, creates and develops new methods and technologies for project advancement with minimal oversight and limited assistance.
• Executes experiments, accomplishes established milestones and summarizes data, interprets results.
• Conducts moderately complex experiments and recommends options for other project approaches or experiments.
• Analyzes and evaluates data from multiple disciplines, considering various factors.
• Possesses and applies knowledge of principles, practices and procedures and can drive projects to completion with minimal oversight.
• Possesses and applies knowledge of principles, practices and procedures to evaluate data.
• Recognizes and resolves basic to intermediate technical problems with oversight.
• Participates in project planning and updates as a CFT member; executes project plan with oversight from leaders; participates in defining project goals; develops timelines; comprehends resource requirements.
• Participates in project planning for moderately complex projects with oversight from leaders; participates in defining project goals; develops simple timelines; begins to comprehend resource requirements.
• Presents scientific observations to management level within Abbott.
• Participates in routine maintenance and lab safety.
• Appropriately documents experimental results and procedures independently, including verification and validation reports according to established guidelines.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• May coach research associates and assist in problem solving (no direct reports).

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.
• Health and wellness benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees