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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.

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 (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for and a best place to work for diverse, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for the role of Supervisor within our Screening department, Toxicology laboratory located in Gretna, LA.

As a Supervisor, you will be responsible for overseeing the Screening department and ensuring that work is performed according to SAMHSA mandatory guidelines and other regulatory organizations. Additionally, this role requires performing QC duties.

WHAT YOU DO

• Personnel Coordination:

• Issue assignments and create daily work schedules.

• Counsel employees on violations of SOPs or corporate policies.

• Train new employees on all procedures and update existing employees on new procedures.

• System and Instrument Management:

• Facilitate resolution of system malfunctions.

• Operate and maintain screening instruments.

• Troubleshoot issues with screening instruments.

• Schedule instrument service and perform validations of new calibrations and controls.

• Data and Quality Control:

• Perform initial review of data.

• Retrieve, format, copy, and prepare data for Legal Packages.

• Complete daily logs and related recordkeeping duties.

• Perform QC duties and ensure adherence to safety requirements.

• Operational Improvement:

• Provide input and recommendations to improve daily operations within the department or laboratory.

• Place orders for new supplies and reagents as needed.

• Ensure the lab department meets safety requirements.

• Compliance and Confidentiality:

• Adhere to all security procedures to ensure confidentiality of donor information.

• Comply with company policies.

• Additional Duties:

• Supervise the operation and maintenance of screening instruments.

• Manage the storage of supplies and disposal of empty boxes as needed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in science or relevant field.

• At least three 3 years of experience in screening instrument operation.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $57,300.00 – $114,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com