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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 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 Senior Scientist I, Assay Development , works out of our San Diego, CA location in the ARDx ID Business Unit . Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is 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.

What You’ll Work On

Initiates new research and experiments, leads medium sized projects or multiple smaller projects, develops and executes more advanced preclinical scientific research and/or development.

In addition:

• Uses professional concepts to contribute to the development of company concepts and principles and to achieve objectives in creative and effective ways

• Independent researcher; seeks advice for most complex/challenging work, likely participates in development of patent applications

• Works on marginally complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors

• May determine methods and procedures on new assignments and provides guidance to other lower-level personnel.

• Provides sound and original suggestions for new problems.

• Plans and conducts work requiring specialized techniques in selecting and evaluating approaches to problems, and ability to apply an analytical approach to the solution of a variety of problems, and to assimilate the details and significance of various scientific analyses, procedures and tests.

• May be part of team or capable of submitting ideas for inventions; may publishes or innovates through patent filings and/or scientific publications.

• Capable of performing FTO's (Freedom to Operate).

• May lead or recommend new procedures.

• Can write clinical trial protocol and order materials needed to complete procedures; Documents development work,

• writing technical reports and cost estimates.

• May supervise medium sized project teams and direct day to day work of less experienced employees. If supervisor involved in interviewing, training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work and resolving technical problems.

​ Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree (± 16 years) B.S in biological or physical sciences, or mathematics.

• Experience: 5+ years of progressively responsible positions in a research development environment.

• Has good knowledge of science and the ability to apply more complex and advance principles and techniques with experience Accountability/ Scope:

• Contributes to project plan.

• Responsible for project completion. Broader exposure and scope to project across functional area.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S or PhD preferred Practical Lab Skills with increasing knowledge complexity with experience More advanced Problem –solving skills with experience

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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 $86,700.00 – $173,300.00. 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