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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
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.
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The Opportunity
The Research Associate in San Diego, CA executes preclinical scientific research or development in collaboration with others for projects.
What You'll Do
- Able to conduct independent research with limited guidance on moderately complex problems.
- Expected to adequately differentiate/explain their research/experiments.
- Regularly performs technical experiments, studies, and assesses outcomes, becoming more technically proficient
- With minimal guidance, exercises technical discretion in the design, execution, and interpretation of experiments that contribute to a project.
- Demonstrates ability to conduct investigations for projects of moderate complexity; seeks guidance for more advanced projects; volume of work continues to expand.
- With limited guidance, performs scientific work and a variety of laboratory procedures requiring the application of standard techniques, procedures, methods, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related scientific tasks
- Perform research related to improving and expanding core technology capabilities; conduct experiments to optimize sample preparation.
- Optimizes detection approaches coupled to the assay core technology; analyzes experimental results and provides written reports.
- Is expected to detect problems independently in using standardization procedures because of the condition of the sample, difficulties with the equipment, etc., proposes and implements solutions to less complex problems as experience is gained able to propose and solve more moderately complex problems independently.
- Participates in routine maintenance and lab safety.
- Is able to prepare technical reports and experimental documentation.
- Able to independently document scientific data/experiments and related Quality systems; requires critical thinking and judgement.
- With less guidance, develops protocols and writes reports, even though editing may be required.
Required Qualifications:
- B.S in biological or physical sciences, or mathematics
- 2 years of industry/diagnostic experience.
- Practical Lab Skills.
- Demonstrated ability in mathematics and computer literacy, and good organizational skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
- Ability to apply basic scientific principles and techniques.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Verification and Validation experience
- Design experience
Apply Now
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future
The base pay for this position is
$73,900.00 – $116,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Research and Discovery
DIVISION:
ID Infectious Disease
LOCATION:
United States > San Diego : 4545 Towne Center Court
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Work requiring repeated bending, stooping, squatting or kneelingAbbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
