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Senior
Scientist - Global Analytical & Food Safety, Physical Stability Lab -
Nutrition - Columbus, OH
Abbott Laboratories
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Full-time
Full Job Description
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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than
160 countries.
Senior Scientist - Global Analytical
& Food Safety (GA&FS), Physical Stability Lab
Our nutrition business develops
science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies
and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of
people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®,
Pedialyte®, Ensure®, Glucerna® and ZonePerfect® –
to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.
Our location in Columbus, OH,
currently has an opportunity for a Senior Scientist. In Research
& Development (R&D) our ambition is providing innovative high-quality
products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience and
enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life
Primary Job Function
- Serve as a technical leader in development,
validation, transfer, and maintenance of analytical methods in rheology,
microscopy, particle size, and zeta potential testing of products and
ingredients to facilitate understanding of physical characteristics of
Abbott Nutrition products such as emulsion stability, powder solubility,
mouthfeel, flowability, and shelf-life stability, to name a few.
- Lead identification and evaluation of new
technologies in the space and development of predictive models for
shelf-life physical stability using data generated or at hand.
- Work very closely with Product Development
and Engineering groups to support product development, scale-up, and
troubleshooting.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Core Job Responsibilities
- Conceives, plans, designs and conducts
advanced independent research with minimal supervision.
- May act as lead scientist, project leader,
or project contributor. Provides scientific and technical direction and
feedback. Provides consultation to others on technical issues. Interacts
with other groups and shares information. May supervise technical
personnel.
- May conduct routine testing of commercial
and research samples.
- Read, understand and comply with all
applicable Division, area, and group-specific safety and employee health
procedures. Comply with all applicable quality procedures.
- Complete documentation of experiments in
laboratory notebook. Primary contribution to project reports summarizing
results, conclusion, and recommendations as appropriate. Regularly
communicate project status to management. Provide managers with periodic
reports summarizing activities and progress within area of
responsibility.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, YOU’LL
BRING
Required
- Minimum Ph.D. in a scientific related field
with experience in research or industry laboratory. BS/MS in a
scientific related field with 8+ years’ experience in research or
industry laboratory.
- Experience with rheology, particle size,
zeta potential, microscopy, food science, protein chemistry, emulsions,
and design of experiments (DOE) are required. Experience with milk-based
systems and both liquid and spray drying formulations is an advantage.
Accountability
- Strategy: Project goals are broadly defined;
defines project milestones; responsible for timely project completion.
Designs experiments and documentation independently.
- Quality of Work: Responsible for
documentation and for the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of
experimental results.
- Work Performance: Successfully summarizes
data and analyzes results; formulates conclusions and determines future
experiments. Actively participates in routine maintenance, lab safety,
GMP implementation as appropriate. Based on area, may assume training
role.
WHAT WE OFFER
At Abbott, you can have a good job
that can grow into a great career. We offer:
- Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new
employees and tuition assistance
- Financial security through competitive
compensation, incentives and retirement plans
- Health care and well-being
programs including
medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
- Paid time off
- 401(k) retirement savings with a generous
company match
- The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance
and history of being actively involved in local communities
Learn more about our benefits that
add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to
Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and
strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer,
committed to employee diversity.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews
and @AbbottGlobal.
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