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Job Title
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Nutrition
Manufacturing Science and Technology Manager - Lake
County, IL
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AutoReqId
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90000BR
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Job Family
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Research
Scientists
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Job Category
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Full-Time
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Job Classification
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Experienced/Established
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Division
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Abbott
Nutrition Supply Chain
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Shift
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First
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Relocation Assistance
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None
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Overview
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At
Abbott, we provide the perspectives and experience necessary to translate
science into real solutions for patients in over 130 markets worldwide.
Today, Abbott's nearly 90,000 employees are doing work that matters.
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Job Description
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PRIMARY
FUNCTION:
Effectively design overall nutritional formula and manufacturing
processes for the products that are ready for commercial scale up in
Abbott R&D and Third Party Plants. Translate all the functional
requirements from multi functional disciplines
for global Technical Centers for executable and repeatable commercial
production. These will require dialing in all the requirements in
coordination with Project Management, Technical Centers and all the
functions. Conduct and lead Design-to-Value (DTV) activity based product
design for pediatric and medical nutrition products with multi disciplinary subject matter experts.
Facilitates more efficient product design by working closely with key
stakeholders to achieve project goals and assure long term gross margin
improvement.
Translates strategic needs of Abbott Nutrition into executable technical
programs and products. By clearing all technical hurdles upfront to
manufacturing, prevent redundancies and development repeats in Technical
Centers.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
Organize and lead final stage product design and scopes.
Translates multidisciplinary inputs into technical product definition and
design. Coordinate multifunctional input, communicate and make decisions
for the product creation through an executable program or project.
Assure comprehensive and well planned scopes to improve scale up
efficiency and speed to market.
Support the project manager and team and drive technical interactions
with other disciplines (i.e. regulatory, quality, engineering,
commercial, supply chain) and seek timely solutions to achieve technical
deliverables.
Plan, manage and lead final stage product development programs and
technical scopes involving multiple manufacturing sites (AN and/or TPM).
In alignment with the Project Manager and other functional leads, defines
technical scope of projects; establishing, maintaining and updating.
Documents scope change control.
Technical role model and consultant on technical issues. Apply advanced
technology knowledge to multidisciplinary projects. Assure and support
quality through sound development design of experiments. Lead and support
product development efforts through support of pilot plant and plant
scale-ups. Review experimental results and data. Familiar with plant and
lab environments and safety practices.
Create out-of-the-box technical innovative solutions to scale up and
manufacture new products.
Assume responsibility as Technical Center representative.
Work independently to meet goals and divisional objectives.
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Skills/Experience Requirements
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Basic
Qualifications:
Minimum of 10 years experience in nutritional
or fortified food development and/or manufacturing.
High level of expertise in hands on nutrition product development,
processing and manufacturing related to pediatric and medical nutritional
products
Experience in transfer of bench top or pilot plant to industrial
scale-ups
Hands-on experience in using technical development tools for pediatric
and medical nutrition formulas and cost estimates.
Demonstrated ability for multi disciplinary
integration and execution of nutritional and applied formulations
Strong knowledge of pediatric and medical nutritional products,
formulations, ingredients, packages, process requirements for pilot plant
and commercial manufacturing
Proven ability to identify and resolve technical challenges quickly and
effectively to stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to address and resolve key technical hurdles and
assumptions by effectively utilizing available information, resources and
technical expertise
Good understanding of regulatory requirements (i.e. Codex, FDA, FSMP)
to develop project technical strategy and effectively develop products to
meet the required regions
Able to communicate and negotiate effectively with all functions and
management across the division
Be comfortable and adept interacting with senior management
Good negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Demonstrated risk analysis and judgment, identifying simple applicable
designs from complex information
Ability to self start and work with minimal
supervision
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Education Requirements
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Bachelors
degree, or equivalent, in Food Science, Nutrition, Chemistry or Biology
or related field.
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Significant Work Activities & Conditions
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Continuous
sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour
day)
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Percent of Travel
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0 - 20
%
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Country
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USA
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State/Province
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Illinois
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Site Location
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Lake
County, IL
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Employer of Choice
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Through
numerous local, national and international accolades, Abbott is regarded
as an employer of choice for our commitment to workplace excellence. Our
employees are given the tools to succeed, lead and grow, with challenging
opportunities and work that makes a difference. Through our diverse
healthcare businesses, we connect people and potential in ways that no
other company can.
Discover
a world of opportunities at Abbott.
EEO Statement:
At
Abbott, we believe that diversity drives innovation. Innovative thinkers
who are passionate about the work they do, Abbott employees are
representative of the diversity of the patients we strive to serve every
single day across the globe.
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