Operations Scientist 2

2 weeks ago


South Portland, United States Abbott Laboratories Full time

Operations Scientist 2

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. Youâll also have access to:

  • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

  • Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

  • An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

  • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelorâs degree.

  • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The position of Operations Scientist II is within our Abbott Rapid Diagnostics business located in Westbrook, Maine. This role will include providing advanced technical support toward the accomplishment of manufacturing and product development objectives. The primary responsibility of the individual is to troubleshoot product issues, design and execute experiments and complete design change projects.

What Youâll Work On

  • Characterizes the performance of materials, processes, and products.

  • May work in the Document Control System to implement technical changes to SOPs.

  • May own Quality Incidents due to technical failure.

  • May help to coordinate the work of other manufacturing or QC technicians. 

  • May use statistical methods and programs to analyze data from experiments, QC testing results and other data.

  • Maintains good manufacturing/laboratory practices (GMP or GLP), orderly and accurate paperwork, quality systems, and maintaining the integrity of manufactured product.

  • Designs and executes experiments to help make advanced, technically based decisions that are important to present and future products and may be responsible for disseminating the technical findings to other functional areas of the company.

  • Understands Design of Experiments (DOE) principles and follows the scientific method.

  • Part of a team managing product/process testing projects.

  • Supports Customer Complaint investigation.

  • Supports Tracking and Trending Analysis Program.

  • May conduct original research that furthers the objectives of the company.

  • May conduct root cause analysis on product failures, including proposals for preventive actions.

  • Schedules test programs and management of workload to help assure timely and satisfactory completion of projects.

  • Maintains good verbal and written communication skills and provides timely and accurate reporting both internally and externally.

  • May own formal CAPAs from technical failures.

  • Consults with and provides technical evaluations for other departments (Manufacturing, Development, etc.).

  • Supports R&D/Marketing with product development and consultation.

  • Able to work independently to further goals and objectives of the department.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelorâs degree (BA or BS) in biology, immunology, chemistry or equivalent combination of education and experience.

  • Minimum of 3+ years laboratory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Masterâs degree (MA or MS) in biology, immunology, or chemistry.

  • Familiarity with national and international testing standards related to mechanical and chemical testing.

Apply Now

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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 and live your best life. 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.



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



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