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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. You’ll also have access to:
For years, Abbott’s medical device businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective, and less invasive. Whether it’s glucose monitoring systems, innovative therapies for treating heart disease, or products that help people with chronic pain or movement disorders, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live their lives better and healthier. Every day, our technologies help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks
Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.
This position can be based at our site in Houston, TX or St. Paul, MN
THIS IS AN ON-SITE DAILY POSITION.
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE
Establishment and operation of microbiology laboratory including developing and implementing microbiology testing. Sterility testing, environmental testing (air, surface, fluid, boiburden), bacteria ID, certification of the population of the label claim, Limulus Amebocite Lysate test, and new types of biological testing as necessary.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Conduct microbiology testing including biological indicator incubation time studies.
• Write protocols and reports (sterilization, bioburden recovery, ETO dissipation etc.).
• Determine new test methods as appropriate.
• Monitor equipment performance and calibration schedules.
• Create laboratory operation procedures and follows guidelines from regulatory agencies.
• Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an extensive external network of resources to facilitate
completion of tasks.
• May lead a project team of moderate scope.
• Provides guidance to less experienced staff.
• Acts as a mentor to lower level individual contributors.
• Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management.
• Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule.
• Exercises authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action.
• Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays in program schedules and may
result in the allocation of additional resources.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Bachelors Degree (Life Sciences/Engineering) or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Experience/Background
WHAT WE OFFER :
At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:
* 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 and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is
$57,300.00 – $114,700.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Abbott 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.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
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