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.
Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.
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:
- 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 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 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
- This is not a remote opportunity
- Travel up to 5%
This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location in the Transfusion division.
Main Purpose of the Role
- Summarize the main purpose of the role
- Support the Manufacturing/Testing processes within the Operations department through developing and maintaining expertise in a designated process or technical speciality.
To ensure the plant meets its customer quality, service, regulatory, financial and safety goals through effective technical support of Diagnostic products. - To provide the necessary support to the product manufacturing team, ensuring that production targets are attained
Key Responsibilities
- Develop Subject Matter Expertise, and take lead, in designated change control/process/technical specialty.
- Train / mentor fellow team members, including peers, as required.
- Establish oneself as key contact for designated process.
- Develop and maintain working relationships with cross-functional peers, including Technical Support, Quality and Supply Chain.
- Provide necessary support to production schedule requirements as designated by Team Leader.
- Champion the principles and practices of GMP/GLP. Lead by example and provide mentoring support for team members.
- Minimize generation of deviations by ensuring that all relevant documentation is being followed and that verification steps are being completed accurately and objectively.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the application of the Quality Policy through daily activities.
- Ensure effective communication of process information and manufacturing issues to Team Leader and key stakeholder (Supply chain, Technical, etc.).
- To ensure that the plant meets the quality requirements of its customers, internal quality systems, internal & external auditors and other external agencies.
- To liaise with, seek appropriate advice from and report when necessary to colleagues in AIDD Sligo, AIDD Longford, Wiesbaden, ATM/HIAC Division.
- To assist in preparation of the annual departmental budget.
- To participate in the TM Lake County GMP/Audit readiness assessment per site procedures.
- To assist in the periodic review of controlled documents per site procedures.
- Maintain ETMS To Do List.
- Conduct business in a manner that will protect human health, safety and the environment by complying with all applicable EHS laws, as well as the Abbott Global & Technical Standards.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in life science or chemistry
OR
Bachelor’s degree and relevant career experience
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.
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The base pay for this position is
$50,700.00 – $101,300.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Manufacturing
DIVISION:
TM Transfusion Medicine
LOCATION:
United States > Abbott Park : AP08B
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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