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R&D Chemist I

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

R&D Chemist I

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

The position of R&D Chemist I is within our Toxicology Laboratories located at Santa Rosa, CA. Primary duties include the execution and documentation of validation projects for laboratory testing methodology for the determination of drugs and metabolites in biological matrices. This role will be instrumental in ensuring the accuracy and reliability of test methods, ultimately providing precise and timely results to our clients.

What You’ll Work On

  • Preparation of solutions for validation experiments.

  • Extraction of drugs from biological matrices.

  • Submission of samples on LC-MS-MS instrumentation.

  • Review and analyze validation data using software such as MultiQuant and SciexOS.

  • Data entry of validation results.

  • Performing basic statistical analysis with Microsoft Excel.

  • Properly documenting sample prep procedures.

  • Determining success of validation experiments.

  • Review of Standard Operating Procedures and Validation Reports to ensure consistency.

  • Proactively and cooperatively communicate with peers and management to ensure awareness of progress and issues; recommend solutions when issues arise.

  • Maintain and meet the highest standards in quality and regulatory compliance.

  • Follow, understand and comply with SOP’s and policies on cGLP’s and safety.

  • Perform other duties as designated by the Senior Supervisor, Validations or R&D Manager.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in chemistry, biochemistry or related field and 1 year of experience

  • Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with electronic document control systems such as Agile.

  • Experience with Hamilton Microlab NIMBUS instruments

  • Experience with MultiQuant and SciexOS software

  • Experience with LCMSMS

Apply Now

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

$22.05 – $44.15/hour

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

     

DIVISION:

TOX ARDx Toxicology

        

LOCATION:

United States > Santa Rosa : 3700-3730 Westwind Blvd.

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

No

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing 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.

     

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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