System Integration Specialist

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.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Sunnyvale, CA location in the diagnostics division.

The main purpose of this role is to develop and execute system related (i.e., hardware, software, labeling and/or assay) verification & validation and/or characterization protocols and develops written data package summaries in accordance with governing procedures. Will identify and confirm causes behind instrument issues, discrepancies, problems or complaints in accordance with governing procedures. Will also devise root cause hypotheses and confirms instrument issues, discrepancies, problems or complaints in accordance with governing procedures. Defines investigative paths and confirms Complaint Handling investigations to closure.

What You’ll Work On

• Writes and executes moderately complex system related (i.e., hardware, software, labeling and/or assays) verification and/or characterization protocols, analyzes data, writes data summaries in accordance with governing procedures.
• Moderate troubleshooting of customer complaints in accordance with governing procedures.
• Moderate troubleshooting across multiple system functions (i.e., hardware and software. hardware and assay performance problems).
• Moderate proficiency in operation of instrument, and repair/replacement of parts/subassemblies.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the ADD quality system.
• Applies quantitative methods, analyzes data, evaluates results, forms conclusions and provides/implements improvements.
• Receives general direction; exercises moderate discretion as to personal work details.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree (± 16 years) in Life Science or closely related discipline is desired or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum 2 years work related experience.
• Familiarity with clinical laboratory environments, workflows, and operational practices.
• Hands on experience working with human specimens, including appropriate handling, and processing considerations.
• Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics.
• Reviews, generates and documents Verification & Validation or characterization related inputs.
• Demonstrates use of experimental and data Analysis techniques including statistics, DOE and Six Sigma training.
• Presents, delivers and interprets information amongst product team members, scientists, engineers, and other systems development personnel.
• Proficient in operation of instruments, and repair/replacement of parts/subassemblies.

• Licenses and Certifications- Good Lab Practice, PC Skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint); Data representation.

• This role is expected to travel 10-15% of the time, however, it may be involved with traveling up to 50%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to blood testing, with hematology experience preferred.
• Understanding of laboratory safety practices and specimen integrity considerations when working with clinical samples preferred.

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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 $81,500.00 – $141,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

• system integration
• verification and validation
• clinical laboratory operations
• hardware troubleshooting
• software troubleshooting
• data analysis
• root cause analysis
• quality systems
• statistical analysis
• design of experiments
• six sigma
• specimen handling
• instrument repair
• presentation skills
• stakeholder communication