Abbott

Method Development Scientist

Abbott • $90K — $180K *
Santa Rosa, CA 95403In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in chemistry, biochemistry, or related field.
  • 6 years of related work experience.
  • In-depth understanding of technical principles and practices.
  • Experience in a quality system environment with compliance awareness.
  • Ability to analyze diverse problems and provide solutions.
  • Familiarity with technical alternatives and their implications.

Responsibilities

  • Develop LC-MS-MS methods for drug and metabolite analysis.
  • Transfer method development to validation teams for implementation.
  • Troubleshoot analytical methods to enhance accuracy.
  • Author and review validation protocols and reports for tests.
  • Support the production team with high-throughput testing needs.
  • Advance departmental capabilities through new technology evaluation.
  • Manage analytical projects and present findings to senior management.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits for employees and families.
  • Diverse career opportunities for personal and professional growth.
  • Supportive environment for work-life balance.
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Opportunity
This position works out of our Santa Rosa, CA location in the Toxicology Business Unit in Rapid Diagnostics at Abbott. This role is on site daily.

The person hired in this role will be developing LC-MS-MS methods for the determination of drugs and metabolites in urine and oral fluid specimens. This role will also be instrumental in providing new testing options and accurate and timely test results to our clients.

What You'll Work On
  • Perform method development for new and existing assays
  • Transfer method to method validations team
  • Troubleshoot existing analytical methods
  • Author, review, and verify validation protocols and reports
  • Support production team with high-throughput analytical testing.
  • Anticipate, recognize, and resolve complex technical issues through job knowledge, use of technical resources and well formulated, logical experimentation
  • Advance the technical capabilities of the department by evaluating, recommending and implementing new technologies to meet business needs.
  • Author quality and regulatory test method documents.
  • Manage analytical projects
  • Present project results and recommendations to senior management
  • Provide guidance (scientific and administrative) for junior analytical scientists
  • Proactively and cooperatively communicate with peers and management to ensure awareness of progress and issues; recommend solutions when issues arise
  • Follow, understand and comply with SOP's and policies on GLP's and safety.


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in chemistry, biochemistry or related discipline.
  • 6 years of similar work experience
  • Wide application of technical principles, practices, and procedures.

    Strong understanding of business unit function and cross group dependencies/relationships.
  • Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
  • Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
  • Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
  • Has a sound knowledge of various technical alternatives and their impact.
  • Related work experience with a strong understanding of specified functional area.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry or related discipline with 1 year of commercial toxicology laboratory experience.
  • At least 6 months hands-on experience in LC-MS/MS method development and validation for pharmaceuticals in biological specimens
  • Recent experience with Sciex (Analyst, Multiquant, Sciex OS) software and instrumentation.
  • Recent experience in method validation of forensic toxicology techniques in accordance to published ANSI/ASB 036 or other published forensic toxicology standards.
  • Experience with Hamilton Nimbus/STAR automation platforms
  • 2 or more years of LC-MS/MS hands-on experience in LC-MS/MS method development and validation for pharmaceuticals in biological specimens.


Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://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.

The base pay for this position is
$90,000.00 - $180,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Research and Discovery

DIVISION:
TOX ARDx Toxicology

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

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No

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), Lift, carry, push or pull weights of more than 20 pounds/9 kilos on a regular/daily basis, Routine work with chemicals, Work with human blood or other potentially infectious materials, Work with infectious organisms or known infectious materials

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Learn more about Abbott
Size
113,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1944
5 Year Trend
+15.6%
Revenue
$34.6 billion
NASDAQ
ABT
* Ladders Estimates

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