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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:

Associate Product Development Scientist

About Abbott

Working at Abbott

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands - including Similac, PediaSure, Pedialyte, Ensure, and Glucerna - to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

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 forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical 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

Our location in Columbus, OH, currently has an opportunity for an Associate Product Development Scientist.

In Research & Development (R&D) our ambition is to provide innovative high-quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Day to day activities may include but are not limited to the following:

Primary Function:

• Develop nutritional products for commercial launch in global markets by creating new formulations which will deliver improvements to product claims, comply with regulatory requirements and/or reduce product cost.
• Support and sometimes lead the technical development of nutritional products of various complexity.

Major Responsibilities:

• Help plan and execute experimental designs to optimize the nutrient, microbiological, organoleptic, and physical quality of new and/or improved products while adhering to relevant internal and external constraints.
• Interpret test results and develop conclusions and action plans. Communicate through verbal and written updates and reports.
• Help execute commercial production readiness activities on new formulations through the launch of the product.
• Participate on and possibly present to cross-functional business teams including Marketing, Operations, Quality, Purchasing, Regulatory and Legal, as appropriate.

Accountability/Scope:

• Conceive, design, conduct, and lead formulation development efforts for challenging global projects to make them feasible and ready for commercial production.
• Anticipate by working with team and manager to proactively identify project issues and suggest alternative approaches.
• Build by growing knowledge and skills to become proficient in performing the various activities required to support project goals and fully understand New Product Development Process.
• Deliver new and improved products with quality, accuracy, and expediency by supporting the execution of development plans, product recommendations and required documents, and identifying possible risks.
• Tactfully seek to understand and challenge why, and not just how, work is conducted. Suggest and evaluate alternative approaches. Proactively assimilate new processes and ways of working into project work.
• Embrace the organization's vision and strategy by understanding our brands, how they fit the business strategy and how our work fulfills the vision.

Required Qualifications

• BS in Food Science or related scientific field required. BS with 2+ years of relevant experience or MS with 0+ years relevant experience preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong analytical skills, and attention to detail a must.
• Self-starter with a proven ability to work collaboratively on teams and with cross-functional colleagues.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects and adapt in a speed oriented, rapidly changing environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to stand for long periods of time (up to 6 hours) and lift 25 lbs to execute and support R&D trials approximately six times per month on average.

MISC:

• This is an on-site role - not a remote role.
• Sponsorship: we will not provide sponsorship of any kind for this role (including OPT).
• Relocation assistance is not offered for this role.

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.

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The base pay for this position is

$55,300.00 - $110,700.00

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

JOB FAMILY:Product DevelopmentDIVISION:ANRD Nutrition Research & DevelopmentLOCATION:United States > Columbus : RP04ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT:StandardTRAVEL:Yes, 10 % of the TimeMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:NoSIGNIFICANT 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), Lift, carry, push or pull weights of more than 20 pounds/9 kilos on a regular/daily basisAbbott 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.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf