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$23 - $24/hr

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Associate Scientist II - Nutrition - Columbus, OH

Abbott Laboratories

Columbus, OH • On-site

$55.30 - $110.70/hr

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Job description

Associate Scientist II

Location

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

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.

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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.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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