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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 Scientist Product Development R&D

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 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 Columbus, OH location in the Nutrition Division. In Research & Development, our ambition is providing innovative high-quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience, and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life. 

What You’ll Work On

Primary Function:

• Accountable for timely project task completion for multiple concurrent projects to include projects focused on new ingredients and ingredient sourcing, new/revised product formulations, packaging materials, and/or processes.
• Under supervision, designs/executes development strategy for the projects, experiments, and tests application hypotheses.  Communicates findings and technical opinions clearly and effectively via reports, conference calls, and emails.  Conducts formulation development in compliance with various regulations.  Applies knowledge of formulations, ingredients, and manufacturing processes to projects.
• Conduct ingredient assessments and research application development for multiple projects to make them ready for commercial production.
• Actively contributes to supply chain operational idea generation (improved process, improved margin).  Provides technical input into Design-To-Value process. 
• Works with R&D lead scientists, formulation experts, project management, purchasing, regulatory, supplier quality, design quality, and/or process engineering as part of large cross-functional project teams to assess ingredient and/or formulation changes.  Assessments can include scale-up from bench top analysis, analyses in research facilities or pilot plants, and commercial implementation.
• Tracks hours and monthly activities. Is accountable for timely project task completion as assigned. 
• Under supervision, executes experiments and completes documentation.  Summarizes data and analyzes results; formulates conclusions / recommendations and communicates these to management and project teams.

Major Responsibilities:

• Assess ingredient sourcing concepts for feasibility and understand formulation implications of related requests. 
• Execute approved project concepts, to include formulation calculations, research trials, data organization, report writing, and commercialization.
• Understand nutritional formulations and impacts of individual ingredients on formulations, including physical characteristics, nutritional inputs, and sensory attributes.
• Evaluate ingredient technical and compliance requirements for Abbott Nutrition manufacturing and use in formulations as applicable.  Has familiarity with ingredient standards and evaluations (USP, FCC). 
• Executes testing plans and experiments to assess new ingredient sources.  Ensure ingredients and suppliers comply with all regulatory and functional requirements and Abbott standards.
• Manages own time related to assigned activities.  

Required Qualifications

• BS in Food Science / Nutrition / Chemistry / Engineering or in related scientific field with 3+ years practical related experience in CPG development, typically.
• MS in Food Science / Nutrition / Chemistry / Engineering or in related scientific field with 0 – 3 years practical related experience in CPG development, typically.

Preferred:

• Prior CPG application development or closely related experience desired; experience with nutraceutical formulations is a plus.
• Understanding of formulations, ingredients, and processing requirements for commercial manufacture and can communicate this knowledge to management and project teams. 
• Technical writing skills to produce reports and technical documents from multiple sources of information.
• Attention to detail, strong math skills, logical thinker, independent, self-motivated are important traits for success in this role.

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.

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

$46,700.00 – $93,300.00

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

JOB FAMILY:

Research and Discovery

DIVISION:

ANRD Nutrition Research & Development

LOCATION:

United States > Columbus : RP04

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), 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