Senior Scientist - Assay Design & Development

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Senior Scientist – Nucleic Acid Chemist 

 

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 .

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

 

Abbott is currently looking for an Innovative Senior Scientist who can effectively implement research and development studies to provide a deeper understanding of the physico-structural attributes of both reagents and materials that are at the core of current molecular amplification technology offerings, to ultimately use this knowledge to drive improvements in nucleic acid sample preparation, amplification and detection modalities, ultimately driving the development of robust diagnostic tools.  Now is an exciting time to join! 

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Scientist with expertise in Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) to help drive our research and development efforts. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in molecular biology and PCR techniques, with a proven track record of commercializing multiplexed tests, using innovation and rigor to drive best in class performance. This role involves being part of a team of scientists, designing and optimizing ultra-rapid PCR assays for use in decentralized setting

This position works out of our ID Division.  The opportunity is available at our location in San Diego, CA. 

What You’ll Work On

• Support research and product development efforts by providing expertise in nucleic acid chemistry  

• Develop and/or implement analytical, physico-chemical, biophysical and molecular methodologies to help analyze, characterize, and optimize sample preparation, amplification and detection methods.

• Implement computational methods to visualize and characterize structural compositions of complex nucleic acid sequences 

• Characterize nucleic acid/protein, nucleic acid/matrix and protein/matrix interactions 

• Manage projects by coordinating and prioritizing work streams, timelines and deliverables while driving project execution to meet corporate expectations 

• Resolve technical issues w