Scientist Technical Support

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About Abbott

At Abbott, we're committed to helping you live your best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world -- in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals -- that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 94,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150 countries we serve.

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of health care products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs almost 4,000 people across nine sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

Abbott Ireland Diagnostic Division – Sligo:
Abbott Diagnostic's is a global leader of in vitro diagnostics with approximately 70,000 institutional customers in more than 100 countries. Our diagnostic products offer a broad range of innovative instrument systems and tests for hospitals, reference labs, blood banks, physician offices and clinics.
Abbott's diagnostic products offer customers automation, convenience, cost effectiveness and flexibility. Abbott has helped transform the practice of medical diagnosis from an art to a science, helping to create the modern diagnostics industry through the company's commitment to improving patient care and lowering overall costs. The history of Abbott Diagnostics is filled with examples of first-of-a-kind products and significant technological advancements.

We currently have a vacancy for a Scientist Technical Support role and this position will involve the following:

Department Function/ Objective

To ensure the plant meets its customer quality, service, regulatory, financial and safety goals through effective technical support of DRO and BRO products.

Primary function

• Proactively contribute to design control or process/product improvement activities and investigations. Perform or support test/process method modifications, recognize adverse trends/emerging issues, and propose/implement solutions.
• Requires specialized knowledge of product or process design, standardization, performance anchors and modes of control.

Environmental Health & Safety

To ensure Environmental health & Safety standards are met and all EHS regulations and procedures are adhered to. Foster an awareness of Environmental Health & Safety in the plant and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Reporting

The position reports to the relevant TPD Unit /Team Leader, TPD Manager, Technical Operations Manager, Programme Team Leader/Project Manager or Strategic Projects Manager as required.

Supervisory/ Management Responsibility

No supervisory duties.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• ·Project Management: Manage product and process improvements independently using established principles and procedures.
• Product and Process Improvements: Monitor performance of multiple manufacturing processes and products differing in nature but with recurring themes to recognize adverse trends and instigate improvement programs as required. Proactively contribute to design control, process and product improvement activities, and investigations. May perform or support test and process method modifications. Recognize adverse trends and emerging issues. Propose and implement solutions to internal and external issues.
• Design control and risk management: By standard practice (Op's) independently develops, and maintains risk management files and organizes data for risk management evaluation and decisions.
• Complaint and internal investigations: Manage investigations, identify root cause and drive to resolution with minimal supervision. Provides audit inputs and support as required.
• Technical Support: Develop and design experiments, analyze data and recommend next steps.
• Sharing Knowledge: Presents technical information to management and may present externally to customers and TPMs. Shares knowledge and expertise with others in work group. Mentors or teaches others to facilitate timely resolution of product and process technical issues.
• Strategic and Results Orientation: Demonstrates fiscal responsibility through support of product availability and improvement.
• EHS: Complete all activities in a safe manner ensuring that any potential safety issues and areas for improvement are highlighted to Manager. Ensure Environmental procedures e.g. recycling, waste minimization are adhered to and improvements made where possible.

Leadership Activities

• Provides scientific and technical leadership and direction to project teams to meet established timelines and departmental goals and objectives.
• Independently manages external complaint investigations and internal medium and high level investigations as well as related CAPA activities..

Interpersonal Skills

• Close contact with plant personnel at all levels.
• Ability to interact effectively with Abbott personnel at other sites within the Division

Education

• Higher Certificate, Ordinary or Honors Bachelor degree in scientific and technical field is desired or relevant combination of education and experience.

Experience/ Background

• 2-4 years' related work experience. (Advanced degree(s) may offset required years of experience).

Problem solving

• Receives general direction. Identifies, understands and resolves technical problems and operational issues. Utilizes appropriate experimental, statistical and project management tools.Capable of resolving different but recurring problems. Thinking is innovative but guided by standard practice/precedent. Requires some specialised knowledge.

Accountability

Is responsible for ensuring that procedures are adhered to and technical issues are resolved. Failure to do so could result in customer complaints, ultimately product recalls and significant financial losses.

Scope of Authority

• Individual is given authority to carry out duties without close supervision.
• Regular team meetings and one-on-one meetings with the Team/Unit/ Leader. Periodic goal reviews, annual performance and career development reviews.

Definitions / Abbreviations

EHS Environmental Health and Safety

TPM Third party Manufacturers

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An Equal Opportunity Employer

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