Clinical Laboratory Scientist II, Assay 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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

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.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• 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 Marshfield, WI location in the Cancer Diagnostics division.

We're empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott's diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics, and toxicology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world's greatest healthcare challenges.

Our molecular division delivers best-in-class innovative testing solutions for people around the world to provide answers to life's critical health decisions.  We help people live full and healthy lives through our accessible, molecular-based solutions.

As the Clinical Laboratory Scientist II, Assay Development, you'll have the chance to perform high complexity laboratory testing on patient specimens, interpreting and reporting patient results, performing quality control and quality assurance procedures, assisting senior lab staff with advanced laboratory duties, assisting less experienced employees where needed, and complying with all applicable local, state, and federal laboratory requirements. The CLS II will consistently display excellent execution in all aspects of their work and contribute to projects and discussions in addition to daily laboratory testing.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

What You'll Work On

• Ability to work on standard and complex tests, procedures, and analyses according to the laboratory's standard operating procedures with minimal supervision.
• Perform verifications or validations within a team setting.
• Contribute to workflow efficiency gains exercises and assist with troubleshooting assays.
• Perform research and development of new clinical assays, workflows, efficiency gains, and cost reduction measures.
• Includes achieving basic understanding of assay development for paralogy targets.
• Develop genetic assays using novel testing platforms.
• Independently make adjustments to pre-existing assays as needed.
• Meet high productivity, quality, and TAT expectations.
• Generate basic reports related to business development decisions.
• Ability to set priorities and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Maintain stringent standards for quality, identifying any issues which might adversely impact the quality of test results and/or employee safety, and communicating these to the appropriate management representatives.
• Identify and effectively troubleshoot basic problems that adversely affect test performance.
• Achieves and maintains competency on required laboratory tasks.
• Maintain stringent standards for safety: identifying any issues which might adversely employee safety
• and communicating these to the appropriate management and EHS representatives.
• Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment and safety requirements.
• Support and comply with the company's Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Assist with writing and modifying laboratory SOPs in order to maintain a high level of quality in test processes and results.
• Understand the various laboratory equipment and reagents used within assigned department.
• Ability to use various types of laboratory equipment; including centrifuges, thermal cyclers, vortexers and pipettes for extended periods of time.
• Participate in testing and validation of new laboratory equipment and procedures.
• Assist with implementing new technology and consumables into department.
• Perform specialized tasks beyond standard technician duties.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and supplies by performing basic preventative maintenance and
• maintaining quality assurance records.
• Proficient in using software associated with laboratory procedures.
• Maintain a clean work area in accordance with standard laboratory practice and procedures.
• Assist with training new technicians and geneticist orientation to LDT procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients and colleagues by using appropriate interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Integrate and apply feedback in a professional manner.
• Contribute to a collaborative environment by demonstrating positive teamwork.
• Apply excellent verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage confidential information.
• Ability to become proficient in new programs rapidly.
• Apply high attention to detail.
• Ability to learn new laboratory skills and adapt to changing technology.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.
• Ability to work designated schedule.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing.
• Ability to work in front of a computer for up to 90% of a typical work day. Ability to work standing or seated for approximately 90% of a typical work day.
• Ability to grasp with both hands; pinch with thumb and forefinger; turn with hand/arm; reach above shoulder height.
• May perform repetitious actions using lab tools.
• Ability to use near vision to view samples at close range.
• May be exposed to hazardous materials, tissue specimens, and instruments with moving parts, lasers, heating and freezing elements, and high-speed centrifugation.
• Participate in continuing education and staff meetings. Responsible for own professional development.

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in a laboratory science (chemical or biological science) or medical laboratory technology from an accredited institution or equivalent laboratory training and experience as defined:

• 60 semester hours or equivalent from an accredited institution that, at a minimum, includes either 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses, OR 24 semester hours of science courses that include six semester hours of chemistry, six semester hours of biology, and 12 semester hours of chemistry, biology, or medical laboratory technology in any combination.

• 2+ years of CAP/CLIA clinical laboratory experience.

• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

• Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.

• Professional working knowledge of local, state, and federal laboratory regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a chemical, biological, or clinical laboratory science or medical technology from an accredited institution.

• For degree not in those listed above: 90 semester hours which must include 16 semester hours in chemistry (6 of which must be in inorganic chemistry); 16 semester hours in biology courses and 3 semester hours of math.

• Experience in molecular biology techniques and principles.

• Experience working with laboratory information systems.

The base pay for this position is $22.45 - $44.85 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.