Research Scientist Immunology -- Nutrition - Columbus, OH

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Research Scientist - Immunology

About Abbott

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

Our location in Columbus, OH, currently has an opportunity for a Research Scientist Immunology.

In Research & Development (R&D) our ambition is to provide innovative high-quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life.

Position requires expertise in immunology in order to support qualification and validation activities for analytical methods and equipment within a GLP environment. Perform qualifications of analytical method standards and controls through use of ELISA, SDS-PAGE, and other techniques to support food safety-related allergen control measures as well as production of hypoallergenic infant formula.

WHAT YOU’LL DO  

• Ensure accuracy and precision of data generated by analytical methods.
• Design experiments, author protocols, and introduce new technologies to further characterize proteins and DNA within broad scope of business interests.
• Stay up-to-date on changing global positions for analytical requirements related to allergens, gluten-free, and GMO labeling standards.
• Summarize and report results to internal stakeholders including quality assurance, regulatory affairs, medical safety and R&D teams Interface with internal and external stakeholders including key opinion leaders within the allergen field and present data.

Qualifications

Required

• Master's degree, Ph.D. preferred: Microbiology, Biochemistry
• minimum of 5 years’ experience

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).

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The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.