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.

About Abbott

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 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

This position of Associate Technician IV works out of our Irving, TX location in the Core 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.

This position provides specialized technical support services by performing any combination of complex or non-routine duties involving the selection and use of procedures and/or equipment in support of medical diagnostic instruments and/or reagent development and production.

What You’ll Work On

• Problem- Solving: Resolves non-routine, complex problems with data gathering, research, analysis and interpretive activities.
• Using factual information, policy, and procedures to determine solutions with minimal supervision.
• Verifies experimental data for usefulness and accuracy.
• Impact on Operations/Effect of Errors: Tasks,activities and/or information used to make decisions that are in direct support of the department's primary function, Effect of errors may have significant impact in terms of time or money.
• Researches,recommends,and implements appropriate changes for process improvements, non-routine and complex assignments.
• Follows established procedures Uses judgment and makes choices on how to proceed.
• Uses information from within and/or outside the organization when necessary.
• Reads,understands and instructs others in the use of manuals,test procedures,and documentation associated with specialized equipment.
• Reads,interprets,and may create engineering drawings,schematics and complex test procedures.
• Writes basic procedures and technical documents.
• Create tools and fixtures specific to functional area.
• Work closely with engineers to execute product design.
• Construct complex engineering prototypes,models and builds special test equipment.
• Perform testing on prototype electrical and/or mechanical designs.
• Conducts complex testing,analysis and troubleshooting.
• Conducts testing to determine effectiveness of product specifications.
• Complies to all safety standards and regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications

• High school or equivalency is required. Associates degree,or equivalent experience,is required. Bachelors degree is preferred.
• Work requires the theoretical and conceptual knowledge associated with an associates degree.
• This position requires five or more years related technical experience. Training includes on the job training.

Preferred skills and knowledge

• Bachelor's degree is preferred
• Applies a high level of technical support in a specialized discipline using knowledge and theory of electronics, life science, chemistry, mechanics, software, etc.
• Understands and uses knowledge of other disciplines.
• Uses computer applications as needed for functional specialty.
• Advanced skills in computer hardware and /or software applications.
• Must have strong time-management skills to be able to perform required daily activities, submit reports, take on new issues, and also complete administrative duties
• Working knowledge and use of complex tools and equipment specific to functional areas.

Work Environment

• Degree of physical effort and environment: Normal work fatigue. Normally safe environment. Typical electronic manufacturing/laboratory/office environment. Some work is subject to frequent hand/eye coordination, lifting/carrying of objects, or operating equipment. Work may be subject to moderately unpleasant conditions. (Applies to biohazard only.)

• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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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