Abbott Laboratories Work Values

Daily Duties at Abbott Laboratories:

System and Assay Integration  Conducted six-month life testing on ARCHITECT prototype parts (check valves and pumps) to support cross contamination robustness studies in efforts to ensure efficiency in testing and maintain focus on customer satisfaction  Completed development studies to verify probe positioning functionality (robocal) of various pipettes from different vendors, evaluating robustness of the pipetting process Data Management • Analyzed large sets of data both from in-house testing and from the customer sites for analytical sensitivity, specificity, precision and carryover testing. Scripting • Conducted studies and researched for possible electronics or mechanical changes to the analyzer while troubleshooting customer issues • Authored one Maintenance and Diagnostic procedure for Infectious diseases assays to reduce carryover, and two other M&D procedures for Abbott Molecular to resuspend the micro-particles, aided in the evaluation of parameters that allowed complete re-suspension Customer Complaints/Troubleshooting  Worked with cross functional teams to investigate root cause for performance issues and understand data discrepancies with assay performance and other customer complaints for several assays; contributed positively in improving customer satisfaction and lowering cost to the organization

What they like about Abbott Laboratories:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

SANTA CLARA, SUNNYVALE, DIAGNOSTIC COMPANY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT , QUALITY, CLI SCRIPTING

Skills

 Trained in using the following Abbott Instruments: ARCHITECT immunoassay System (i1000SR and i2000SR instruments), ARCHITECT clinical chemistry System (C8000 and C4000 instruments),  Proficient in CLI scripting; authored Maintenance & Diagnostic procedures,  Familiar with conducting data analysis via JMP programming,  Working knowledge of extracting data from Abbott Link and using LOG-IC to run log analysis,  Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics

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