Job Description

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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

ABOUT ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS:

The key to successful treatment and full recovery is often fast, accurate diagnosis. Abbotts life-changing tests and diagnostic tools provide insights that enable smarter, faster decisions and transform the way the world is managing health.

Our pioneering technology spans the world of healthcare operations with medical diagnostic instruments, tests, automation and informatics solutions for hospitals, reference labs, blood centers, emergency departments, physician offices and clinics.

Our location in Irving, TX currently has an opportunity for Systems Integration Specialist

WHAT YOULL DO

The Systems Integration specialist applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to integrated ensure and verify the design of the subsystems integrated together and function optimally as a system, to provide system solutions, improvements and enhancements to achieve overall systems performance.

In this role the candidate:

* Develops and executes integration test solutions to resolve complex system-level problems.

* Define appropriate test plans and test methods considering potential impact to user needs and system requirements.

* Collaborates with peer and Cross Functional Team to optimize methods and development of test strategies.

* Collaborate with various organizations / disciplines (e.g., software, hardware, test, operations, manufacturing) to ensure system performance and customer expectations are met.

* Participates in system, software, hardware design reviews and test planning reviews to support assessment of performance against design specification; reliability testing, and assessment of system interactions.

The Integrated Systems Test Research & Development (R&D) Systems Integration Specialist writes and executes integration/characterization test cases and verification and validation protocols and writes data summaries for complex system related (i.e., hardware, software, labeling, assays, commodities, etc.). Applies quantitative methods, analyzes data, evaluates results, forms conclusions. Performs troubleshooting to identify and confirm causes behind multiple system functions (i.e., hardware and software, etc.) issues, discrepancies, problems or complaints in accordance with governing procedures. Evaluates technical risks and identifies mitigations and/or recommendations for resolution and management reporting. Proactively identifies opportunities for significant operational process or system level product improvements. Independently manages their assignments and provides resource estimates and related impact of project scope. Candidate may be required to work instrument lab test shifts outside of the normal business hours.

Responsibilities:

The Systems Integration Specialist is responsible for bringing together the component subsystems into one system and ensuring that the subsystems (including hardware, software, and assay) function together as a system. Ensures end-to-end traceability of functionality and product performance requirements.

* Works closely with Systems Engineers to evaluate system performance (requirements), identify potential impact, and plan appropriate integration testing.

* Contributes to multiple projects and design changes in support of investigations.

* Resolves product problems and technical issues

* Ensures systems design and documentation meet all safety and regulatory compliance.

* Writes, executes, and provides technical review of moderately complex system related verification and/or characterization protocols and data packages.

* Works hands-on with software / instrument / platform / assay development background to troubleshoot systems, including robotic liquid handling systems, and automated assay protocols, identify opportunities for quality improvements, provide root causes of complex HW-SW-Assay interaction problems, and communicate test results and corrective recommendations to the team.

* Provides input and recommendations for system level design requirements.

* Applies moderately complex quantitative methods, analyzes data, evaluates results, forms conclusions and provides improvements.

* Proactively identifies areas for improvements and implements changes; recommends activity estimate for project planning purposes and responsible for creating project deliverables or leading moderately complex projects.

* Independently troubleshoots multiple issues to determine root cause and proposing possible solutions. Leads investigations of moderately complex issues at system level (hardware, assay, software interaction).

* Apply process and work methodologies by interfacing and communicating system level issues with peers/cross-functional groups.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOULL BRING

Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience:

* Bachelors degree in Life or Physical Science, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering or closely related discipline is preferred.

* 2 years work related experience with degree or sufficient transferable experience to demonstrate functional equivalence to a degree.

* Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and Biologics.

* Good Lab Practice, Good Manufacturing Practice, laboratory duties, PC Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Data representation.

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience with statistical data analysis

* Prior medical device experience: Electro-mechanical, chemical, or biochemical technologies as they pertain to the design, integration, evaluation and commercialization of diagnostic systems.

* Experience implementing various product and process improvement methodologies (e.g. Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing



WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

* Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

* Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans

* Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs

* Paid time off

* 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match

* The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

JOB FAMILY:

Manufacturing

DIVISION:

ADD Diagnostics

LOCATION:

United States > Irving : LC-02

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf