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:

Senior Data Engineer

Nourish the world and your career as part of the Nutrition team 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, Glucerna and ZonePerfect to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

Our location in Abbott Park, IL currently has an opportunity fora Senior Data Engineer.

WHAT YOULL DO

* This will be a foundational member role in a small team of talented and highly motived data engineers, and big data architects to create big data based advanced analytical platforms and products.
* Create, deploy and optimize large scale data
* Use extensive data engineering expertise to design and build solutions/ products for analyzing large data sets and identify patterns and relationships
* Manage data sources, organize data and create data assets using identified open source or proprietary tools
* Work closely with SMEs, functional experts in Commercial, R&D, finance, etc. for building data pipeline from structure and unstructured data sources
* Work on newest tools and technologies powering these analytics wave - Scala, Scalding, Spark, Hadoop
* Deploy advanced machine learning techniques and algorithms and work in a truly Big Data way
* Travel occasionally per needs of the assigned project.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, YOULL BRING

Required

* Bachelors degree in any of the following Math, Physics, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Quantitative Sciences.

Preferred

* Strong problem-solving skills
* Experience in any from AWS, Python, R, Spark, hive, HBase, Hadoop, Kafka, YARN etc. will be a plus
* Attention to detail and organization/ documentation skills
* Ability to prioritize and triage deadline-driven tasks in a high-pressure environment.
* Basic knowledge of distributed computing, parallel processing and large-scale data management
* Experience manipulating and analyzing complex, high-volume data from varying sources
* Ability to communicate complex quantitative analysis in a clear, precise, actionable manner

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 on-boarding 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:

IT Operations

DIVISION:

ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain

LOCATION:

United States > Abbott Park : AP06C Floor-6

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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