{"id":1200809,"url":"https://alion.io/job/abbott-laboratories-sr-scientist-process-dev-automation","title":"Sr. Scientist, Process Dev & Automation","company":{"id":2710,"name":"Abbott Laboratories","domain":"abbott.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/abbott","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":88,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0.023,"time_to_fill_p50_days":15,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Madison, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":78000,"max":156000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":156000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":9,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T20:42:01Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T20:42:01Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.JOB DESCRIPTION:\nPosition Overview\nThe Product Development and Automation Senior Scientist provides services of a technical nature to support the development, implementation, and maintenance of automation, IT, and software systems used in the clinical laboratory. The Product Development and Automation Senior Scientist will perform moderate and highly complex analytical processes to support feasibility and validation studies. This includes wet lab testing for feasibility, verification and validation of lab automation, workflow, and software. This role will also be responsible for performing user acceptance testing (UAT), and validation of Laboratory information system (LIS) system changes and upgrades. This role will collaborate with end users and LIS developers to address needed improvements to current modules, design requirements for new test systems, validation, and implementation of the changes. Once resources are identified, can get a project off the ground and running with minimal support from management. Can make new processes, systems, validation methods or projects successful.\nEssential Duties\nInclude, but are not limited to, the following:\nAssist in UAT testing\nEdit and review controlled documents within the laboratory document control system to support changes or implementation of software and process changes.\nContributes ideas and insights to new technologies, testing methodologies, applications, techniques or procedures that are creative and practical. Provides input for project design & development.\nAccurately estimates task effort, including work by others.\nDevelops process architectures and functional specifications based on user and workflow requirements. Leads planning activities and conducts complex scientific design, platform eligibility testing, systems integration, or performance testing.\nMakes decisions that involve the consideration of complex issues. \nWorks autonomously and checks-in as decisions are made.\nResponds to change with flexibility and adapts quickly.\nDiscusses and presents factual information to other members of the same organization; Ability to convey very complex information in both written and oral form. Actively and constructively contributes to other’s designs through design reviews within same organization.\nFacilitates reuse by communicating available technologies and opportunities within the organization.\nAble to influence others and gain acceptance and build consensus.\nAbility to manage moderately complex projects and initiatives, typically within one platform or business organization.\nActs as a mentor / role model for junior team members on technical issues.\nAbility to apply project leadership skills in planning, delegating, influencing, and managing priorities.\nBeginning to demonstrate leadership behaviors: humility, will, best team and vision\nDemonstrates understanding of company’s internal and external customer needs and how they affect business unit products and services.\nBrings company and industry knowledge as well as creative technical/scientific skills to product creation; recognized as a content, sub-discipline specialist across the company.\nWork with training teams to ensure timely and effective process change implementation in the laboratories.\nPerform moderate and/or highly complex analytic processes, without direct supervision.\nEvaluate data to calculate statistics for assessment of current and new processes.\nWork with all the laboratory management teams as a mentor throughout all the implementation stages, such as scoping, planning, implementing, and maintaining.\nSuggest cost-effective laboratory procedures or protocol changes.\nImplement changes in response to new technology and laboratory procedures; recommend and implement changes to ensure ongoing high-quality performance of laboratory processes, as assigned.\nMaintain all records and follow procedures to meet regulatory requirements such as FDA, CLIA, and/or CAP.\nAbility to work cross-functionally across different operations within the organization.\nMake decisions analytically, without direct supervision.\nAbility to think strategically, especially in relation to long term impacts of systems and processes.\nExcellent verbal and written English communication skills.\nAbility to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusion\nMust be highly motivated and able to work both independently and as a member of a team.\nAdaptable, open to change and able to work in ambiguous situations and respond to new information and unexpected circumstances.\nEffectively communicate issues/problems and results that impact timelines, accuracy, and reliability of data.\nAbility to make recommendations from data analysis.\nUphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.\nSupport and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.\nRegular and reliable attendance.\nAbility to work designated schedule.\nAbility to lift up to 50 pounds for approximately 10% of a typical working day.\nAbility to work seated for approximately 80% of a typical working day. Ability to work standing for approximately 20% of a typical working day.\nAbility to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 80% of a typical working day.\nAbility to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.\nAbility to travel 5% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor’s Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, or a relevant Chemical or Biological Science field.\n6+ years of relevant work experience in a clinical laboratory.\n1+ years of work experience with LIS configuration and UAT verification.\nStrong working knowledge of clinical laboratory operations and activities.\nDemonstrated ability to lead project work effectively in team situations as well as work independently.\nDemonstrated ability to follow procedures and maintain detailed records.\nDemonstrated ability to manage time and competing priorities.\nDemonstrated ability to take scientific bench protocols from the bench to automation system.\nDemonstrated ability to multi-task and work productively in a demanding environment with changing priorities while displaying a wide degree of creativity and latitude.\nDemonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.\nAuthorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.\nPreferred Qualifications\nAmerican Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) or equivalent certification.\n1+ years of experience integrating laboratory information management systems (LIMS) with automated systems.\n9+ years relevant experience\n3+ coaching\nWe are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. Applicable portions of the Company’s affirmative action program are available to any applicant or employee for inspection upon request.\nThe base pay for this position is\n$78,000.00 - $156,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.\nJOB FAMILY:\nManufacturingDIVISION:\nONCO Cancer DiagnosticsLOCATION:\nUnited States > Madison : 1 Exact LaneADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:\nWORK SHIFT:\nStandardTRAVEL:\nYes, 10 % of the TimeMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:\nNot ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:\nContinuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time 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.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf","description_format":"text","description_chars":8557,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":9,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Upper-Intermediate (B2)","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Medical Devices","Diagnostics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T20:42:01Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":15,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T23:30:23Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":156000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/abbott-laboratories-sr-scientist-process-dev-automation","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/abbott-laboratories-sr-scientist-process-dev-automation.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T23:30:23Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1638,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3362,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-25T00:00:00Z"}}}