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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:\nWorking at Abbott\nAt Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:\nCareer development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.\nEmployees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.\nAn excellent retirement savings plan with a 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.\nA company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.\nA company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.\nThe Opportunity\nThis position worksonsite up to four days per week out of the 1 Exact Lane Madison, WI location in the 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.\nOur Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics, and toxicology.\nOur diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.\nOur rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world’s greatest healthcare challenges.\nOur molecular division delivers best-in-class innovative testing solutions for people around the world to provide answers to life’s critical health decisions. We help people live full and healthy lives through our accessible, molecular-based solutions.\nAs the Senior Application Analyst - SAP Development, you'll have the chance to work on business systems design and configuration, as well as upgrades and improvements for assigned technology platforms. As a primary support contact for SAP application end-users, the Senior SAP Application Analyst will work to identify issues that arise in the application area as well as issues that impact other application teams, and work to resolve them. The Senior Application Analyst will perform impact analysis of desired changes, build and test systems changes, and identify areas of improvement associated with platform performance and opportunities to enable business processes and requirements. 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process design and documentation to drive continuous improvement for the IT department or team.\nAbility and willingness to take ownership of work activities and ensure that they are done in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner.\nAbility and willingness to recognize assignments or tasks that need to be completed, to seek out additional assignments or tasks, and to help others.\nAbility to communicate information clearly and concisely with project leadership, subject matter experts, and key stakeholders.\nAbility to persevere in difficult situations, overcome obstacles, and reach high levels of performance when faced with stressful work situations and time pressures.\nAbility and willingness to learn new software applications.\nApply flexibility with respect to changing end-user business needs.\nApply strong analytical skills, business intuition, and organizational ability.\nApply strong problem-solving skills.\nApply excellent interpersonal and communication skills.\nAbility to operate in a cross-functional and complex matrix environment.\nAbility to be adaptable, open to change, able to work in ambiguous situations, and respond to new information or unexpected circumstances.\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.\nMaintain regular and reliable attendance.\nAbility to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.\nAbility to work nights and/or weekends, as needed.\nAbility to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day.\nAbility and means to travel between local Abbott locations.\nAbility to travel 5% of working time away from work location, may include overnight/weekend travel.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field as outlined in the essential duties; or High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and 12 years of relevant experience as outlined in the essential duties in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree.\n5+ years of experience developing or configuring technology solutions, either in an application analyst or project delivery role.\nDemonstrated ability to understand and apply industry best practices.\nStrong computer skills to include internet navigation and email usage.\nProficient in Microsoft Office programs.\nDemonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience configuring business systems software in a life science, healthcare, or related industry.\nAbility to architect and provide technical support of SAP systems and related environments such as Solution Manager and its functionality, SAP S/4, Transports management, System Copy and refresh, Interfaces.\nUnderstanding of SAP Security architecture and 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