• Associate Technician IV

    Abbott (Irving, TX)


    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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

    Associate Technician IV

    Working at Abbott

    At 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:

     

    + Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

    + Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

    + An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.

    + Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

    + A 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.

    + A 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.

    The Opportunity

    This position works out of our **Dallas, TX** location in the **Transfusion Medicine** , 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.

     

    The **Associate Technician IV** provides specialized technical support services by performing any combination of complex or non-routine duties involving the selection and use of procedures and/or equipment in support of medical diagnostic instrument and/or reagent development and production.

    What You’ll Work On

    + Applies a high level of technical support in a specialized discipline using knowledge and theory of electronics, life science, chemistry, mechanics, software, etc.

    + Understands and uses knowledge of other disciplines.

    + Uses computer applications as needed for functional specialty.

    + Advanced skills in computer hardware and /or software applications.

    + Accepts non-routine and complex assignments.

    + Follows established procedures Uses judgment and makes choices on how to proceed.

    + Assignments often require creativity.

    + Researches, recommends, and implements appropriate changes for process improvements.

    + Uses information from within and/or outside the organization when necessary.

    + Reads, understands, and instructs others in the use of manuals, test procedures, and documentation associated with specialized equipment.

    + Reads, interprets, and may create engineering drawings, schematics, and complex test procedures.

    + Writes basic procedures and technical documents.

    + Working knowledge and use of complex tools and equipment specific to functional areas.

    + May use statistical, mathematical, and other quantitative and qualitative methods and measurements.

    + May create tools and fixtures specific to functional area.

    + May work closely with engineers to execute product design.

    + Constructs complex engineering prototypes, models, and builds special test equipment.

    + May perform testing on prototype electrical and/or mechanical designs.

    + Conducts complex testing, analysis, and troubleshooting.

    + Conducts testing to determine effectiveness of product specifications.

    + Complies to all safety standards and regulatory requirements.

    + May create production work instructions (PWIs) and support design changes for those PWIs

    Required Qualifications

    + High school Diploma / GED is required. Associates degree, or equivalent experience, is required.

    + This position requires five or more years related technical experience.

    + Degree of physical effort and environment: Normal work fatigue. Normally safe environment.

    + Some work subject to frequent hand/eye coordination, lifting/carrying of objects or operating equipment.

    + Work may be subject to moderately unpleasant conditions. (Applies to biohazard only.)

    Preferred Qualifications

    + Bachelors degree is preferred.

    **Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** https://abbottbenefits.com/ (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

     

    Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

     

    Connect with us at abbott.com , on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/ , and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers .

     

    The base pay for this position is $26.35 – $52.65 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

    An Equal Opportunity Employer

     

    Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

     

    We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

     

    To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email [email protected]