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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.

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

The **Associate Engineer - Data Science** will be an individual contributor that works under limited supervision. You will apply scientific knowledge, engineering knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to complete assignments with limited supervision.

What You’ll Work On

+ Contribute to cross functional investigations by providing data analysis support.

+ Work closely with engineers to build data solutions and visualization tools to support daily operations activities.

+ Offer analytical expertise to your colleagues to encourage data-driven decision making.

+ Present your findings to global colleagues and senior leadership.

+ Moves own work forward with limited direction through use of frameworks and structure.

+ Helps to scope studies – timeline, expected outcomes, resources, etc.

+ Proactive thinking and ideation to facilitate ongoing, open dialogue where information and ideas are shared to generate solutions.

+ Translates requirements into new solutions - Develops requirements and specifications for new and existing engineering designs.

+ Advances Engineering Expertise - Maintains current technical skills and functional area expertise.

+ Collaborates across functional areas - Exchanges information with product team members, scientists, engineers, and other systems development personnel.

+ Performs Investigations - Participates in investigations to determine root cause for low complexity issues.

+ Arrives at timely conclusions.

+ Maintains adherence to the Quality System -Implements and maintains the effectiveness of the quality system. Follows functional area policies and procedures.

+ Utilizes appropriate experimental, statistical and engineering tools.

+ Strategic Orientation -Ensures activities are focused on team priorities.

+ Works with cross functional team in collaborative environment.

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree required.

+ Minimum 3 years of significant engineering and / or operational experience to develop the competence to meet the skills and responsibilities of the position.

+ Strong technical knowledge and application of engineering concepts, practices, and procedures

+ Ability to analyze semi-complex problems involving multiple factors

+ Ability to form and develop interpersonal and professional relationships

+ Display of socially and professionally appropriate behavior

+ Ability to work independently and collaboratively in group settings

+ Ability to work effectively across functions and departments

+ Demonstrated initiative, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills

+ Ability and aptitude to use various types of databases and computer software

+ Ability to prioritize tasks effectively

+ Strong organizational and project management skills

+ Ability to provide options or solutions that demonstrate understanding of fiscal controls

+ Ability to quickly gain new knowledge, understanding, or skills; willingness to learn

+ Flexibility to work in related branches of engineering with demonstrated transferable skills

+ Ability to train and mentor junior analysts to support their development and performance

Preferred Qualifications

+ Master’s degree

**Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** www.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.

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The base pay for this position is $66,700.00 – $133,300.00. 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]