ABBOTT LABORATORIES Systems Integration Specialist Salary in the United States

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About Abbott

At Abbott, we're committed to helping people live their best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we've brought new products and technologies to the world -- in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals -- that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 109,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150 countries we serve.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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.

• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The Systems Integration Specialist is responsible for bringing together the component subsystems into one system and ensuring that the subsystems (including hardware, software, and assay) function together as a system. Ensures end-to-end traceability of functionality and product performance requirements.

• Works closely with Systems Engineers to evaluate system performance (requirements), identify potential impact, and plan appropriate integration testing.
• Contributes to multiple projects and design changes in support of investigations.
• Resolves product problems and technical issues
• Ensures systems design and documentation meet all safety and regulatory compliance.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Writes, executes, and provides technical review of moderately complex system related verification and/or characterization protocols and data packages.
• Works hands-on with a strong software/instrument /platform/assay development background to troubleshoot systems, including robotic liquid handling systems, and automated assay protocols, identify opportunities for quality improvements, provide root causes of complex Hardware-Software-Assay interaction problems, and communicate test results and corrective recommendations to the team.
• Leads or participates in system, software, hardware design reviews and test planning reviews to support assessment of performance against design specification reliability testing, and assessment of system interactions.
• Define appropriate test plans and test methods considering potential impact to user needs and system requirements.   Provides input and recommendations for system level design requirements.
• Applies moderately complex quantitative methods, analyzes data, evaluates results, forms conclusions and provides improvements.
• Proactively identifies areas for improvements and implements changes recommends activity estimate for project planning purposes and responsible for creating project deliverables or leading moderately complex projects.
• Independently troubleshoots multiple issues to determine root cause and proposing possible solutions. Leads investigations of moderately complex issues at system level (hardware, assay, software interaction).
• Apply process and work methodologies by interfacing and communicating system level issues with peers/cross-functional groups.
• Collaborate with various organizations/disciplines (e.g., software, hardware, test, operations, manufacturing) to ensure system performance and customer expectations are met.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• Minimum 5 years relevant work experience
• Moderate knowledge of Good Lab Practice, Good Manufacturing Practice, laboratory duties, PC Skills, data representation.
• Experience with executing integration test plans for complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Experience independently leading project activities and demonstrates decision making skills.
• Demonstrated experience in participating in cross functional teams
• Demonstrated success in technical proficiency, creativity, and independent thought.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with root cause analysis
• Hands on experience with diagnostic medical equipment in a laboratory environment.
• Knowledge of basic project management concepts

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with statistical data analysis
• Prior medical device experience: Electro-mechanical, chemical, or biochemical technologies as they pertain to the design, integration, evaluation and commercialization of diagnostic systems.
• Experience implementing various product and process improvement methodologies (e.g. Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing)

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 onboarding 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:  http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx

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.

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The base pay for this position is $56,700.00 – $113,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.