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. Job Description **QC Chemist I** **Carlsbad, CA** **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 position of QC **Chemist I is** within our Cardiometabolic Business Unit located in **Carlsbad, California.** This role is responsible for supporting raw material, in-process material, and finished product lot release, stability studies, engineering evaluations, and any relevant investigation by performing required analytical testing under the GMP environment. **What You’ll Work On** + Performs routine analysis using approved test methods in a timely manner. + Prioritizes assigned workload to meet the customer’s needs. + Maintains current status on all training requirements. + Understands and follows GMP requirements with respect to laboratory operation, testing, results generation, and documentation. + Carries out change requests/change controls as needed under the supervision of senior laboratory staff. + Recognizes OOS, OOT, and exception events. + Initiates and conducts investigations under the supervision of senior lab staff. + Maintains a safe working environment in accordance with established procedures and requirements. + Begins developing a network of internal resources to facilitate the completion of tasks. + Individual influence is typically exerted at the peer level. + Completes daily work to meet established schedule with guidance from supervisor on prioritization of task. + May exercise authority within pre-established limits and approval. + Failure to achieve results can normally be overcome without serious effect on schedules and programs. **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor’s Degree in Scientific fields such as Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience + 2 years of related work experience with a basic understanding of specified functional areas such as analytical chemistry, laboratory investigations, non-conformances, method development, validation, root cause analysis, CAPA, and other facets of an established quality management system + Exposure to Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) or Regulated environment **Preferred Qualifications** + Understanding of a quality systems environment + Experience running analytical instrumentation which includes HPLC, Mass Spec, ELISA, UV-Vis, SDS PAGE/Densitometry, Western Blot among others + Works well independently, as well as in a cross-functional team environment, able to communicate effectively with peers, interdepartmentally and with management, have meticulous attention to detail, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to solve technical issues + Perform tasks related to QC functional responsibilities such as, quality requirements, stability, validations, inventory maintenance, and continuous improvement efforts. + Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations. + Learns to use professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve routine problems + Works on problems of limited scope + Minimal independent decision-making Apply Now (https://www.jobs.abbott/us/en) **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. Connect with us at www.abbott.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott , and on Twitter @AbbottNews. The base pay for this position is $72,100.00 – $114,700.00. 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 corpjat@abbott.com