Microbiologist

Job Title

Microbiologist

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.
• 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 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

We currently have an opportunity available for a Microbiologist to join our Vascular division in Pearland, TX. This is a fully Onsite role.  

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. 

Establishment and operation of microbiology program including developing and implementing microbiology testing, environmental monitoring and new types of microbiological testing as necessary.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure completion of microbiological testing, including Environmental Monitoring, gas, and water testing, in compliance with all applicable Corporate and Divisional policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Author technical documentation including protocols, trend reports (e.g., environmental monitoring, product testing), regulatory support documents, and justification reports (e.g., alert level and family group).
• Develop and maintain microbiology procedures in alignment with company and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate, implement, and update microbiological test methods as needed.
• Monitor laboratory equipment performance and manage calibration as well as requalification schedules to ensure operational readiness.
• Review and manage site microbiological data, including collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Support regulatory inspections, site audits, and change management processes.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Microbiology) or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 2 plus years of related work experience with good understanding of specified functional area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Experience working in medical devices industry is strongly preferred.

Please note that the salary range listed is our full grade range. We usually hire based on the mid-point.

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