Student - Abbott Point of Care (Ottawa)

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About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.  

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 will have access to:

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

This position works out of our Ottawa, Ontario location in the Point of Care, 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.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.

What You’ll Do

We're searching for a highly motivated science or engineering student, preferably with a background in chemical analysis or medical diagnostics, to join the R&D Development team at Abbott Point of Care Canada. The successful candidate will assist with verification and validation activities, process improvements or investigation activities for innovative point of care diagnostic test cartridges as part of the i-STAT System. 

Required Qualifications

• Full-time registration in an undergraduate BSc / BASc degree program in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Chemical Engineering (3rd or 4th year student preferred)
• Hand-on laboratory experience, including designing, executing and documenting experiments and studies
• Fast learner with a willingness/ability to innovate and problem solve
• Able to work independently and in a team environment
• Minimum GPA of B+ or equivalent
• Strong verbal and written communication/documentation skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Knowledge of math and statistics, good computer skills, knowledge of statistical software programs such as SAS JMP or Minitab is an asset
• Knowledge of electrochemical sensors and detection is an asset 
• Four-month term

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 and @AbbottGlobal.

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