Sr. Clinical Laboratory Scientist - 2nd Shift

About the role

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. Position Overview The Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist will be responsible for performing moderate and high complexity laboratory testing on patient specimens, interpreting and reporting patient results, performing quality control and quality assurance procedures, assisting Laboratory Leadership with advanced laboratory duties, and complying with all applicable local, state, and federal laboratory requirements. The Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist will continually display excellent initiative in all aspects of their work, contribute to projects and discussions in addition to daily laboratory testing and consistently performing to high standards. Leadership is demonstrated in technical troubleshooting of laboratory instrumentation and processes as well as laboratory quality improvements, health and safety, and training of laboratory staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform moderate and highly complex laboratory tests, procedures, and analyses according to the laboratory’s standard operating procedures with minimal supervision.
• Perform, review, and document laboratory quality control procedures.
• Identify potential problems, determine potential solutions, and take appropriate action in order to maintain a high level of quality in test processes and results.
• Achieve and maintain competency on laboratory tasks.
• Participate in research, validation, and/or implementation of new procedures and/or technologies.
• Maintain stringent standards for quality, by identifying, investigating, correcting, and documenting any issues which might adversely impact the quality of test results and/or employee safety, and communicating these to the appropriate management representatives as necessary for resolution.
• Determine appropriate time allocation between daily test processing needs and project needs in a high quality, efficient and effective manner with minimal direction.
• Demonstrate and maintain effective communication with internal employees