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Job Title

Microbiology Supervisor

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 (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 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 Temecula, CA location in the Vascular division.

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

The Microbiology Supervisor provides guidance for the design and development of company products. Works closely with product development team to establish product development goals while ensuring market compatibility.

What You’ll Work On

• Supervise microbiology testing including monitoring testing, microbial identifications, bioburden and endotoxin testing.

• Manage the working schedule within the Microbiology Laboratory.

• Write protocols and reports (bioburden recovery, inhibition/enhancement, method suitability, etc.).

• Determine new test methods as appropriate.

• Monitor equipment performance and calibration schedules.

• Create and update laboratory operation procedures and follows guidelines from regulatory agencies.

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

• Follows established procedures. Work is reviewed for soundness of technical judgment, overall adequacy and accuracy.

• Provide work direction and guidance to exempt and/or skilled nonexempt levels of employees. Evaluate performance of and assist in career development planning for subordinates

• Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an extensive external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks. May lead a project team of moderate scope. Provides guidance to less experienced staff. Acts as a mentor to lower-level individual contributors. Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management.

• Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine and microbiology routine to meet established schedule.

• Exercise’s authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action. Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays in program schedules and may result in the allocation of additional resources.

• Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with government regulations.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree plus 2-5 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area or

• Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, and procedures. General understanding of business unit/group function. Will perform this job in quality system environment.

• Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Has a broad knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.

Preferred Experience

• Master's degree with 0-2 years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

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• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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.

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The base pay for this position is $57,300.00 – $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