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.

The Opportunity

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

The position of Senior Laboratory Analyst is within our Toxicology laboratory located at Abingdon (Oxfordshire).

The Senior Laboratory Analyst will undertake operations within the screening and confirmation department.  The analysis of drugs of abuse in biological samples is conducted by either immunoassay (CEDIA and HEIA) or by confirmatory techniques (such as LC/MS/MS), or by a combination of both.

What You’ll Do

• Extraction of drugs from oral fluid and hair samples (SPE/LLE) and associated processes such as setting up batches on instruments, checking sequences, storing and disposal of samples
• Screening of oral fluid samples by CEDIA/HEIA and preparation of daily screening quality controls and reagents
• Preparation of laboratory solutions and controls
• Setting up of instruments, running and checking system suitability tests (SSTs)
• Daily, weekly and monthly equipment checks,  routine maintenance and completion of associated equipment records
• Troubleshooting assay and instrument issues, liaising with engineers to resolve problems
• Processing and 2nd review of instrument data
• QC monitoring and trending
• Calculations of concentrations for standards, QCs and reference solutions where applicable
• Maintaining safe and efficient working practices in the laboratory to ensure conformity to all relevant H&S and quality standards (ISO 17025)

Profile

• Science degree or equivalent experience in a laboratory environment
• Previous experience within Quality, Health and Safety and team training
• Understanding of appropriate analytical equipment in order to troubleshoot assay problems
• Excellent attention to detail
• Keen interest in process improvement in method development, lab process and quality
• Shows accountability is able to take ownership of own work
• Work in accordance with the current documented Standard Operating Procedures. Abbott UK is an ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 certified laboratory.

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.

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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