Title: R&D Technician I
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Duration: 12 Months
100% Onsite
Shift Time: 8am to 5pm
Job Summary
Analyzes verbal or statistical data to prepare reports and studies for use by professional workers in a variety of scientific areas. May be proficient in qualitative and/or quantitative lab methods. Includes all levels of education and experience. Supports the product development of nutritional liquid and powder products.
Support Product Developers With The Below Activities
- Manufacturing product in research manufacturing facilities (request manufacturing line time, complete manufacturing instructions, request and weigh ingredients, assemble batches for processing and fill into containers). Weigh ingredients to support research product manufacture
- Stage ingredients for developers to prepare for manufacture
- Support ingredient management by tracking lot numbers and expiration dates
- Support cleaning of weighing area and ensuring scale calibration
- Coordinate analytical testing of product (prepare testing protocols, compile test results and build data tables, perform unit conversions).
- Conduct qualitative product evaluations.
- General product management (organize lab, coordinate research ingredients, enter formulations into development systems, complete manufacturing run summaries).
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field (a Masters or PhD is overqualified for this entry level position).
- An internship or equivalent experience at a food company is preferred.
Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period
- Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Health Savings Account (for High Deductible Health Plans)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
- Long Term Disability
- Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
- MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
- 401(k)
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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.
Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.
