Laboratory Technician - 12 month contract
About Abbott
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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott in Ireland
Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.
Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny
Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre systems.
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE
Specialist para-professional individual contributor with comprehensive knowledge in the area of Laboratory Technician.
Ability to execute highly complex or specialized work.
Knowledge acquired from several years of experience or specialist training in particular area.
Works independently, applies standards yet adapts precedent and may make departures from established processes to resolve problems.
May serve as a working team lead and/or supervise 1 or 2 lower level para-professionals.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES- As the Specialist para-professional in the Laboratory Technician Sub-Function, possesses advanced knowledge in performing a variety of technical procedures such as preparing routine solutions and reagents and performing routine reactions.
- Makes and records observations.
- Performs simple calculations.
- Collects and prepares data for evaluation.
- Conducts laboratory support functions such as stocking and distributing supplies and equipment, arranging and dismantling apparatus, and collecting, washing, and storing glassware.
- Performs technical and record keeping duties in conformance with company and regulatory policies and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements.
- May analyze compounds and manage corporate compound collection.
- Performs technical procedures in one or more of the following areas: Production, Research and Development, Quality Control/Assurance, and/or Compliance/Environmental.
- Third level Science / Manufacturing or equivalent qualification.
- Preferred two years’ work experience in a Manufacturing / Science / Quality or equivalent environment.
- Electron beam or other sterilisation technologies experience desirable.
- Knowledge in ISO 11137 desirable.
- Chemistry/Microbiology/Dosimetry Lab experience desirable.
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Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.