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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.

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.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Coyol de Alajuela location in the Structural Division. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

As the Microbiologist I, you’ll be supervise the microbiology function, providing direction consistent with the Applicable Quality System. Applies microbiological concepts to the manufacturing process of a medical device and understands process monitoring/metrics to maintain microbiological quality of the final device. This position provides support to the sterilization processes, including but not limited to training and verification of sterilization runs.

What You’ll Do

Provides Facility Microbiological Support 

• Record review of routine microbiological test results 
• Routine release of manufactured product 
• Technical support for facility issues in the areas of sterilization, environmental monitoring, and microbiological methods. 
• Handles routine out of specification test results, or more complex out of specification issues. 
• Data analysis of sterilization processes. 
• Participate in audits of sterilization, test lab, and biological product vendors.

Documentation 

• Ensures correct documentation linkage flow for microbiologically related documents. 
• Writes new or updates current microbiologically related documents.

Maintains understanding of applicable standards and applies them to qualifications and test methods.

• Writes protocols and reports for qualifications for sterilization and microbiological test methods. 
• Writes appropriate validation protocols; performs or oversees validations for new technologies, equipment, and/or test methods; creates documentation for implementation. 
• Develops sterilization cycles and laboratory test methods. 
• Works with technicians in conducting these qualifications.

Technical Training 

• Provides training to laboratory technicians on new equipment or new test procedures.
• Provides training in the areas of sterilization validation and sterilization processes.

Authority to sign off Qualifications, DDAs, NCMRs, COs, FMEAs, PDP forms.

• Training and Certification 
• Career Growth 
• Potential realization

Shift B: Monday - Friday 3:30pm - 10:00pm and Saturday 8:00am - 3:36pm.

Required Qualifications

0-2 years of working experience on similar roles.

Proficiency in computer applications (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint). 

Articulates microbiology technical concepts well. 

Must have knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP's), Bacteriology and use of lab equipment such as Laminar Flow Hoods, as Autoclaves, Incubators, pH meter, analytical balance, etc.

Advance Commands of English / Required

Preferred Qualifications

1+ year experience in a medical device/pharmaceutical, microbiology laboratory, or related industry, preferred. 

Troubleshooting skills in complex situations outside of routine out of specification issues, such as sterilization or contamination issues is desired. 

Knowledge of industrial steam sterilization and water systems is preferred.

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