Lab Technician II

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.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU 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 Abbott Vascular Devices division.

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

Lab Technician II, Support laboratory customers and technical support staff by offering laboratory testing and services in the Microbiology laboratory area.

What You'll Work On

• • Support the Microbiology Laboratory: Equipment preparation and sterilization/Depyrogenation; Preparation of media; General laboratory cleaning. Preparation of specialty test samples and ordering of supplies.
  • Perform Test Procedures: Perform sterility testing of devices and components.; Perform bioburden estimation of devices, components, and solutions; Perform endotoxin testing of devices, components, and solutions; and Perform identification of microbial isolates..
  • Perform Validations: Perform validation of new products and test procedures.
  • Troubleshoot procedures that may have been compromised, thus determining the potential cause of unexpected results of routine tests.
  • Perform Environmental Monitoring: Perform certification testing of cleanrooms (particle counts, viable air, microbial count, gas testing).
  • Documentation of laboratory procedures: Accurate record keeping of lab procedures performed and their results and Archiving of lab records.
  • Communicates with appropriate technical staff regarding testing schedule information, results, or unanticipated discoveries.
  • Redline documents and give supporting evidence regarding changes – work with appropriate technical staff on updates.
  • If new test methods are needed or updates to stations, work directly with the support team on changes or adding a new station.
  • Problem solves issues during testing and aids the support team during the investigation. Able to discuss equipment issues and product issues. Be able to address the complexity and interpretation of well-defined procedures and practices.
  • Solves a wide range of complex problems requiring advanced interpretation of generally defined procedures and practices.
  • Selects methods and practices to obtain imaginative, thorough, and practical solutions to questions.
  • Maintains confidentiality in handling sensitive information or documents.
  • Aid in new tooling if needed.
  • Accountable for actions and results of testing. Responsible for GMP and compliance policies/procedures.
  • Completes daily work to meet established schedule with guidance from supervisor on prioritization of tasks.
  • Solves problems of limited scope and complexity requiring basic interpretation of well-defined procedures and practices. Follow all procedures for quality and compliance.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

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