Associate Scientist II

Title: Associate Scientist II

Location: St. Paul, MN

Duration: 6+ Months

Job Summary:

The scientist will be responsible for acquiring and processing data for materials assessments, supporting other scientists and medical device project teams with development and operational support activities through the Science and Technology Materials Group lab located in Little Canada, Minnesota at the Woodridge location. Additionally, candidate will have experience in a dynamic team environment and have strong interpersonal skills. Knowledge of medical devices is preferred. The candidate will have strong verbal, written, and organizational skills and be results oriented.

Job Responsibilities:

• The candidate will have experience in materials assessment technologies such as thermal analysis, microscopy, metallurgy, and failure analysis.
• Should be able to work independently and with staff/principal scientists and engineers to support project teams meet their objectives.
• The candidate will also have experience with documenting experiments in a highly regulated environment and knowledge of technical concepts and principals underlying Materials Science techniques.
• Successful candidate will have experience in the following:
• Surface analysis: Microscopy, SEM/EDS,FIB, Laser confocal microscopy
• Vibrational spectroscopy: FTIR, Raman
• Thermal Analysis: DSC, TGA, TMA, Rheological techniques

Educations:

• Bachelor’s degree in Material Science, Polymer Science or related degree; or equivalent work experience.
• 2-5 or more years of experience and/or post-secondary education in Materials Science and Engineering.
• Individual must communicate well with all levels of management and employees.

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.