Senior Laboratory Information Systems (LIMS) Specialist – Quality Assurance - Columbus, OH

Job description

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Senior Laboratory Information Systems (LIMS) Specialist – Quality Assurance

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. Our Nutrition business develops science-based products for people of all ages—from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions around the world rely on our leading brands, including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna®, to live their healthiest lives.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a high employer contribution. - Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and the FreeU education benefit—an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree. - Recognition globally as a great place to work, and for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our location in  Columbus, OH currently has an opportunity for a Senior Laboratory Information Systems (LIS/LIMS) Specialist brings advanced expertise in laboratory information management systems and plays a key role in ensuring compliance, efficiency, and strategic alignment of these systems across the global Abbott Nutrition network.

What You'll Work On - Provide advanced support for LIMS and chromatography data systems; resolve end‑user issues directly and by guiding Specialists and IT partners. - Serve as liaison between business users and IT, translating business needs into IT actions and IT requirements into business actions. - Identify opportunities for innovation and improvement through technology, training, and collaboration; lead continuous improvement projects to enhance usability and data integrity. - Review system audit findings and drive appropriate corrective and preventive actions to ensure ongoing compliance. - Assist the System Owner in ensuring applications are compliant and fit for intended use per applicable SOPs. - Approve access requests as needed and ensure alignment with access procedures and segregation‑of‑duties expectations. - Define user requirements for LIMS, incorporating subject matter expertise across multiple functions. - Author/execute user acceptance testing (UAT) and support operational qualification (OQ) testing as required. - Ensure system changes are controlled, approved, and managed per Abbott policies and procedures. - Drive harmonization of LIMS‑related business processes by collaborating with cross‑functional teams across the AN network. - Develop and maintain procedures that adhere to global policies to support consistent and compliant system usage. - Provide guidance on job aids and knowledge resources developed by Specialists; support change management and knowledge transfer with project managers. - Act as a subject matter expert for LIMS applications to partner functions (e.g., QA, R&D, Manufacturing, Microbiology).

Education & Experience You'll Bring

Required: - Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Life Science, or an IT/technical discipline. - Minimum 5 years of experience, including hands‑on experience with laboratory information management systems (LIMS). - Proven ability to partner across functions and provide technical consultation to enhance end‑user experience and system performance. - Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple activities/projects simultaneously.

Preferred: - Experience in microbiology and environmental monitoring. - Experience in a regulated food or nutrition industry, with knowledge of standards/requirements and experience with scale‑up and/or commercialization of product innovations. - Familiarity with data integrity principles (e.g., ALCOA+), CSV/CSA practices, and audit/inspection readiness.

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

$78,000.00 – $156,000.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

DIVISION:

ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain

LOCATION:

United States > Columbus : 2900 Easton Square Place

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 10 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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