Research Scientist Immunology - Nutrition - Columbus, OH

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Research Scientist Immunology

Working at Abbott

Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands including Similac, PediaSure, Pedialyte, Ensure, and Glucerna to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

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. Youll 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 FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Columbus, OH location in the Nutrition Division . In Research & Development, our ambition is providing innovative high-quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience, and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life.

What Youll Work On

Set Vision and Strategy: Drive preclinical and early-stage clinical research to identify innovative nutritional technologies for both pediatric and adult populations with benefits related to immunity, particularly on immune resilience and healthy aging. Keep up to date with relevant scientific literature and patent landscape. Growth opportunity to ultimately lead teams in a variety of diverse roles within the company.

Innovate : Actively engage in innovation to build a robust health-promoting product pipeline: assess new ingredients and technologies; develop preclinical and translational clinical research strategies that generate new evidence for gut health and immunity benefits for both pediatric and adult populations, consumer messaging, and publications. Identify best-in-class external institutional partners to advance Abbott Nutrition Immunity research programs. Generate data for patent applications.

Communicate : Develop early-stage Immunity and Gut Health research-based content and presentations for delivery to internal and external audiences. Communicate research results to scientists and effectively translate findings to non-scientists. Develop and review manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.

Work Cross-Functionally : Establish and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g., nutrition science, early-stage development scientists, product development, commercial representatives (marketing and sales), public affairs, regulatory, legal, and external stakeholders (e.g., key opinion leaders, customers, and consumers). Serve as early-stage strategic research lead within cross-functional working groups which include new product development, process improvement, and external program development teams.

Understand Competitive Landscape : Maintain up-to-date knowledge of competitors products, ingredients, features, and benefits; monitor educational events; understand implications of competitor activities to Abbott Nutrition.

Required Qualifications

• PhD with specific expertise in immunology or related field; background in nutrition is desirable but not required.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience including at least 2 years of postdoctoral research experience or equivalent industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with desire and ability to work within a highly collaborative environment; work constructively, decisively, and collegially with external and internal customers, consumers, and key opinion leaders; closely collaborate with global teams and colleagues.
• Proven ability to work independently: proactive self-starter with strong project leadership, research, and publication/scientific writing skills.
• Minimum of 5 years basic research, clinical, industry, and/or academic experience that blends science and business preferred.

MISC

• Travel: 10% (Domestic and International)
• This position is located onsite here in Columbus, OH
• Relocation Assistance is offered.

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The base pay for this position is $97,300.00 $194,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.