.About AbbottAbbott 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 AbbottAt 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.Excellent benefits package with family healthcare.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.Primary Functions:Establish effective working relationships with Third Party Manufacturers (TPM), Commercial and Abbott Nutrition Supply Chain (ANSC) Divisional functions including Regulatory, Medical, Tech Centre and Quality to provide support for product moves and New Product Introductions. A logical thinker, the R&D Associate will bring technical and scientific expertise to all matters pertaining to the delivery to market of new powder and liquid nutritional products which are produced at Third Party Manufacturers in Asia and Europe. An innovation-oriented contributor with excellent attention to detail and communication skills, the R&D Associate will have the ability and inquisitiveness to comprehend the details behind processes and transactions beyond his/her direct area of responsibility to ensure compliance with both regulatory and product design requirements.Scope Includes:Product Development:Design new products or variations of existing products. Design and re-formulate existing nutritional products for manufacture at TPM sites to meet new regulations or to meet new market requirements. Formulate new premixes. Support the qualification of new ingredients, including premixes, and suppliers. Support the supplier audits as required. Support the development of manufacturing processes for the manufacture of new and existing products at the various TPMs.Documentation Development:Draft new document packages for new list numbers/list number FE's. Revise existing documentation as needed. Create Raw Material Specification documents for new ingredients and advise QA on Raw Material testing Program requirements. Create protocols for investigation and stability activity. Prepare Deviations in the Quality Systems to support First Lot To Stock manufacture.Technical Expertise:Support assessment of new suppliers and ingredients. Assess inherent data from ingredients and adjust formulations as necessary. Draft finished product testing requirements. Identify new testing requirements and premix markers. Create special documentation as required to support registrations and investigations for alternate claims
