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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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 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 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
We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.
We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Senior Product Safety Specialist to join our team in Lake Forest, IL. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with a team of product safety and stewardship specialists to assess global hazard communication requirements through internal processes, author Safety Data Sheets (SDS), review and approve product labeling, perform risk analysis, conduct Restricted Substance Assessments, develop product compliance strategies, and associated tasks. This role is critical in ensuring our products comply with relevant safety regulations and standards.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Product Safety team to evaluate and assess hazard communication requirements for various CoreDx products.
- Perform global GHS/CLP/OSHA Hazard Classification for clinical chemistry, immunoassay, and transfusion products, ensuring regulatory accuracy across all markets.
- Support Dangerous Goods (DG) classification for transport (IATA, IMDG, DOT), including assignment of UN numbers, packing groups, and transport hazard labels.clp
- Serve as internal SME for OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200, EU CLP, REACH Annex II, and other global hazard communication standards.
- Author and maintain Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for all customer, internal, and feasibility- products.
- Conduct hazard assessments and risk evaluations for new and existing products.
- Review and approve product labeling and Risk Management Reports to ensure all hazard content have correct information.
- Review and approve restricted substance management assessments.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with national and international hazard communication regulations and standards (GHS, CLP, OSHA, etc). Communicate impacts to stakeholders.
- Participate in the development and implementation of Product Safety policies and procedures.
- Provide technical support and guidance on product safety matters to internal teams and customer inquiries.
- Support customer Product Safety inquiries, SDS requests, and regulatory compliance questions.
- Prepare and present safety reports and documentation as required.
- Take an active role in collaborating with the Product Stewardship program, including activities involving RSM Assessments, Supplier Compliance campaigns, and more.
- Conduct data entry and analysis activities as it relates to Product Safety and Product Stewardship.
Qualifications
Required
- Associate’s degree required
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in product safety or stewardship, hazard communication, Regulatory, Quality, Technical functions or a related field.
Preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, or a related field preferred.
- Experience with SDS authoring platforms (e.g., ChemGes, SAP EHS, Lisam ExESS, Sphera/Enablon).
- Experience with chemical hazard classification under various national, regional, and international regulations.
- Ability to interpret regulatory frameworks including OSHA 1910.1200, CLP, and REACH.
- Experience in the chemical or manufacturing industry.
- Dangerous Goods certified.
- Experience with both OSHA and REACH a plus along with conducting hazard assessments.
- Expected to function with little direction and be able to independently drive complex projects to completion.
Apply Now
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.
Connect with us at abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.
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:
Engineering
DIVISION:
CRLB Core Lab
LOCATION:
United States > Lake Forest : CP01
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Not specified
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.
EEO is the Law link - English:
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