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

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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, OHcurrently 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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