Job Description
Abbott is a global healthcare leader with a portfolio spanning diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines.
Our 113,000 colleagues operate in more than 160 countries. In Ireland, we employ over 5,000 people across nine sites with manufacturing facilities in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo, and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. We have commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway.
The Diabetes Care Kilkenny facility is a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies for people with diabetes.
We are seeking a highly skilled professional to join our team as a Data Scientist. As a Data Scientist, you will be responsible for providing real-time data analysis to support manufacturing operations—helping optimize processes, improve material performance, and enhance yield.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide real-time data analysis to support manufacturing operations.
* Develop documentation that maps critical quality attributes to manufacturing systems, ensuring traceability and compliance.
* Maintain and enhance our Manufacturing Execution System (MES), including database schemas, reports, and recipe configurations.
* Collaborate cross-functionally with QA, Engineering, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, and Purchasing to ensure timely and effective execution of initiatives.
* Support site-wide reporting, including monthly metrics and quarterly product quality monitoring.
Required Skills and Qualifications
A degree in a quantitative field or equivalent industry experience is required. Experience with relational databases, proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, Scala, C++, and R in Linux/Unix environments is necessary. Familiarity with statistical software like JMP or SAS is a plus.
Benefits
Attractive compensation package includes competitive pay and benefits such as family health insurance, excellent pension scheme, life assurance, career development, and access to many more benefits.
What We Offer
Join us on this exciting journey and take advantage of the opportunity to shape your career while making a meaningful contribution to the healthcare industry.