Scientist3

## **JOB DESCRIPTION:** **Scientist 3** **Location: Witney** Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops and manufactures leading-edge glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and hospital settings. We have launched a monitoring system that revolutionises how people with diabetes around the world monitor their glucose levels. We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of people’s lives. To support our continued site expansion, we currently have an opportunity within the R&D team for a Scientist to join us. This team provide product R&D support for test method development activities through scientific experimentation including varied analytical chemistry techniques. This position is at the heart of the UK R&D team and your input and delivery of results will be instrumental in the achievement of developing suitable quantitative analytical techniques associated with sensor development projects. In this role you will be integral to the development of analytical test methods through characterisation studies, test method documentation preparation while also supporting equipment and test method validation activities. The successful candidate will be motivated to develop their technical expertise, applying it to achieve project objectives, conduct and report experiments, analyse and interpret data, and draw scientifically sound conclusions and recommendations. You will also utilise your technical writing skills to prepare analytical test procedures, technical reports, and other supporting documentation. Key responsibilities include: * Perform routine and non-routine analytical testing (using e.g. HPLC, GC, and LC-MS techniques) to support method development and product characterisation. * Ensure accurate sample preparation, instrument setup, calibration, and maintenance. * Monitor system performance and troubleshoot analytical instrumentation issues. * Apply scientific judgement to evaluate results and ensure data integrity. * Maintain high-quality data