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 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.

·         Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO

·         An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 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.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

Work as an area expert in a cross-functional setting to ensure project progress. Provides assessment and guidance for the design and development of mobile app products.  Works closely with product development team to establish product development goals while ensuring market compatibility.

What You'll Work On

• Technical leadership for diagnosing design and product features.
• Guides development and documentation of test plan protocols, standard operating procedures, specifications and test procedures.
• Evaluate performance of the application including encryption, hardware connectivity and real time data communication. 
• Evaluate the backend data management and cloud upload performance
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of the application by tracking and analyzing appropriate metrics
• Analyze application logs, maintenance activity data, performance data and provide analysis summary
• Identify and create test cases for the connected device. Execute test cases to test the code and detect errors and defects.
• Contributes to and supports reviews held by cross functional teams on related projects and provide feedbacks
• Interfaces with appropriate internal and external resources to ensure intellectual property is appropriately protected.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related engineering discipline and 6+ years of profession mobile application development/testing experience, or Master’s degree or higher in a related filed and 3-4+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals
• Advanced knowledge in modern programming languages such Java, C++ or Python
• Strong experience/knowledge in mobile frameworks, APIs, wireless communication and mobile data management
• Professional experience in full stack mobile app development/testing or a focus on backend development is preferred
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and high attention to detail

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.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 www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbottand on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

     

The base pay for this position is

$83,600.00 – $167,200.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Product Development

     

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

        

LOCATION:

United States > Alameda : 1360-1380 South Loop Road

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

No

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf