Posted:
9/19/2025, 6:34:48 AM
Location(s):
Ontario, Canada ⋅ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Experience Level(s):
Internship
Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
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 will have access to:
Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
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 Ottawa, Ontario location in the Point of Care, Diagnostics division. 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.
Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key health and therapeutic areas, including infectious disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.
What You’ll Do
We're searching for a highly motivated Advanced Biotechnology student, preferably with a background in chemical analysis or medical diagnostics, to join the Development team at Abbott Point of Care Canada. The successful candidate will be working in the fast-paced R&D Development group to help with verification and validation activities, including execution and logistics, within a quality-controlled environment for innovative point of care diagnostic test cartridges based on microfluidics as part of the i-STAT System.
Required Qualifications
Full-time registration at time of application in an Advanced Biotechnology or equivalent program
Hands-on laboratory work experience.
Experience in chemistry and/or biochemistry laboratory, preferred.
Ability to follow SOPs and study protocols and follow good documentation practices.
Able to work independently and in a team environment.
Minimum GPA of B+ or equivalence
Strong verbal and written communication/documentation skills
Experience with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
4-month or 8-month work term/2/3 days per week.
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/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is
N/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Website: https://abbott.com/
Headquarter Location: Illinois City, Illinois, United States
Employee Count: 1001-5000
Year Founded: 1944
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt
Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Emergency Medicine ⋅ Genetics ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Health Diagnostics ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Medical ⋅ Medical Device ⋅ Nutrition ⋅ Pharmaceutical