Associate Scientist II - Nutrition - Columbus, OH

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Our nutrition business develops science‑based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, Pedia Sure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives. 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.

• 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 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

Our location in Columbus, OH, currently has an opportunity for an Associate Scientist II. In Research & Development (R&D) our ambition is to provide innovative high‑quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life.

Day to day activities may include but are not limited to the following:

Primary Function:
Develop and optimize nutritional products for commercial launch by creating formulations that improve product performance, support product claims, meet regulatory requirements, and strengthen supply chain resilience. Support the technical development of nutritional products and lead defined project work streams ranging from line extensions and renovations to new product innovations. Support product development activities from concept through commercialization.

• Support the planning and execution of experiments to optimize the nutritional, microbiological, sensory, and physical attributes of new and existing products.
• Conduct laboratory and pilot‑scale trials; document observations, analyze results, and communicate conclusions and recommendations.
• Interpret experimental results and recommend appropriate next steps and action plans.
• Support scale‑up, production readiness, and commercialization activities.
• Prepare technical reports and communicate project updates to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including Marketing, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Purchasing, and Legal.
• Support the evaluation of ingredients, formulations, and technical solutions to achieve product development objectives.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with quality and regulatory requirements.

Accountability/Scope:
Independently execute assigned project activities and contribute to the successful delivery of product development initiatives. Identify technical challenges, risks, and opportunities, and recommend data‑driven solutions in collaboration with project teams. Build technical expertise in…