Senior Software Engineer at Abbott Laboratories

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.

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 will be onsite working out of our Richmond, VA or Gretna, LA location on the ARDx, Abbott Rapid Diagnostics IT Division.  

As the Sr. Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work as a full stack developer to design, develop, and deliver custom-built creative software solutions in Windows and web platforms, tailored to meet our business needs. You will collaborate closely with the development team, business stakeholders, and IT management to ensure seamless integration and functionality. Additionally, you will be troubleshooting and resolving system defects, ensuring the reliability and performance of our applications.

What You’ll Work On

• End to end development of new features in windows and web applications as per the project schedule by following company’s Software Life Cycle guidelines.
• Debug, troubleshoot and resolve software defects.
• Develop complex and efficient SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Work collaboratively with team members to design and implement supportable and flexible IT solutions to meet business needs.
• Actively participate in meetings including project status, technical brainstorming, and training.
• Learn, adopt, and champion latest software design technologies and best practices.
• Complies with required regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art tools, techniques, and participating in educational opportunities in line with company’s growth and needs.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science or similar engineering discipline
• At least 5 years of application development experience in C#, VB.NET, Angular JS/React and other related technologies.
• At least 3 years of experience in writing SQL queries / Stored Procedures

Preferred Qualifications

• Working experience in healthcare systems especially in laboratory information management systems or related.
• Experience with cloud technologies and cloud-native app development.

Apply Now

* 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/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $72,700.00 – $145,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.