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Accessioning Team Lead

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 (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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

The position of Accessioning Team Lead is within Toxicology located at Richmond, Va . In this role, the individual will be responsible for overseeing the Accessioning department and ensuring work is performed on an as needed basis in accordance with the SAMHSA mandatory guidelines and other regulatory organizations.

Shift: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am to 6:30pm

What You’ll Work On

• Lead and assist employees to help ensure efficiency and productivity

• Coordinate work duties and issue work assignments

• Facilitate solution to system malfunctions

• Provide input and recommendations to improve daily operations within department or in the laboratory

• Train new employees on all procedures and old employees on new procedures

• Lead and assist employees with receiving and opening specimens delivered to the laboratory for analysis

• Lead and assist employees with aliquoting and bar-coding specimens for initial analysis

• Lead and assist employees with the retrieval, aliquoting, and the bar-coding specimens for confirmation analysis

• Storage of supplies and disposal of empty boxes; as needed

• Assures lab department meets safety requirements

• Adhere to all security procedures for ensuring confidentiality of donor information

• Must comply with company policy

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED

• At least one year of experience in Accessioning

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to manage others

• Advanced oral and written communication skills

• Advanced ability to understand analytical techniques and procedures

• Advanced ability to understand laboratory instrumentation

• Ability to understand certification requirements for SAMHSA, CAP-FUDT, and other regulatory bodies

• Advanced ability to understand the function of a Laboratory Information System (LIS) and other laboratory computer systems

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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 (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

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.

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The base pay for this position is $16.25 – $32.55 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com