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
Our location in Westford, MA, currently has an opportunity for a Staff Software Engineer. The fundamental function for this role will be the software implementation and integration of software. The position will also include fixing bugs in both the back-end and front-end of the OCT Intravascular Imaging System software. The successful candidate will bring strong C++, Image Analysis, and object-oriented programming experience to work in a variety of areas within application software for Abbott’s OCT Intravascular Imaging System. . Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.
What You’ll Work On
- Design and implement features and strategies. The position will include code development, and fixing bugs using highly efficient and well-organized code in either of the following languages: C++, C#, and Image Analysis.
- Work to integrate AI imaging algorithms and maintain the OCT Imaging Pipeline
- Design and refactor code to optimize the OOD of the OCT application.
- Provide documentation, test plans, and unit tests for all software changes.
- Work in a highly collaborative agile team environment using SAFe
- Have, and further develop, an understanding of customer usage of intravascular imaging technologies to help our team design and build the best products possible.
- Present, demonstrate, new features to customers around the world.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (±9 years) in a technical field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) Or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- 6+ years of experience in software development (combination of programming-heavy coursework, school projects, freelance work and professional experience).
- Strong C++ and Object-Oriented design skills.
- Familiarity with 2D image processing and medical image analysis.
- Algorithm development experience for biomedical imaging applications.
- Experience with source control and bug tracking tools.
- Excellent English communication skills, oral, reading and writing (should be comfortable reading scientific publications).
- Experience developing on the Microsoft Windows platform.
- Ability to work in a dynamic team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree highly preferred.
- 3D Graphics Programming experience a strong plus.
- Demonstrated experience within a medical device development environment.
- Experience developing medical device software.
- Experience creating thorough testing methodologies.
- Hardware interface programming is a strong plus.
- Experience working with client/server architectures (REST, .NET)
- Experience with SIMD CPU and/or GPU programming.
- Experience with Machine Learning, AI or Deep Learning is a plus.
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.
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The base pay for this position is
$95,000.00 – $190,000.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:Product Development
DIVISION:AVD Vascular
LOCATION:United States > Massachusetts > Westford : 4 Robbins Road
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:Standard
TRAVEL:Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)
Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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