Pharmacy Technician

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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'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 is an onsite opportunity in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division. We are helping people with Diabetes lead healthier, happier lives. As a global leader in diabetes care, Abbott is constantly working to deliver the highest quality products and unwavering support to our customers. Consistent and accurate glucose monitoring is the foundation of any diabetes management plan, so we're committed to continuous improvement in the way patients and professionals measure, track and analyze glucose levels.
As a Pharmacy Technician, you will ensure that prescription and nonprescription medical device products are packaged and ready for distribution, manage the storage of all materials for kitting, perform production planning activities, and HMDR Exemptee review activities for prescription type orders. (Training will be provided to obtain an Exemptee License in order to perform Exemptee review activities.) This is an onsite opportunity in Milpitas, CA.
What You'll Do

• Works directly with the Production Planning to organize and complete Kit Packing jobs within the required time requirements.
• Releases sales orders to the Kitting area and completes medical production lot history records and paperwork efficiently and accurately.
• Responsible for the Rx Inventory is safely and securely stored in the controlled inventory area according the HMDR (Home Medical Device Retail) procedures.
• Perform Exemptee review activities for prescription type orders.
• Distributes or delivers finished kits to appropriate department or stockroom, including the controlled Rx Inventory
• Creates finished device product labels following procedures to control labels, equipment, and artwork files.
• Participates in routine cycle counting program.

Experience You'll Bring
Required

• High school diploma or general education degree.
• Must have Pharmacy Technician license/certificate, or 12+ months working in a pharmacy or in the distribution of pharmaceuticals or dangerous medical devices is required.
• Working understanding of computer systems and the operation of business/inventory/ enterprise resource planning systems software for processing orders or prescriptions.
• Experience with perishable products with temperature and shelf-life requirements
• Must be well organized with the ability to manage multiple projects/tasks simultaneously.
• Experience working in a regulated environment in compliance to Board of Pharmacy Laws or Medical Device regulations (21 CFR 820).
• Strong attention to detail, reading, writing, basic arithmetic skills required and ability to follow procedures and safety protocols.

Preferred

• Experience working in a warehouse, shock room or shipping.
• Experience with labeling printing and bar code scanning equipment/software.
• Must be flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced, start-up environment.
• Ability to work overtime as required.
• Team player that must possess a "can-do" attitude.

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* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free cov erage 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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Divisional Information
Medical Devices
General Medical Devices:
Our medical devices help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks.
CRM
As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats.
Diabetes
We're focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We're revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.
Vascular
Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.
Neuromodulation
Our Neuromodulation business includes implantable devices compatible with mobile technology to help people who suffer from chronic pain and movement disorders. These non-opioid therapies allow us to provide interventional pain therapy to patients throughout the pain continuum.
Structural Heart
Structural Heart Business Mission: why we exist
Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.
EP
In Abbott's Electrophysiology (EP) business, we're advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.
HF
In Abbott's Heart Failure (HF) business, we're developing solutions to diagnose, monitor and manage heart failure, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.
Diagnostics
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.
Abbott Molecular is a leader in molecular diagnostics and the analysis of DNA, RNA, and proteins at the molecular level.
Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key heath and therapeutic areas, including infections disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.
Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.
Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world's greatest healthcare challenges.
Nutrition
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®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, Glucerna® and ZonePerfect® - to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.
The base pay for this position is
$23.90 - $47.80/hour
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Engineering
DIVISION:
ADC Diabetes Care
LOCATION:
United States > Milpitas : 1820 McCarthy Blvd
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No
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.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf
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