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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About Abbott

The key to successful treatment and full recovery is often fast, accurate diagnosis. Abbott’s life-changing tests and diagnostic tools provide insights that enable smarter, faster decisions and transform the way the world is managing health.

Our pioneering technology spans the world of healthcare operations — with medical diagnostic instruments, tests, automation and informatics solutions for hospitals, reference labs, blood centers, emergency departments, physician offices and clinics.

Our location in Hollywood, FL currently has an opportunity for a Software Tester I. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Support the product and development team with all verification and validation tasks.

• Support the quality team during audits of the product.

• Support professional services group with customer requests related to the verification and validation tasks.

• Perform different levels of testing which may include boundary/unit testing, system testing, usability/GUI testing, regression testing and user acceptance testing.

• Support performance testing and stress load testing of the product functionality by assisting to data configuration, definition of testing plan and execution of the testing plan

• Create, modify and review automated test cases for the product functionality.

• Planning and coordination of validation and verification activities for product releases. This includes creation, modification and revision of verification and validation deliverables defined by the SDLC process.

• Find software defects and report them in the quality tracking system. Cooperate with developers and product management to help in issue resolution.

• Support professional services group with customer requests of documentation and questions regarding verification kits and testing of different scenarios

• Work with the product manager and development team to evaluate the product beyond predefined test scripts consider end-user needs and recommend new features/enhancements.

• Makes decisions during test phases based on reported defects by defining and executing the appropriate validation and verification plan.

• Support the writing team in development of end-user training methods and documentation to promote and enhance the company's sales service and profitability.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Required

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or similar

• 3+ years of experience in software testing and documentation.

• 3+ years of experience with test automation tools such as Test Complete (preferred), Selenium, Tosca etc.

Preferred

• Experience with LIMS software is preferred but not required.

• Preferably some experience in Agile and sprint planning tools such as Azure DevOps.

• SQL capabilities and programming language and concepts knowledge is a plus:

  • JavaScript, C#, HTML5, jQuery

  • Source control systems: Git/TFVC

  • Unit Testing

  • Performance and Scalability patterns

  • CI/CD knowledge

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans

• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs

• Paid time off

• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match

• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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