Abbott

About Abbott
We are a global, broad-based health care company devoted to discovering new medicines, new technologies and new ways to manage health. Our products span the continuum of care, from nutritional products and laboratory diagnostics through medical devices and pharmaceutical therapies. Our comprehensive line of products encircles life itself – addressing important health needs from infancy to the golden years.
Throughout our 120+ year history, Abbott people have been driven by a constant goal: to advance medical science to help people live healthier lives. It’s part of our heritage. And, it continues to drive our work. Today, 72,000 Abbott employees around the world share the passion for "Turning Science Into Caring." It's a commitment to focusing on what matters most: life and the potential it holds when we are feeling our best.
Abbott has sales, manufacturing, research and development, and distribution facilities around the world, close to where our customers need us to be. We are recognized for our global reach and our ability to serve our customers around the world.
Abbott prides itself on being recognized as a good place to work because we strive to provide an environment that enables employees to succeed. We have received numerous local, national and international distinctions for our commitment to workplace excellence. Our programs range from award-winning health care benefits to a variety of convenience and wellness services and long-term retirement benefits.
Our commitment to improving life extends to humanitarian causes. We recognize that as a leading provider of innovative health care products, we have a unique responsibility and opportunity to ensure people have access to them – whether they are among the poor and underprivileged or are victims of natural disasters. We’re determined to do our part through creative and varied social programs.
The promise of our company is in the promise that our work holds for health and for life

Why should you work for Abbott?
When you work for Abbott, you make a difference in the lives of others. Our employees work in a dynamic environment that inspires innovation, caring, and sustained achievements by individual employees and teams.
We offer a wide range of career opportunities that align with a diverse spectrum of health care products, from pharmaceuticals to medical devices to nutritionals. Our products positively impact the health of millions of patients worldwide

Abbott Experience
Through steadfast leadership and the spirit and personal commitment of our employees, we've built a world-class company that delivers products that encircle life, from newborns to aging adults, from nutrition and diagnostics to medical care and pharmaceutical therapy.
Delivering those products starts with having a core set of values. Those values — pioneering, achieving, caring, and enduring — have enabled us to get to where we are today, and they will continue to guide our behaviors and decisions as we work to advance leading-edge science and technologies, support diversity, focus on exceptional performance, and earn the trust of those we serve.

Abbott Professional Development Programs
We recently were rated in the "50 Best Places to Launch a Career" by Business Week for the second year in a row, ranking No. 15, the highest ranked health care company on the list.
The Professional Development Program (PDP) enables participants to explore career opportunities and experiences through a formal two to three year program based on the function or discipline with assignments in different areas of the business. PDPs are structured to ensure that participants develop key functional and leadership competencies through exposure to a wide range of projects and experiences.
A primary objective of the Professional Development Program is the development of participants in preparation for future key positions within the Abbott organization. Coaching and mentoring by our business leaders is a fundamental element of the program.

Contact Information
Abbott sa/nv                       Abbott Vascular International
Rue du Bosquet 2               Culliganlaan 2b
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve    1831 Diegem
T: + 32 10 47 53 11            T: + 32 2 714 14 11
F: + 32 10 47 54 84            F: + 32 2 714 14 53
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