Abbott Posted October 4, 2026

Software Engineer in Test

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States FULL_TIME
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About this opportunity

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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.

Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our location in Lake Forest, IL currently has an opportunity for a Software Engineer in Test. This role is on site daily. This is part of Abbott Core Lab Division. Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is 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.

The Software Engineer in Test (SET) reports into the AlinIQ Product Research and Development organization in Abbott Diagnostics. The SET is responsible for design, development, execution, review and reporting of automated testing for informatics products in compliance with division, corporate, and industry regulation. This position will help build out and maintain our automation tools and test scripts. The SET will serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for product research and development teams in automation practices. The role requires the ability to work in an environment that is fast paced, to work independently, and to communicate and collaborate well as part of a team.

What You’ll Work On

Design, develop, and execute automated software test plans for server, web and cloud informatics products in collaboration with scrum-based cross-functional design and development teams.

Develop and execute software testing across various containerized and networked components.

Design, script, and automate test cases for test driven development and continuous testing.

Perform peer testing automation review, definition of criteria for testing, analyzing test results, and presenting results to developers and other stakeholders.

Perform test case and test case run analysis to determine adequacy of testing, including coverage, boundary and regression analysis.

Provide testing & allied documentation in conformance with regulatory, security, and privacy standards for all types of testing such as functional, performance and regression.

Provide input to systems and applications developers on testing procedures and requirements, schedules, or potential problems.

Fault isolation, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis activities during system integration and testing for systems in development.

Complete software testing and activities for development user stories within the SDLC process.

Create verification and validation test cases and test reports and review with relevant stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

BA/BS Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or related disciplines. Minimum 3 years Relevant experience with a master’s degree in a related field.

Minimum 4 years Related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum 5 years Relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Moderate level of ability to conduct thorough data analytics & implement data-driven solutions.

Moderate level of knowledge with continuous integration & continuous deployment (CI/CD).

Moderate knowledge of Agile methodologies.

Moderate level of understanding of test methodologies.

Demonstrated success in technical proficiency, creativity, and independent thought.

Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

At least 5 years of work experience in software development or test automation role.

Knowledge in SDLC / SLC process and testing methodologies

Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript.

Proficiency in SQL, Postgres or other RDBMS technology

Experience with BrowserStack/Other Test Automation Tools and Selenium WebDriver preferred.

Experience in the management of requirements and test cases  (JAMA, JIRA and Atlassian toolset experience preferred).

Experience in Agile methodology and Scrum ceremonies.

Must have strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving and organizational skills, and the ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team.

Familiarity with design of diagnostic medical devices and/or informatics software is a plus.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://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.

Connect with us at abbott.com , on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/ , and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers .

The base pay for this position is $68,000.00 – $136,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job details

Seniority
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Function
Information Technology
Therapeutic area
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Location
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

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We currently track 1231 comparable Information Technology roles across 78 biopharma companies.

1231Comparable roles tracked
1181Currently active
78Companies hiring similar roles
40Countries represented

Salary context

169 of 1231 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Lowest disclosed · MedTech Field Service Software Tech Entry level - Batesville, IN · IQVIA $27/hr – $30/hr (≈ $56,160–$62,400/yr)
Peer group range $59,280 – $400,000 (median $180,500)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1231 comparable roles

India509
United States347
Spain98
Poland62
China24
United Kingdom16

+ 34 more countries

Seniority mix

700 of 1231 peers have a known seniority level

Senior290
Manager156
Principal65
Associate Director54
Associate53
Director42
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc20
Senior Director15
Executive/VP5

Therapeutic area mix

6 of 1231 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology3
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Neuroscience1

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