Document Control Specialist

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.

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.
• 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 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 works out of our Abbott Park, IL location within the GES Global Engineering Services division.

The Technical Writer and Document Controller manage document change control and supports general business functions. Assuring that all documents and data affecting equipment operation, procurement, manufacturability, quality and reliability are current and approved for release.

Technical Writing and Document Controlling includes safety, regulatory, technical trade and developmental programs intended to ensure personnel can sustain and improve operations. They ensure that operational and design document changes are performed accurately, effectively and with superior efficiency and ensure they are reviewed for impact across areas and sites and are coordinated for implementation.

Documentation includes processing and submitting document changes.

What You'll Work On:

• Work with department management to identify and maintain current documentation procedures for individual trade functions and ensure that are up to date.
• Incorporates changes to affected documents by performing data entries in the system and issuing the revised document to the viewing application for users.
• Advises and responds to queries on effecting changes to documents by interfacing with document owners and originators of changes, providing prior and current revisions of documents, and running queries and reports.
• Identifies improvements by analyzing the current business/system processes and recommending improvements within the scope of their influence.
• General Business Functions (as required) - Assist in internal, corporate, Divisional, regulatory, and third-party audits (preparation activities and post-audit activities).
• Ensure compliance with all Abbott procedures and all applicable regulatory agency requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Technical/Business Knowledge (Job Skills)) Applies broad knowledge of business concepts, procedures and practices and a general understanding of department fundamentals.
• Ability to proficiently communicate verbally and in writing. This individual must have the ability to work independently, and be well organized in program development and administration.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, document change systems such as Windchill, and training management systems such as LMS preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership qualities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two-year degree or some college credits in a Technical filed preferred

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The base pay for this position is $25.00 – $50.00 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.