Data Analyst II

Thornton Tomasetti; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Data Analyst II to support requirements and data workflows across the Medical Writing division in Minnesota. The role emphasizes documenting requirements, RTMs, and design/verification materials for medical devices and diagnostics.

You will collaborate with Systems Engineering, Quality/Regulatory, Risk, and Software teams; participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, and cross‑functional reviews to resolve ambiguity quickly and decisively.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; knowledge of software development processes (SDLC).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to document clearly.
• Willing to learn medical device regulations and quality processes.
• Proactive, independent work style and ability to work with cross‑functional teams.
• Experience with requirements tools: DOORS, CodeBeamer, JAMA.

Responsibilities

• Support development of functional and non‑functional requirements; manage documentation across releases.
• Facilitate technical reviews and workshops with Systems and Software engineers.
• Maintain single source of truth for requirements; manage baselines and versioning.
• Assist in tools development like glossaries, style guides, knowledge bases, and data views.
• Publish requirement specs, design and verification docs.

Skills

Technical communication

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

DOORS

Codebeamer

JAMA

SharePoint

Confluence

JIRA

MS Office

Job description

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Data Analyst II 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.

What You’ll Work On

• Requirements Support & Analysis. Support development of functional and non-functional requirements; provide change management of requirement documentation and a variety of software project deliverables. Facilitate technical review and workshop sessions with Systems and Software Systems engineers. Ensure requirements are well‑written, feasible, testable, and aligned to ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148:2018. Maintain a single source of truth for requirements; managing baselines and versioning across releases. Assist in the development of tools such as glossaries, style guides, knowledge bases, data views, and workflows that support engineering business functions and data analysis. Edit and publish requirement specifications, software design and verification documentation for design control environments. Support creation and maintenance of requirements traceability matrices (RTMs) linking requirements to design, risk controls, and verification activities. Pilot and document workflows, requirement writing best practices, and guidance for larger team use and cross‑functional alignment.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration. Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Quality/Regulatory, Risk Management, and Software teams. Coordinate technical review meetings; moderating and recording action items and resolutions. Champion and support continuous improvement of requirements and documentation processes, tools, and metrics. Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and grooming to clarify scope and acceptance criteria. Serve as a bridge between business, engineering, and QA—resolving ambiguity quickly and decisively.
• Key Competencies. Service‑oriented. Curiosity and willingness to learn. Attention to detail. Critical and analytical thinking. Ability to understand and summarize advanced technical concepts. Excellent organizational skills. Strong content management skills.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or relevant field; Clear understanding of software development processes (SDLC).
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Willing to learn medical device regulations and quality processes.
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively and independently.
• Experience with requirements tools: DOORS, Codebeamer, JAMA.
• Experience with the software development process and deliverables.
• Experience with SharePoint, Confluence, JIRA.
• Advanced skills in the MS Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio.

The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00

JOB FAMILY: Medical Writing
DIVISION: EP Electrophysiology
LOCATION: United States > Minnesota > St. Paul > Tech Center : One St Jude Medical Drive
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, committed to employee diversity.

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