Diagnostics Technical Writer — Manuals & Service Bulletins

Abbott Laboratories; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage in HIP PPO

Strong retirement plan contributions

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Abbott is a recognized great place to

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Des Plaines, IL is seeking a Technical Writer to produce service manuals, advisories, bulletins, and troubleshooting guides for diagnostic instruments. You will ensure clarity, accuracy, and regulatory alignment while collaborating with engineers, scientists, and product managers.

You will support document format/layout, maintain Abbott documentation systems, and act as the technical writing representative on product teams, contributing to a robust quality system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Engineering, English, Journalism, or similar is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Exacting attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Prepares technical documents such as service manuals, instrument service advisories, technical service bulletins, and troubleshooting guides for diagnostic/non-diagnostic instruments.
• Collaborates with writers, engineers, scientists, and product managers to develop technical content.
• Assists in document format and layout; incorporates text, graphs, charts, and tables clearly.
• Ensures data is presented clearly, completely, accurately, and concisely.
• Maintains the quality system and serves as the technical writing representative on product teams.
• Coordinates data collection and packaging for new and revised service materials.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Attention to detail

Ability to work independently

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications, Engineering, English, Journalism, or similar

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe FrameMaker

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Abbott Laboratories in Des Plaines, IL is seeking a Technical Writer to produce service manuals, advisories, bulletins, and troubleshooting guides for diagnostic instruments. You will ensure clarity, accuracy, and regulatory alignment while collaborating with engineers, scientists, and product managers.

You will support document format/layout, maintain Abbott documentation systems, and act as the technical writing representative on product teams, contributing to a robust quality system.