Document Editor

Abbott Laboratories; Illinois; On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Student debt program

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories seeks a Document Editor to ensure controlled documents are justified, approved, and properly updated across Corporate and divisional functions. You will plan new documentation and revisions and drive improvements in document control processes.

The role requires 5–7 years in QA or documentation control, with strong knowledge of document management systems and MS Office; a Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma required.
• 5-7 years experience in manufacturing, QA, or documentation control.
• Relevant Quality & Compliance business experience.
• Documentation experience as it relates to policies, process and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support the document change control process to ensure changes are appropriate and approved.
• Act as primary contact to divisions for content, format and change record requirements.
• Lead implementation of document management and archival systems for consistent practices.
• Guide use of the Document Management System (DMS) and planned improvements.
• Manage various divisional departmental projects and document control metrics.
• Interact with executive management to facilitate change record package approvals.

Skills

Documentation control

Quality & Compliance

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's Degree (Preferred) in Science IT Business or Engineering

Tools

Document Management System (DMS)

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: 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.

Opportunity

The Opportunity This position works out of our Abbott Park, IL location in the AQR Abbott Quality and Regulatory division. As a Document Editor, you’ll ensure that changes made to controlled documents are appropriate, justified, and properly approved by responsible functional areas according to established procedures. In addition, this position is responsible for planning and directing the initiation of new controlled documentation and revisions to existing documentation from Corporate and divisional functions.

What You’ll Work On

• Support the document change control process to ensure that changes made to controlled documents are appropriate, justified, and properly approved by responsible functional areas.
• A primary contact to divisions for controlled document content, format and change record requirements.
• Provide direction and leadership for the implementation of document management and archival systems to assure consistent practices.
• Provide direction and leadership to the corporate and divisional groups on the use of the Document Management System (DMS) and planned improvements.
• Manage various divisional departmental projects.
• Use knowledge of document management to make decisions and resolve problems.
• Participate with identification of improvements to division document control processes to decrease change request turn around times
• Manage daily document flow within the Document Control domain to maintain defined turn around times while ensuring priority changes are implemented as defined by divisional need.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Responsible for management of version control, resolutions of conflicting changes, and working closely with the document owners to assure all needs are met.
• Interact with executive level management to facilitate change record package approvals.
• Act as a liaison between related functional groups concerning controlled documentation and archival.
• Initiate and execute projects to continuously improve the overall effectiveness of the Document Control department.
• Manage the document turn around time to support business needs.
• Execute conversion of policy, process, procedure, guideline, and other controlled documents into the Document Management System.
• Participate in the implementation of future upgrades of the Document Management System, as required.
• Manage and track document control and archival metrics for the department.
• Supports the administration of the Learning Management System (LMS) and management to the Quality System Training Program to ensure employees are trained to perform their activities.
• Provides Subject Matter Expertise on the learning process including learning management system to other functional areas.
• Ensures effective communication, monitoring and promotion of learning activities.

Required Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma
• 5-7 years experience in manufacturing, QA, or documentation control
• Relevant Quality & Compliance business experience
• Documentation experience as it relates to policies, process and procedures

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Education: Bachelors Degree in Science, IT, Business or Engineering
• Mastery of Microsoft Suite

JOB FAMILY: Project Management

DIVISION: AQR Abbott Quality and Regulatory

LOCATION: United States > Abbott Park : AP52

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time

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 of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00 In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, and everyone. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.