Quality Documentation Specialist - Abbott Park, IL

Abbott Laboratories; United States; On-site; USD 68,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Park, IL is seeking a professional to review and process change request packages, maintaining division documentation such as policies and product specs. You will advise on document management and change control practices, and adapt priorities quickly to meet internal customer needs and audit support.

The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree, 2+ years in nutrition, device or healthcare, and strong written communication to convey technical details clearly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years in Nutrition, Device, Pharmaceutical or health care/industry operations.
• Knowledge of policies and procedures impacting documentation and documentation practices.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; good grammar and syntax.

Responsibilities

• Review division level change request packages and documentation for assigned document types.
• Ensure changes are documented, justified, and approved by the required functional areas.
• Provide guidance to change request initiators and stakeholders on documentation.
• Support change control systems and resolve questions; assist on projects.

Skills

Strong communication

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree

Science major/minor preferred

Tools

PC and Microsoft Office

Job description

About Abbott

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.

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. Our Nutrition business develops science-based products for people of all ages—from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions around the world rely on our leading brands, including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna®, to live their healthiest lives.

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 the FreeU education benefit—an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree.
• Recognition globally as a great place to work, and for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of Abbott Park, IL in the Nutrition Division. The primary function is to review and process change request packages to maintain necessary division level documentation consisting of policies, procedures, and/or product specifications. Function in an advisory role regarding document management and change control practices. Must be able to rearrange priorities on short notice to react to (internal) customer needs and / or provide audit support.

What you’ll do

• Review division level change request packages and documentation for assigned document types.
• This may include but is not limited to product manufacturing, packaging and testing documents, and Quality System documents.
• The incumbent ensures that any changes made are documented, justified, and approved by the required functional areas according to established procedures.
• Utilize various software programs for document review, cross-referencing and distribution.
• Maintain documents and data according to standard operating procedures.
• Interact with change request initiators and approvers to resolve discrepancies.
• Support change control systems, resolving questions and proposing changes/improvements.
• Convey technical expertise via solid written and oral communication.
• Provide guidance to stakeholders in the understanding of the QSD structure/process.
• Providing technical writing support to subject matter experts, and specifically, change request initiators.
• Provide assistance on projects according to areas of expertise.
• Complete special projects and routine work on schedule.

Education and Experience You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Major or minor in a scientific discipline is highly desirable.
• Minimum of 2 years of Nutrition, Device, Pharmaceutical or other health care/industry experience in related operations areas such as manufacturing, materials management, quality control, quality engineering, document control, compliance, auditing, engineering and/or regulatory.
• Knowledge of policies and procedures impacting documentation and documentation practices.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Must know correct English grammar and syntax.
• Good people relations, able to work independently with good administrative and time management skills.
• PC and Microsoft Office experience.
• Must be able to perform detailed, careful work, including proofreading of numerical values, equations, etc.

Salary

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

• Job Family: Operations Quality
• Division: ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain
• Location: United States > Abbott Park : AP06C
• 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)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. 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

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, for all stages of life. 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.

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