Document Editor

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 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 

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Science, IT, Business or Engineering 

• Mastery of Microsoft Suite