medical writer II

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Working within the confines of the Division Quality Assurance policy as well as domestic and international regulatory requirements, writes, edits, and formats a wide variety of communications for healthcare professionals.
• Collaborates with development and quality engineering, marketing, regulatory affairs, and clinical engineering personnel, among others, to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Recommends overall organization and layout, mode of presentation, publication methods, and related matters.
• Develops publication concepts for the best communication of subject matter.
•  Coordinates with domestic and international personnel to write and edit customer-facing documentation which also addresses local requirements and product usage.
• Leads projects to implement new technology for use by Customer Quality.
• Leads projects to improve departmental processes that require cooperation from other functional groups.
• Troubleshoots existing processes and technologies.
• Remains current on developments in and knowledge of the company's products, worldwide markets, policies, and objectives, including regulatory requirements and restrictions.
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree In a relevant technical discipline, Communications, Marketing, English or equivalent OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Masters Degree Preferred.
• Minimum 3 years.
• Progressively more responsible experience as a technical writer in a medical or high technology (preferably biotechnology) environment.
• Must possess comprehensive written and verbal communication, interpersonal, presentation, analytical, project management skills and the ability to prioritize and handle a large volume of projects simultaneously and meet deadlines. Must be highly organized and attentive to detail. Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred. Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment. Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment. Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization. Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner. Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail. Ability to travel approximately 5%, including internationally(if required by business).