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Technical Writer

Abbott

Scarborough, ME

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$61,300–$122,700 Per Year
SKILLS
Career Development, Change Requests/Orders, Continuous Improvement, Corrective Action, Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) Systems, Diversity, EEO Regulations, English Law, Establish Priorities, Facebook, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), Health Plan, Healthcare, International Health, Keyboards, LinkedIn, Manufacturing, Material Moving, Medical Diagnosis, Medical Equipment, Medical Products, Organizational Skills, People Management, Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), Process Improvement, Production Management, Production Support, Quality Assurance, Safety/Work Safety, Set Goals, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Technical Writing, Time Management, Tuition Reimbursement
LOCATION
Scarborough, ME
POSTED
8 days ago

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 115,000colleagues 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 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 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Scarborough, ME location in the Infections Disease, Diagnostics Division. We're empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott's diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

The Technical Writer will provide guidance & support to the team in order to produce quality products, seek continuous improvement, and achieve established goals and targets for safety, quality, and productivity.

What You'll Work On
  • Complete Quality Incident (QI) and CAPA Investigations to support Production.
  • Collaborate with QI Coordinators and Approvers and the Material Review Board to receive timely approval of QIs in support of the manufacturing plan.
  • Work closely with the Production Manager and Supervisors to ensure all production objectives are met or exceeded.
  • Adjust priorities quickly.
  • Write and execute reprocessing/rework records independently or with QA assistance.
  • Create and move material quarantine records and disposal records independently.
  • Develop and implement corrective actions to improve product and process conformance.
  • Complete Change Orders to update Production SOPs.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 2+ years' experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Prior experience utilizing GMP practices/techniques.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Comprehensive understanding of operational excellence/lean principles and applications.
  • Comprehensive understanding of medical device manufacturing.


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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at abbott.com, on LinkedIn at and on Facebook at

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.

JOB FAMILY:
Operations Quality

DIVISION:
ID Infectious Disease

LOCATION:
United States > Scarborough : 10 Southgate Rd

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable

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), Work requiring repeated bending, stooping, squatting or kneeling

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

EEO is the Law link - English:

EEO is the Law link - Espanol:

About the Company

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Abbott

At Abbott, we are enthusiastic, energetic and committed to doing great work every day. Our employees are passionate about helping to translate science into lasting contributions to health care and the health of people worldwide. At the heart of our organization is our "Promise for Life"—a statement that embodies our company's commitment to employees, shareholders, local communities and the people who depend on our company and products to live healthier lives.

Vital to our promise is the speed in which we act, respond and deliver. As Abbott employees, we are ready to meet change and challenges head-on. As a result, we are a company that adapts quickly, and through our passion for innovation we are able to continually create a pipeline of products that help improve the length and quality of life around the world.

We are proud of our rich, more than 120-year history. We continue to be driven to advance leading-edge science and technologies, support diversity, focus on exceptional performance and earn the trust of those we serve.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1910
WEBSITE
http://www.abbott.com/

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