ABBOTT LABORATORIES Change Specialist II Salary in the United States

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 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Change Specialist II – St. Paul, MN

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of STRUCTURAL HEART disease.  We aim to lead the markets we serve by requiring the solutions we offer customers provide an improved benefit/risk profile as compared to existing standards of care; a performance threshold that by definition, guides and ensures the productive output of our engineering, business development, and clinical research efforts result in outcomes that advance the standard of care.

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

We are recruiting for a Change Specialist II located in St. Paul, MN.  You are responsible for quality checks, change manager activities and implementation of change orders in the designated PLM and ERP system. Your focus is on document and part changes. This includes communication with team members and other functional areas on issues identified and to provide feedback on compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Change Master

•  Material Master/Material Extension

• BOM

• Routers

• Inspection Plan

• Completes Quality Checks in PLM system basic document structuring (establish parent/child relationships in PLM system), attachments and approvals.

• Implement tasks based on the scope of the change to the affected documents and parts

• Accept Track Changes and delete comments

• Use basic Microsoft Office applications

• Updates fields in PLM and ERP systems

• Completes ERP Product Configuration updates

• Create document and part objects in the PLM and ERP systems

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING 

Required 

• HS Graduate or Equivalent

• 2-4 years of experience in a Document/Engineering Change Control role, preferably in a regulated industry

• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills

• Able to enter data in PLM and ERP system provided by Change Orders

• Intermediate knowledge of systems (PLM, ERP)

• Must have strong interpersonal skills

• Able to contribute to a department or cross-functional problem-solving team

• Ability to work in a geographically diverse business environment

• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment

• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate with Change Managers, Documentation Services staff, and other functional areas

• Multitasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines in timely manner

• Strong organizational and follow-through skills, as well as attention to detail

• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance

 WHAT WE OFFER  

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer: 

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance  

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans  

• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs 

• Paid time off  

• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match 

• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities 

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  www.abbottbenefits.com  

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. 

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