Sr. Medical Writer
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
The Sr. Medical Writer works in Lake Forest IL in our Transfusion Medicine division, in Core Diagnostics. Our medical devices help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks.
What You’ll Work On
Specialist professional individual contributor with comprehensive knowledge in the area of Medical Writing.
Ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects.
Adapts precedent and may make significant departures from traditional approaches to develop solutions.
Considered as highly experienced and knowledgeable resource within the organization in editing, rewriting, or otherwise preparing for publication manuscripts on clinical studies and scientific reports including special summaries from raw data for submission to the FDA or for in-company use, monographs, comprehensive reviews, scientific exhibits, and other projects requiring skill in medical communication.
Compiles, analyzes, and summarizes additional data from other sources as needed.
Prepares sales education materials and manuals for sales, product brochures and literature for new products, and revises existing literature.
Writes and maintains files on informative journal abstracts According to current or estimated future needs.
Composes medical papers from outlines provided by doctors for presentations.
May prepare responses regarding company products, drugs, or diseases and refers in-depth technical inquiries to medical personnel.
Requires knowledge of product areas and current developments.
Required Qualifications
Associates Degree
Minimum 7 years of experience in similar role.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree and 5 years or more of experience in similar role.
Requires knowledge of product areas and current developments.
Current or former experience in Abbott is a plus.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://abbottbenefits.com/
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 https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.
The base pay for this position is
$78,000.00 – $156,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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