Label Specialist

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Label Specialist

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. Our Nutrition business develops science-based products for people of all ages—from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions around the world rely on our leading brands, including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna®, to live their healthiest lives.

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 the FreeU education benefit—an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree.
• Recognition globally as a great place to work, and for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Columbus, OH location in the Nutrition Division. Our ambition is providing innovative high-quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life. Demonstrate stewardship in the application of QA policies and procedures, projects, and systems used to develop Abbott Nutrition product labels.  This individual serves as the primary reference for product labeling and as such evaluates proposed labeling changes and implements the changes, along with developing new primary and secondary product labels as prioritized by the project management group.  Focus of the role will be labels that are marketed within the assigned countries of the LATAM Commercial Region.  The individual will utilize project management skills to ensure that the label development process flow is adhered to.  The individual is the primary contact within the working team (Labeling Manager, Desktop Publisher, Affiliate, Area Regulatory Specialist, Project Management Group) for planning, start-up, and execution of the label development activities through the labeling quality system and ensures labels are reviewed, approved, and completed. The individual also serves as primary contact for the external translation agency.

What You’ll Work On

• Prepare and collect label development information required to initiate label start-up activities.
• Complete label development activities required to promote label packets from review to approval phase.
• Responsible for selecting appropriate label packet workflow and assessing all applicable reviewers(s) and approver(s).
• Ensure all appropriate documents are within the label packet in the designated quality (Change Control) system.
• Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the label and supporting documentation.
• Primary contact for labels that require third party translation and request for translation service from third party translation agency as applicable and retain translation files and document records
• Work with and notify Regulatory contacts at Affiliate level of label readiness for registration submission
• Work with Plant Label contacts to coordinate implementation of the final label for product manufacturing
• Collaborate with Plant Label contacts to ensure barcode type and commodity numbers meet country requirements
• Manage timelines, elevations and collaborate with the Project Management group to meet committed product launches.
• Must have capacity for attention to detail with the ability to recognize errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
• Ensure labeling packet is in compliance with medical, regulatory, marketing and country specific requirements.
• Able to manage multiple tasks and prioritize accordingly to meet challenging deadlines.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, YOU’LL BRING  

Required  

• Education Requirements: BA or equivalent plus 4 years relevant experience
• Spanish speaking is a plus, but not a requirement

Preferred

• Understanding of processes (label initiation, development, and approval coordination).
• Effective communication with internal customers (affiliates, regulatory affairs, materials management, project teams, etc.) and external customers (print suppliers, translation agency, etc.).
• Desire for collaboration and the ability to work with both as a team and independently
• Highly organized, self-motivated, adaptable and detail-oriented
• Ability to adapt quickly and effectively to shifting priorities.
• Must be comfortable with technology and have the ability to learn quickly
• Proficient with Microsoft Applications (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Proficient with Adobe Acrobat

Apply Now

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

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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:

ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain

LOCATION:

United States > Columbus : 2900 Easton Square Place

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

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)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.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf