Localization Coordinator II - Medical Devices(onsite)

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

For years, Abbott’s medical device businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective, and less invasive. Whether it’s glucose monitoring system, innovative therapies for treating heart disease, or products that help people with chronic pain or movement disorders, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live their lives better and healthier. Every day, our technologies 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.

The Opportunity

Our team currently has an opportunity for a Localization Coordinator II. This role will be on-site at our office either in Plano, TX; St. Paul, MN; or Sylmar, CA. The role will work under general supervision, supports the Localization Manager with the localization and translation of manuals, labels, and software to satisfy regulatory or marketing requirements and support quality speed to market.

Responsibilities

• Develops and monitors schedules for all translation projects and ensures that deadlines are met by contacting/meeting with vendors/division personnel for assigned projects. Obtains answers to questions of timing, meaning, form, format, project schedules, revision tracking, and updates to translations.
• Publishes reports on project status. Presents status reports to department management or to members of other departments, as necessary.
• Coordinates with team members to supply translation vendors with final English copy.
• Ensures that translated material conforms to graphic standards by proof reading final copy and confirming that content is an accurate translation.
• Ensures that translations are done in accordance with company policies and procedures by following applicable SOP and Work Instructions for translated material, guidelines issued by each site’s Document Control Department, and observing Notified Body regulations for translated materials.
• Oversees the preparation of files for translation. This may include, among other things, comparing versions, fixing graphic file problems, ensuring that all project components are available, obtaining part numbers, and ensuring that corrections and updates are included.
• Prepares files for publication. This may include, among other things, page proofing and creating Change Orders (COs).
• Acts as Localization Subject Matter Expert on project core teams, drawing on practical experience and expertise to guide teams through the localization process. 
• Provides Localization Coordinator-specific on-the-job training to new employees following completion of official Abbott training assignments. This may include job shadowing, peer reviews of finished work prior to implementation, and knowledge transfer during regularly scheduled meetings.
• Participates in vetting of applicants to Localization Coordinator I and contingent Localization Coordinator roles. May also participate in interview process.
• Remains current on developments in and knowledge of the company's products