Document Control Specialist III
Accuray · Madison, WI
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 3 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior controls role at Accuray (medical devices) in Madison, WI.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- ISO 13485, FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Internal audits, SAP
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $86k–$127k.
Median of the low and high ends of 11 live postings that list pay, out of 24 controls engineer openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 23 other live controls postings in Wisconsin.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $86k–$127k, from 11 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- PLC 63%
- Automation 63%
- Root cause 33%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 29%
- Robotics 29%
- Team leadership 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for ISO 13485, FDA / GMP, Internal audits, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Accuray in Madison
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Full description from AccurayAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Administers controlled-document lifecycle activities, including creation, review, approval, issuance, revision, effective-date management, obsolescence, archival, retention, and retrieval.
- ◆Independently reviews and processes document and change-control submissions, including applicable ECOs, CHG Packets, MCOs, DCRs, part-number requests, medical device files, and design and development records, for completeness, accuracy, required approvals, effective dates, training impact, and compliance with established procedures.
- ◆Reviews controlled documents for alignment with approved templates, internal QMS requirements, and applicable regulatory and quality-system requirements; identifies and escalates potential conflicts or compliance concerns to the appropriate process owner or Quality representative.
- ◆Maintains document metadata, revision history, access permissions, workflows, audit trails, and related records in electronic document-management, quality-management, training, and product-lifecycle systems.
- ◆Performs initial setup and periodic maintenance of users, roles, and access in MasterControl and other applicable enterprise systems for employees, suppliers, and authorized third parties.
- ◆Monitors document and change-control queues, aging, cycle times, and periodic-review status; follows up with record owners to resolve overdue, inaccurate, or incomplete records.
- ◆Develops and maintains Document Control procedures, work instructions, templates, forms, job aids, and training materials, as assigned.
- ◆Provides training and day-to-day guidance to document authors, reviewers, approvers, and system users on document-control processes, change submissions, electronic design and development file setup, and system use.
- ◆Supports Change Review Boards by preparing and distributing agendas, recording decisions and action items, publishing minutes, and maintaining associated records.
- ◆Coordinates translated-document activities with internal stakeholders and external vendors while maintaining version control, review and approval evidence, and linkage to the approved source document.
- ◆Supports internal audits, external audits, and regulatory inspections by retrieving records, demonstrating document-control processes, and providing traceability evidence.
- ◆Participates in system implementations, upgrades, validation activities, user acceptance testing, data cleanup, document migrations, audit remediation, and process-improvement initiatives affecting document and change control.
- ◆Uses Microsoft 365 applications and electronic enterprise systems to prepare, review, track, analyze, and communicate controlled information for global business functions.
- ◆Protects confidential and proprietary information and complies with applicable records-retention, electronic-record, electronic-signature, data-integrity, and information-security requirements.
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Required
- ✓Associate degree or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- ✓At least two years of experience in document control, change control, records management, quality systems, or a related function in a regulated industry.
- ✓Working knowledge of Good Documentation Practices, data-integrity principles, and controlled-document lifecycle requirements.
- ✓Familiarity with ISO 13485, FDA Quality Management System requirements, EU MDR, MDSAP, and applicable electronic-record and electronic-signature requirements.
- ✓Experience using electronic document-management, quality-management, training-management, or product-lifecycle management systems.
- ✓Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
- ✓Ability to interpret and consistently apply procedures, work instructions, templates, and documentation standards.
- ✓Demonstrated attention to detail, sound judgment, problem-solving ability, and capacity to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- ✓Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with global and cross-functional teams while maintaining confidentiality.
- ✓Experience in the medical-device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other regulated life-sciences industry.
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Preferred or Desired
- +Bachelor’s degree in business administration, quality, information management, life sciences, engineering, or a related field.
- +Experience with MasterControl, Agile, Oracle, SAP, or comparable electronic quality and product-lifecycle systems.
- +Experience supporting audits or regulatory inspections.
- +Experience with training administration, document migration, system validation, user acceptance testing, global document-control operations, or translated-document management.
- +Relevant professional certification in records management, quality, regulatory affairs, or related discipline.
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