Technical Writer

Job Summary:

The Technical Writer is responsible for authoring and releasing product documentation and user materials for medical devices.

Duties & Responsibilities:

· Collaborate on and support the development of Directions for Use, Operatorâ s Manuals, and other related product documentation.

· Collaborate with writers, product managers, engineers, 3rd-party suppliers, and other subject matter experts as necessary.

· Ensure documentation meets editorial guidelines and quality standards.

· Organize and schedule multiple documentation reviews with Marketing, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Regulatory Affairs departments.

· Route documents in document control system, including associated quality system documentation.

· Vet product specifications against documentation to ensure accuracy.

· Coordinate localization/translations for product documentation.

· Manage workload and projects based on priority.

· Perform general desktop publishing as needed.

· Perform other duties or special projects as requested.

Minimum & Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Qualifications:

· Minimum of 3 + years of experience as a technical writer creating user facing materials in an industry such as medical devices, consumer electronics, computer hardware/software or other highly regulated industry.

· Experience writing to editorial guidelines.

· Advanced skills in desktop publishing programs such as Adobe InDesign.

· Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel and Teams.

· Excellent organizational, communication, and decision-making skills.

· Ability to work well within a team environment and independently.

· Ability to professionally interact with writers, product managers, engineers, 3rd-party suppliers, and other subject matter experts.

· Ability to balance multiple concurrent projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Prior experience in Project Management.

· Prior experience working with Product Marketing and Engineering teams.

· Prior experience with translation and localization of user facing materials.

· Familiarity with FDA and international medical device regulatory processes.

· Proficient in desktop publishing programs such as Adobe InDesign.

· Proficient in document control systems, such as Microsoft SharePoint and Oracle Agile PLM.

· Proficient in component-based/XML-based content management systems (CMS); experience with AuthorIt content management system is a plus.

· HTML and XML experience.

Education:

Bachelorâ s degree in English, Communication, Sciences, related degree, or equivalent experience as a technical writer.