Technical Writer
Actalent · Irvine, CA · 6 days ago
On-siteMarketing$35–$40/hrContract
About the role
This role focuses on designing, writing, and publishing high-quality technical documentation for medical devices, including labeling, technical publications, and collateral materials. The Technical Writer supports new product development and design quality assurance by creating clear, accurate, and compliant documentation.
Responsibilities
- Design, write, and publish technical documentation for medical devices, including labeling, instructions for use (IFUs), technical publications, and collateral materials.
- Ensure all documentation meets regulatory, quality, and internal standards for accuracy, clarity, and consistency.
- Support new product development activities by creating and updating documentation throughout the product lifecycle.
- Collaborate with design quality assurance and engineering teams to gather technical information and translate it into user-friendly documentation.
- Manage document control activities to maintain up-to-date, properly versioned documentation within existing systems.
- Use Adobe tools to format, edit, and produce professional-quality documents and labeling materials.
- Work within current documentation and labeling systems (such as Propel) and adapt to new platforms as the organization transitions to Prysm 360.
- Review and revise existing documentation to improve clarity, usability, and compliance with medical device standards.
- Maintain consistent terminology, style, and structure across all technical documents and labeling.
Requirements
- Proven experience designing, writing, and publishing technical documentation, particularly for medical devices.
- Hands-on experience with labeling, technical publications, collateral materials, or design quality assurance in a regulated environment.
- Strong technical writing skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise documentation.
- Advanced proficiency with Adobe tools for creating and formatting technical documents and labeling.
- Experience with document control processes and systems related to technical documentation.
- Familiarity with instructions for use (IFUs) and labeling requirements for medical products.
- Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering discipline.
Qualifications
- Experience supporting new product development projects in the medical device industry.
- Exposure to or experience with documentation and labeling systems such as Propel.
- Ability to learn and adapt to new documentation platforms, including Prysm 360.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, compliant documentation.
- Effective collaboration skills when working with cross-functional teams such as engineering and quality.