Technical Writer - IV

Location: St. Paul, MN | Duration: 6 months, 100% onsite

Responsibilities

• Research, write, and edit technical documentation to support new and sustaining product development projects
• Collaborate with development engineering, marketing, regulatory affairs, clinical, and other teams to gather inputs for Instructions for Use (IFUs)
• Follow internal processes and procedures
• Understand and comply with medical device regulatory requirements related to labeling
• Demonstrate technical aptitude for learning new tools and systems
• Work effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Experience/familiarity releasing documentation in a Document Control system
• Maintain very high-level attention to detail

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline, Communications, Science, English, or equivalent
• Minimum 2–6+ years of progressively more responsible experience as a technical writer in a medical or high-technology environment (preferably biotechnology)
• Experience working in a content management system required
• Current or recent medical device or pharmaceutical industry experience
• 2–6 years of experience specifically in the medical device industry
• End-user technical writing experience: direct experience writing clinician and/or patient manuals

Top Qualities

• Attention to detail
• Self-starter who manages own projects without handholding
• Learns tools quickly; content management experience a plus
• Able to juggle multiple projects simultaneously
• Effective collaboration with project teams

Benefits

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking, and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, and Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

About Abbott

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines. Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.