Data Analyst Technical Writer
About The Position
In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. We’re seeking a hybrid Technical Writer & Requirements Analyst to support Electrophysiology’s Research and Development system and software engineers to produce high‑quality technical documentation. You will collaborate with product managers, engineers, UX, QA, and other business stakeholders to refine and deliver requirement specifications and other software project deliverables—transforming complex technical concepts into concise, well-organized, and audience‑friendly documents. This role is ideal for someone who can think systematically, communicate precisely, and raise the bar on both clarity and delivery. This position is located at our St. Paul Tech Center in St. Paul, MN.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or relevant field
- Clear understanding of software development processes (SDLC).
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Willing to learn medical device regulations and quality processes.
- Demonstrated ability to work proactively and independently.
- Experience with requirements tools: DOORS, Codebeamer, JAMA
- Experience with the software development process and deliverables.
- Experience with SharePoint, Confluence, JIRA
- Advanced skills in the MS Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio.
Nice To Haves
- Service-oriented
- Curiosity and willingness to learn
- Attention to detail
- Critical and analytical thinking
- Ability to understand and summarize advanced technical concepts
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong content management skills
Responsibilities
- Support development of functional and non-functional requirements; provide change management of requirement documentation and a variety of software project deliverables.
- Facilitate technical review and workshop sessions with Systems and Software Systems engineers.
- Ensure requirements are well-written, feasible, testable, and aligned to ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148:2018
- Maintain a single source of truth for requirements; managing baselines and versioning across releases.
- Assist in the development of tools such as glossaries, style guides, knowledge bases, data views, and workflows that support engineering business functions and data analysis.
- Edit and publish requirement specifications, software design and verification documentation for design control environments.
- Support creation and maintenance of requirements traceability matrices (RTMs) linking requirements to design, risk controls, and verification activities.
- Pilot and document workflows, requirement writing best practices, and guidance for larger team use and cross-functional alignment.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Quality/Regulatory, Risk Management, and Software teams.
- Coordinate technical review meetings; moderating and recording action items and resolutions.
- Champion and support continuous improvement of requirements and documentation processes, tools, and metrics.
- Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and grooming to clarify scope and acceptance criteria.
- Serve as a bridge between business, engineering, and QA—resolving ambiguity quickly and decisively.
Benefits
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
