Technical Writer - On-site
About The Position
Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. This technical writing function is responsible for developing and maintaining Instructions for Use (IFU) and related product documentation for regulated medical devices throughout the product lifecycle. The role partners closely with Product Development, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, and other cross-functional teams to ensure documentation is accurate, compliant, and available to global users. This position is based onsite in Lafayette, Colorado. Limited domestic and international travel may be required, with an expected travel commitment of less than 10%.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Technical Science, English, Journalism, or related writing discipline with 2+ years of technical writing or technical editing experience.
- Experience developing technical documentation in a technical publications or regulated environment.
- Advanced experience with Adobe FrameMaker.
- Experience with Structured Authoring, XML, and content management systems.
- Experience with Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, vector graphics software, HTML, and document publishing tools.
Nice To Haves
- Technical writing experience in the medical device industry.
- Experience supporting scientific, healthcare, or other regulated industries.
- Experience with Vasont Content Management System (CMS).
- Experience developing online help systems or digital user documentation.
- Experience managing professional translation projects for global product documentation.
Responsibilities
- Develop, update, and maintain IFU, manuals, quick reference guides, package inserts, technical bulletins, and other product documentation.
- Gather technical content through collaboration with Product Development, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, and subject matter experts.
- Create documentation using Adobe FrameMaker and structured authoring tools to support regulated medical device products.
- Manage document version control, archival activities, and documentation release processes within Product Lifecycle Management systems.
- Coordinate translation projects, including preparation, tracking, review, and finalization of multilingual documentation.
- Review and edit documentation for accuracy, clarity, consistency, and compliance with established standards.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to documentation processes, workflows, and content management practices.
- Provide documentation guidance and support to cross-functional stakeholders and, as needed, mentor less experienced writers.
Benefits
- Health, Dental and vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability leave
- Dependent daycare spending account
- Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- Incentive plans
- 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
- Short-term disability
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement
- Capital Accumulation Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
