Technical Writing Manager

MiniMed•Northridge, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world. We are hiring for a Technical Writing Manager, who will lead a team responsible for developing and managing product labeling for life-changing medical devices. This highly collaborative leadership role partners closely with Program Management, Regulatory Affairs, and Change Management teams to ensure accurate, compliant, and timely documentation that supports product launches worldwide. The ideal candidate brings expertise in technical writing within a regulated industry, a strong understanding of global medical device labeling requirements, and a passion for developing high-performing teams while advancing solutions that improve patient outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 5 years experience working with technical writing or labeling programs in medical device or other highly regulated industry OR Advanced Degree and minimum of 3 years experience working with technical writing or labeling programs in medical device or other highly regulated industry

Nice To Haves

Degree in technical writing or similar discipline
Working knowledge of writing best practices
Familiarity with global regulations for medical device labeling, including FDA, EU MDR and ISO requirements.
Cross functional leadership and collaboration across highly matrixed organization
Experience with content management systems (CMS)
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Experience with diabetes, insulin pump, or CGM products
Familiarity with Human Factors and Usability Engineering

Responsibilities

Manages a team comprised of technical writers and project coordinators responsible for writing, editing and document control for labeling content for medical devices.
Partner with Program Management and Regulatory Affairs to align labeling timelines with product launch schedules
Partner with Change Analyst team to align on documentation changes and change order requirements.
Responsible for execution of team goals aligned to departmental OKRs and company priorities
Working knowledge of writing best practices, including FDA or EU MDR labeling requirements.
Coaches, mentors and develops direct reports.