Technical Writer - IV

Location: St. Paul, MN

Duration: 6 Months 100% Onsite

Responsibilities:

• Research, write, edit technical documentation to support new and sustaining product development projects.
• Collaborate with development engineering, marketing, regulatory affairs, and clinical, among others, to gather inputs for IFUs.
• Follow internal processes and procedures.
• Understand and comply to medical device regulatory requirements related to labeling.
• Technical aptitude for learning new tools and systems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Experience / familiarity releasing documentation in Document Control system.
• Very high-level attention to detail.

Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant technical discipline, Communications, Science, English or equivalent. Must have a minimum of two to six plus years of progressively more responsible experience as a technical writer in a medical or high-technology (preferably biotechnology) environment. Experience working in a content management system required. Must have current or recent medical device or pharma industry experience. Must have 2-6 years of experience in the medical device industry. Must have end-user technical writing experience; that is, direct experience writing clinician and/or patient manuals.

Top qualities:

• Attention to detail
• Self-starter, manage own projects, no handholding
• Learns tools quickly; content management a plus
• Able to juggle multiple projects at once

Benefits Upon Waiting Period:

• 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, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

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.