Technical Writer Job at Siemens Healthineers in Hoffman Estates

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This role is well suited for an ambitious professional looking for the next step in their career. As a Technical Writer, you will be responsible for producing high quality instructions and software messaging for laboratory diagnostics professionals that is consistent and compliant with regulatory and company guidelines.

This full‑time position will be in the Package Engineering and Product Labeling organization of Siemens Healthineers, focused on developing product labeling for immunoassay and clinical chemistry in vitro diagnostics products. You will join a team of talented technical writers and project managers who work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams to make our products easier to use.

This position requires working with a team in an agile visual management framework (Scrum), but day‑to‑day work is expected to be completed independently.

The Technical Writer will work with internal teams to obtain an in‑depth understanding of the products, tools, and processes we support. This position requires developing new content as well as revising existing operator guides, online help, software user interface messages, and other documentation, with a strong focus on content reuse and single‑sourcing.

Core Responsibilities

• Strong collaboration with Product Line Leads, other Technical Writers, and Subject Matter Experts to develop and edit customer‑facing instructions for use for laboratory diagnostics professionals.
• Analyse and interpret Engineering and other scientific specifications and documents to extract and articulate clear customer‑facing information.
• Proactively anticipate issues and think critically to develop options for solving problems.
• Develop technical documentation with XML (preferred) or other authoring tools such as Adobe FrameMaker or Adobe InDesign.
• Manage end‑to‑end document management protocols: check‑in, check‑out, version control, review and approval, and release activities.
• Understand medical device regulations and international standards (preferred).
• Apply basic requirements for compliance with good documentation practices.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, using technical writing best practices to prepare content for localisation.
• Use standard business applications including electronic document control, word processing, spreadsheets and databases.
• Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks and collaborate with others.
• Work effectively and professionally in a remote, virtual office, completing assignments in a timely manner.

Education

• Technical Writing Certification (preferred) or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in technical writing, business, science, engineering, software or related field required.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ direct work experience technical writing in a medical device manufacturing company or similar.
• Expert skill level using current versions of standard authoring tools, including experience with XML‑based content management system and Adobe FrameMaker (intermediate level).
• Experience in engineering, software, or medical technology is a plus.

The Base Pay Range for this position is Min $87,620 - Max $131,440.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance, long‑term and short‑term disability insurance
• Paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time

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