Technical Writer Job at Siemens Healthineers in Village of Tarrytown

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This is a role well suited to 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.

Required skills for success in this role include excellent English writing skills, demonstrated understanding of writing English for localization, proven technical writing in a Life Sciences, Software, or similar industry, and a strong working knowledge of XML content management.

Competencies and Key Skills

• 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.
• Ability to analyze and interpret Engineering and other scientific specifications and documents to extract and articulate clear customer‑facing information.
• Proactively anticipates issues and thinks critically to develop options for solving problems.
• Experience developing technical documentation with XML (preferred) or other authoring tools such as Adobe FrameMaker or Adobe InDesign.
• Expertise in end‑to‑end document management protocols: check‑in, check‑out, version control, review and approval as well as release activities.
• Demonstrated understanding of medical device regulations and international standards preferred.
• Knowledge of 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 localization.
• Experience in standard business applications including electronic document control, word processing, spreadsheets and databases.
• Highly organized, with the ability to prioritize tasks and collaborate with others.
• Ability to 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

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

We offer benefits such as medical, dental, 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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