Senior Technical Writer

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 11 Jul 2025

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

As a Senior Technical Writer, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the clarity, accuracy, and accessibility of technical documentation that supports our innovative medical technologies and the people who use them. Your work will directly support healthcare professionals, internal teams, and ultimately, the patients we serve.

In this role, you will collaborate cross-functionally to develop high-quality, user-focused documentation. You'll be responsible for transforming complex technical information into clear, concise, and user-friendly materials that meet both regulatory and customer expectations. You will also serve as a leader and mentor by providing guidance on best practices regarding effective technical communication.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create, develop, plan, write, and edit operational, instructional, maintenance, and test procedures for print, multimedia, web-based publications, user interfaces, and embedded user assistance.
• Translate highly technical material into accessible formats for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Conduct interviews and collaborate with engineers, developers, product managers, and end users to gather information and verify accuracy.
• Research and document engineering processes, product specifications, and development protocols.
• Recommend and implement documentation formats that are responsive to evolving technical requirements and diverse user needs.
• Ensure all content meets established quality, usability, and regulatory standards.
• Maintain version control and document management through established tools and platforms.
• Continuously improve documentation processes by integrating user feedback, new tools, and best practices.

Must Have: Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 4 years of relevant experience OR Advanced Degree and 2 years of relevant experience

Nice to Have: Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in authoring tools (such as Adobe FrameMaker, MadCap Flare, XML/DITA, Microsoft Office Suite).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with sharp attention to detail.
• Proven ability to adapt content to a global audience to support translation and localization efforts.
• Demonstrated effectiveness with leading and mentoring others regarding best practices in the field of technical communication.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across functional teams and with subject matter experts.
• Experience in medical devices, life sciences, or other highly regulated industries.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with multiple priorities.
• Familiarity with regulatory documentation standards (e.g., FDA, ISO).
• Knowledge of UX writing or creating embedded help systems.
• Experience with content management systems and version control tools.
• Visual communication or graphic design experience.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package

A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $83,200.00 - $124,800.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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 (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

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About Medtronic

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.

We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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