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Technical Writer, R&D
Technical Writer, R&DStryker • Portage, MI, US
Technical Writer, R&D

Technical Writer, R&D

Stryker • Portage, MI, US
22 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Work Flexibility : Hybrid

As the Technical Writer for Stryker's Acute Care team, you will play a critical role in delivering clear, accurate, and user-friendly documentation for both customers and internal teams. In this role, you will develop and complete comprehensive instructions for use (IFU), operations and maintenance manuals, service manuals, and instruction sheets-transforming complex technical information into materials that support safe, effective product use around the world.

To learn more about Stryker's Acute Care portfolio click here : Stryker Acute Care

This role is hybrid, in Portage, MI, with the expectation to come into the office Monday through Wednesday, working remotely Thursday and Friday.

What You Will Do

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  • Create clear, task-oriented technical information that meets user needs for domestic and international customers

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  • Incorporate graphical elements for instructional purposes and accurate interpretation

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  • Understand the new product development cycle, product manual sustainment, and publication process

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  • Develop working relationship with Regulatory Affairs, Quality Engineering, Technical Support, R&D, Clinical Affairs, Compliance Engineering, and Marketing to collaborate and gather content

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  • Represent Content Management as the subject matter expert for documentation analysis, research, and design in new product development meetings and review all engineering change orders for updates

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  • Lead manual review meetings throughout new product development and sustainment updates

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  • Meet new product development and sustainment project milestones to support project timelines

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  • Coordinate translations for operations and maintenance manuals, instruction sheets, and labels

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  • Review previous materials that may need revisions to align with updated product design, regulatory requirements, or compliance specifications

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  • Adhere to corporate, quality system, and regulatory requirements

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  • Review, edit, rewrite, and consult on the work of others prepared within functional area, other departments, or by external sources to ensure quality of deliverables

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    What You Need

    Required

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  • Bachelor's degree in technical writing, technical communication, journalism, business, engineering, or a related discipline

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  • 0+ years of work experience

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    Preferred

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  • Technical writing experience

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  • Regulated industry experience

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  • Experience in designing and evaluating information, using markup languages, such as XML (DITA) and creating topic-based information

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  • Proficient in Adobe CS5, Arbortext Editor / Styler, and Windchill

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    Travel Percentage : 10%

    Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer - M / F / Veteran / Disability.

    Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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