Technical WriterEditor 3

Notes from Intake Call:
Role: Technical Writer III (Contract)
Location: Fully Remote Central or Eastern Time Zone preferred
Experience: 5 6 years
Focus: Updating existing medical device IFU documentation

Overview
The Technical Writer III will support older product documentation primarily updating existing IFUs. This role requires a strong writer who can independently manage documentation workflows and collaborate with engineering and product teams.

Key Responsibilities
Update and maintain Instructions for Use (IFUs)
Gather information from engineers and product managers
Produce drafts revisions and manage review cycles
Coordinate documentation processes (reviews deadlines postings)

Required Skills
Strong writing and editing ability
Experience with Content Management Systems (CMS)
Ability to work independently and manage deadlines

Nice to Have
DITA experience
Medical device documentation experience
Familiarity with FrameMaker or legacy CMS systems

Tools Used
DITA based CMS (primary)
Legacy CMS (occasionally)
Microsoft Word Outlook Teams

Location & Work Hours
Fully remote.
Preference for Central or Eastern Time Zones to align with team meetings.
8AM-5PM
Interview Process
Multiple interviews expected:
o At least one writer
o Possibly Jody s manager
Expect around 2 3 rounds.


The Global Product Labeling team is responsible for creating maintaining and localizing user assistance for the Varian Medical Systems hardware and software products. We take care of instructions for use reference safety and administration guides application help systems and other user-facing documentation.

Varian Medical Systems offers a respectful friendly open and international working environment regular training and education flexible work time management competitive salaries and excellent fringe benefits.

In this position within a global multicultural team with presence in North America Europe and India you will develop and maintain user assistance in close collaboration with colleagues product management and scientific partners worldwide.

Creates develops plans writes and edits instructional operational maintenance or test procedures for print multimedia or web-based publications.
Creates user assistance plans.
Conducts interviews with various users and technical staff to gather data for documentation.
Researches and translates technical information into manuals and/or web-based documents for nontechnical and technical users.
Produces screenshots illustrations and multimedia content for user assistance.
Recommends formats responsive to technical and customer requirements.
Produces products that conform to corporate documentation and quality assurance standards.
Coordinates work and deliverables with project management and authoring team.

Job Requirements:
Bachelor s degree (or equivalent experience) and 6 years of related experience or Master s degree with 4 years of related experience.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent problem-solving skills; careful attention to detail and quality.
Good communication and teamwork skills with experience working within local and remote global teams.
Experience in authoring quality documentation in U.S. English for an international audience.
Knowledge of authoring globalization and localization best practices.
Knowledge of DITA and content management systems; familiarity with multimedia and technical documentation formats.
Solid experience working with authoring tools such as XML editors FrameMaker and Adobe Acrobat.
Experience using business tools such as Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience working with image editing tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Experience developing multimedia content a plus.
Experience or great interest working in the medical domain
Experience working in regulatory environments a plus.
Travel: approximately 10%. More travel might be needed if working remotely.

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