Technical Writer I

Innovation - Diversity - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Job Title:  Technical Writer I

Cardiology Division (Electrophysiology)

Location: Arden Hills, MN

As a Technical Writer I, you will work collaboratively with development teams to create customer-facing manuals and labels necessary to support Boston Scientific’s worldwide regulatory, marketing, and sales objectives. By joining our Technical Communications team, your work will be a part of the life-saving products used around the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, analyze, and create content using technical writing theories, methods, and tools
• Assist with administrative authoring tasks, including routing documents for approvals, and reviewing documents for accuracy and conformance to standards and regulations
• Interpret and apply Boston Scientific processes to ensure compliance with regulatory and standard-based requirements
• Ensure document content quality by managing and organizing information for accuracy, consistency, and readability
• Establish and manage content across different documents and product types in a manner that promotes consistency and efficiency
• Identify, analyze, recommend, and implement innovative solutions to drive continuous improvement in technical writing processes and practices
• In all actions, demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited school in related field
• Work experience or Internship in technical writing
• Strong collaboration skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and projects
• Attention to detail
• Ability to adapt and innovate in a changing environment
• Willingness to work onsite in Arden Hills, MN (3+ days per week)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with technical communications
• Medical experience
• Experience with a content management system or labeling system
• Experience with desktop publishing tools, preferably InDesign and other Adobe tools
• Ability to operate within complex processes
• Experience in technical writing used for translated documentation
• Experience technical writing in the medical device or other regulated industry

Requisition ID: 596268

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance testing requirements for safety-sensitive positions. This role deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a drug test as a pre-employment requirement/ The foal of the drug testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.

So, choosing a career with Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) isn’t just business, it’s personal. And if you’re a natural problem-solver with the imagination, determination, and spirit to make a meaningful difference to people worldwide, we encourage you to apply and look forward to connecting with you!

At Boston Scientific, we recognize that nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace helps us be more innovative and it is important in our work of advancing science for life and improving patient health. That is why we stand for inclusion, equality, and opportunity for all. By embracing the richness of our unique backgrounds and perspectives, we create a better, more rewarding place for our employees to work and reflect the patients, customers, and communities we serve. 

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran’s status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Boston Scientific maintains a prohibited substance free workplace. Pursuant to Va. Code § 2.2-4312 (2000), Boston Scientific is providing notification that the unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance or marijuana is prohibited in the workplace and that violations will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status.  Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.  Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements.   As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.