Technical Writer

Work Flexibility: Remote or Hybrid or Onsite

Stryker is seeking a Technical Writer for our Instruments division. This is a hybrid position based in Kalamazoo, MI.

What You Will Do

As the Technical Writer you will assist in the timely development and completion of comprehensive repair instructions for a variety of products.  Audience includes Stryker Repair, Field Service, and Customer Service Technicians and Biomedical Equipment Technicians in global markets. All documentation must comply with medical device requirements. 

• Develop internal facing product maintenance information according to user needs for domestic and international customers. 

• Interview and collect information from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from Service, R&D, RA, various functional areas. 

• Write and edit Service Procedures, Maintenance Manuals, and other accompanying documents aligning content with associated product. 

• Create and incorporate graphical elements for instructional purposes and accurate interpretation, including international application. 

• Coordinate, review, and approve deliverables in an enterprise system software keeping documentation updated with respect to changes in deliverables. 

• Adhere to corporate, quality system, and regulatory requirements. 

• Understand medical device standards and regulations and incorporate in deliverables. 

• Develop internal training reference materials, including repair videos and training plans. 

• Create and update repair videos for a variety of products. 

What You Need

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree required

Preferred

• 1-2 years of relevant work experience

• Technical writing experience

• Regulated industry experience

• Adobe Pro Suite experience (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Frame Maker)

• XML authoring tools knowledge

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.