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Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first - developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.\nA Day in the Life\nOur Cardiovascular Portfolio operating units offer devices and therapies that treat patients with abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure, peripheral, coronary, and aortic arterial diseases, and host of other cardiac and blood flow-related ailments. Together, we will transform the lives of people who suffer from these diseases.At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.\nThis position will be based in Mounds View, MN.\nIn this exciting role as a Technical Writer, you will produce customer-facing product documentation, including but not limited to user guides and instructions for use (IFUs). This includes labeling for both clinicians and patients that accompany medical device products that conform to the Medtronic documentation and quality assurance standards. Projects include new product development as well as sustaining activities/legacy document maintenance for various products produced by the Cardiovascular portfolio.\nYou will identify document requirements, collect inputs from cross-functional technical staff, and distill this technical information into detailed, accurate content for manuals and/or web-based documents for technical and non-technical users.\nResponsible for supporting documentation to the customer-facing content which may include labeling design plans, trace documents, technical reviews, and verification deliverables. You will support product documentation updates to comply with regulations and international standards by incorporating customer inputs and ensuring standardization of document development to comply with Medtronic design standards.\nRole and Responsibilities\nResponsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.\nPlan, research, develop, and write medical device labeling, and manage labeling deliverables as part of cross-functional project teams under general supervision. \nWrite clear, simple content that speaks to customers in their own language. Understand the impact of localization on English content and writing for a global audience. \nEffectively communicate the appropriate level of detail based on technical and customer requirements. \nCollaborate openly and effectively with a range of stakeholders, including writers and subject matter experts. \nCoordinate IFU release in the Product Lifecycle Management system (Windchill, Agile PLM, and Azure DevOps). \nUnderstand how regulations, laws, and standards influence content design. \nUnderstand and adhere to all quality management system documents and product commercialization procedures applicable to labeling development. \nManage multiple projects and communicate status proactively. Successfully negotiate project schedules, plans, and milestones. \nContribute to time and cost estimates for labeling deliverables for project teams. \nTake direction to be able to work independently and make sound decisions. Express ideas clearly and diplomatically. \nDevelop documentation for regulatory submissions and maintain design documentation to support quality and regulatory process requirements. \nAssist in providing documentation for CAPAs, and departmental and business-unit audits. \nParticipate in department and business-unit initiatives. \nCoordinate translations and track the status of translations. \nAdditional tasks as assigned. \nMust Have (Minimum Requirements):\nTo be considered for this role, the minimum requirements must be evident on your resume.\nBachelor's degree \nMinimum of 2 years of communications, labeling, and/or technical writing experience \nAdvanced degree with 0 years of communications, labeling, and/or technical writing experience \nNice to Have (Preferred Qualifications):\n2+ years of experience as a technical/medical writer in the medical device, scientific, or other regulated industry \nExperience creating content for software or apps and managing software documentation projects \nExperience using application lifecycle management software (for example, Azure DevOps) \nUnderstand industry trends in technical communication, information architecture, and content development \nExceptional writing and communication skills \nExperience working with cross-functional project teams \nExperience authoring in XML within a content management system (for example, Author-it, Paligo, MadCap)\nDemonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities \nAbility to work effectively across disciplines to implement creative solutions to complex problems \nKnowledge of Medtronic products and quality systems \nKnowledge of formal reviews and system validation processes. Knowledge of software technologies used for writing, publishing, and document control \nKnowledge of structured writing and minimalism \nFor Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.\nPhysical Job Requirements\nThe 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.\nThe 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.\nU.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship\nAt Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.\nRecruitment Fraud Alert\nWe are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind:\nApply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses.\nMedtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate.\nIf you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments.\nIf you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at .\nBenefits & Compensation\nMedtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package\nA 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.\nSalary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$68,000.00 - $102,000.00This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).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, andSimple Steps (global well-being program).\nThe 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), andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).\nRegular 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.\nFurther details are available at the link below:\nMedtronic benefits and compensation plans\nIt 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.\nIf you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. 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