Hybrid Technical Writer & Requirements Analyst

Abbott Laboratories; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Saint Paul, MN is seeking a hybrid Technical Writer & Requirements Analyst to support Electrophysiology’s R&D systems and software engineers. You will transform complex technical concepts into concise, well-organized documents and collaborate with product managers, engineers, QA, and stakeholders to deliver requirement specifications and software project deliverables.

You will help refine traceability matrices, publish design and verification documentation, and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or relevant field;
• Clear understanding of software development processes (SDLC).
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Willing to learn medical device regulations and quality processes.
• Demonstrated ability to work proactively and independently.
• Experience with requirements tools: DOORS, Codebeamer, JAMA.

Responsibilities

• Support development of functional and non-functional requirements; provide change management of requirement documentation and a variety of software project deliverables.
• Facilitate technical review and workshop sessions with Systems and Software Systems engineers.
• Ensure requirements are well-written, feasible, testable, and aligned to ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148:2018
• Maintain a single source of truth for requirements; managing baselines and versioning across releases.
• Assist in the development of tools such as glossaries, style guides, knowledge bases, data views, and workflows that support engineering business functions and data analysis.
• Edit and publish requirement specifications, software design and verification documentation for design control environments.
• Support creation and maintenance of requirements traceability matrices (RTMs) linking requirements to design, risk controls, and verification activities.

Skills

Clear communication

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Technical writing

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or relevant field

Tools

DOORS

CodeBeamer

JAMA

SharePoint

Confluence

JIRA

MS Office

Job description

Abbott Laboratories in Saint Paul, MN is seeking a hybrid Technical Writer & Requirements Analyst to support Electrophysiology’s R&D systems and software engineers. You will transform complex technical concepts into concise, well-organized documents and collaborate with product managers, engineers, QA, and stakeholders to deliver requirement specifications and software project deliverables.

You will help refine traceability matrices, publish design and verification documentation, and ensure