Technical Writer

Date: Mar 31, 2026

Category: Marketing

Location: Union City, CA, US, 94587-1234

About Company

Mizuho OSI is the leader in the markets for specialty surgery and patient positioning. The company’s portfolio includes specialty surgical tables for procedure-specific approaches that improve patient outcomes in spine and orthopedic surgeries along with disposable and reusable surgical patient care products.

Job Summary

The Technical Writer effectively writes technical manuals, product guides and other related required documentation. The Technical Writer also oversees writing, editing, updating and authenticating technical and promotional marketing materials for all Mizuho OSI products and services. The Technical Writer ensures documentation meets all standards and/or industry requirements. The position writes and reviews technical input and documentation for both new and sustaining product development. The Technical Writer provides expertise in understanding technical language and converting those specifications into product manuals or guides that will aid the user.

We are looking for you if you have the ability to:

Provide creative solutions
Communicate well and do so in an organized and timely fashion
Inspire those around you with your vision and creativity
Work with a dynamic team to shape the future of our business
Partner with cross-functional departments to identify opportunities for improvement

Responsibilities:

Write technical materials including but not limited to equipment manuals, product guides, operating and maintenance instructions, and other Marketing communication, as assigned.
Convert complex technical content into clear, concise, easily readable text or tables, charts, and graphics that focus on end-user needs.
Collaborate cross-functionally between marketing, engineering, regulatory teams, and others as appropriate, to create and update content in a timely manner to meet project needs.
Ensure that written content facilitates translation into multiple languages, checking for clarity, conciseness, consistency, and removing jargon or idioms.
Work with and manage vendors, including translation services, and graphics or creative services, as needed.
Ensure documents adhere to company’s content and layout guidelines and meets company’s graphic standards.
Maintain current technical product knowledge for new and existing products.
Analyze existing content to determine need for revisions in previously published materials.

Collaborate with the regulatory team to ensure compliance with all regulatory agency requirements and other applicable standards and regulations for labeling and publications.

Ensure that the company website is up to date on all technical specifications for all products.
Train and instruct other members of the department and the company by passing along skills and information to assist them in their development and advancement, either with one-on-one or with platform training skills, as applicable.
Perform independently, as well as in a team environment, to analyze problems and formulate plans to overcome challenges and to get work done quickly with a high degree of quality.
Make sound and logical decisions and choose the appropriate courses of action based on the available information.
Continue to improve the Company and the Marketing department through personal action and by contributing ideas to support both the Department and Company’s ongoing improvement efforts.
Understand Mizuho OSI’s business objectives and the relationship between the Marketing Department and those objectives to support and follow the Corporate Vision, Mission & Values Statements, to maintain the services and quality levels set by Mizuho OSI, and to continually enable Mizuho OSI to be a great place to work.
Understand, follow, and support Mizuho OSI’s internal Quality System policies, procedures and work instructions including but not limited to applicable external regulations (21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 820 Quality System Regulations and applicable International Standards).

Qualifications & Requirements:

Requires 5-6 years of related experience; minimum of three years Medical Device experience.
BS/BA Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to decipher highly technical information and convert into content optimized for end user; skilled at organizing information into a clear, concise written form.
Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
Proficiency with DITA, Adobe Acrobat, FrameMaker, and InDesign, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Oxygen, and content management systems preferred.
Experience in a Quality Control environment; knowledge of ISO standards.
Ability to demonstrate strong analytical skills.
Ability to work independently to establish and accomplish goals and to be a positive and productive team member.
Detail oriented with the ability to learn new concepts and apply them quickly.
Excellent customer focus with a high sense of urgency.
Ability to provide excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively in English with employees and other business contacts in a courteous and professional manner (additional languages a plus).
Ability to function calmly in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
Flexibility in managing and reprioritizing projects based on shifting deadlines and proposing working solutions where conflicting priorities exist.
Respond sensitively to the needs and feelings of others regardless of position; accept interpersonal differences, maintain rapport, and interact effectively with all levels of employees within the organization.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pay Scale: $104,000- $125,000 DOE + potential annual bonus + comprehensive benefits

EOE STATEMENT

Mizuho OSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes business decisions based on job related criteria only. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, sexual identity, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

Mizuho OSI conducts criminal conviction background checks and drug screening through a third-party screening vendor which includes searches of address history, criminal convictions, court records, education verification, employment verification, and reference checks. In addition, depending on the nature of the position for which you are applying, a motor vehicle driving report, a credit report, and/or ID checks in other non-U.S. countries are also included.

Criminal conviction background checks will run after an applicant has received and accepted a conditional offer of employment. After a conditional offer is made and before any background check is performed, applicants will receive background check disclosure and consent forms under state and federal laws, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act. Existence of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment. An assessment will be made about whether the conviction has a direct and adverse relationship to the job in question. No job offer will be withdrawn, and no adverse action will be taken against any employee, based on the results of a criminal conviction background check, without an individualized assessment of whether the applicant’s conviction history has direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job in question.

Top Reasons To Join The Mizuho OSI Team

Privately held company with a tradition of market leadership and best-in-class innovation
Fast-paced entrepreneurial culture focused on dramatically improving patient outcomes through personal empowerment
Emphasis on continuous improvement and celebration of our values of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. and the Mizuho OSI Way.
Create innovative solutions designed and manufactured at our HQ in Northern California

The Mizuho OSI Way

In 1978, we set out to change the way patients undergo surgery. As a Mizuho OSI customer, you can expect our commitment to the following…

We commit to your satisfaction. If you are dissatisfied, we will strive to make it right.
We do things the right way. We commit to hire people with competence, generosity and a caring attitude.
We motivate our employees to use their individual strengths to provide creative solutions, changes, and innovations.
We anticipate your needs through customer experiences, thus nurturing our relationships.

Collectively, this creates an environment that enables and inspires healthcare professionals to improve the lives of patients.
Dare to go further. Care to do more.

BENEFITS

At Mizuho OSI, we believe better solutions and decisions are born of diversity and are proudly an EEO/AA employer. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k with matching, educational assistance and more.

FOR OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS

Mizuho OSI values the service Veterans and their family members have given to our country and we support the hiring of returning Service Members and military spouses. If you are a Veteran or wounded warrior and would like assistance with the employment process at Mizuho OSI, please contact HR at (510) 429-1500.

FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

If you are a person with a disability or a disabled Veteran and are applying for a job with Mizuho OSI, we would like to ensure your application process goes as smoothly as possible. If you need additional assistance, information or answers to your questions, feel free to contact HR at (510) 429-1500.

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