34 Technical Writing jobs in Ireland

We are seeking an experienced
Technical Writer
to join a
medical devices
company, based in Dublin, creating clear, user-friendly documentation for medical devices, operator manuals, and technical content supporting software solutions and GUIs.

12-month contract
initially, with a strong likelihood of extension

Up to
€60/hour
DOE

Responsibilities

• Develop and edit medical device labelling content, including user manuals and device labels.
• Collaborate across functions (Regulatory, Quality, Clinical, Engineering, Commercial, Human Factors) to ensure clarity, compliance, and completeness.
• Translate complex technical information into accessible, end-user-friendly content.
• Extract key details from engineering documentation and create clinical instructions.
• Ensure compliance with EU and US medical device labelling regulations and standards.
• Research and prepare updates for manuals, bulletins, and other documents.
• Review and edit content created by others.
• Maintain documentation accuracy with product updates and support translations.
• Follow established processes to ensure compliant and timely output.

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience as a Technical Writer, ideally in medical devices
  .
• Strong writing and editing skills with attention to detail.
• Proven knowledge of US/EU medical device labelling standards.
• Proficiency with common writing tools (Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office).
• QMS knowledge beneficial; MasterControl experience is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

If this sounds like a role that you would be interested in discussing further, please apply today

Technical writer

A Technical Writer in the medical device industry is crucial for creating clear, accurate, and regulatory-compliant documentation that supports the development, use, and maintenance of medical devices. They translate complex technical information into easily understandable language for various audiences, including users, healthcare professionals, and regulatory bodies.

Key Responsibilities:

Documentation Creation:

Producing user manuals, package inserts, technical guides, and other documentation related to medical devices.

Collaboration:

Working closely with cross-functional teams (e.g., product management, R&D, regulatory affairs, quality assurance) to gather information and ensure accuracy.

Regulatory Compliance:

Ensuring all documentation adheres to relevant regulations and standards, such as those set by the FDA or other regulatory bodies.

Content Updates:

Maintaining and updating documentation to reflect product changes, new regulations, or user feedback.

Quality Assurance:

Ensuring the quality and accuracy of all technical documentation, often through rigorous review and testing processes.

Skills and Qualifications:

Technical Writing Skills:

Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with the ability to adapt writing style to different audiences.

Knowledge of Medical Devices:

Understanding of medical device terminology, design, and functionality.

Regulatory Knowledge:

Familiarity with relevant regulations and standards for medical devices.

Communication and Collaboration:

Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with various teams.

Attention to Detail:

Meticulous attention to detail to ensure accuracy and consistency in documentation.

Software Proficiency:

Experience with relevant software for documentation creation and management (e.g., Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, XML editors).

Create Impactful Technical Documentation for World-Leading Power Solutions Provider

CEL Critical Power has been a trusted leader in mission-critical power distribution solutions for over 40 years, delivering high-performance switchgear, PODs (Power Distribution Units), and control systems to data centres, and pharmaceutical facilities worldwide. Our solutions are built to the highest standards, ensuring unmatched reliability, durability, and efficiency that power our customer's critical power needs for decades.

As part of our determined growth strategy, we are seeking a Technical Writer to develop high-quality documentation, manuals, and technical content that supports the engineering, manufacturing, and project management teams.

This is a highly collaborative role, working closely with engineers, project managers, commercial teams, document controllers, product management leadership, and global vendors and partners to ensure best-in-class documentation, compliance, and process standardisation. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in enhancing product usability, maintaining compliance, and achieving the highest technical writing standards across CEL's global operations.

With CEL's expansion into North America, this role will also involve collaborating with colleagues across CEL's US manufacturing plant and operations, making familiarity with UL standards, NEC codes, and global electrical industry regulations an advantage. 

Requirements

Your Role - Key Responsibilities

Technical Documentation & Content Development

• Create, edit, and maintain technical manuals, installation guides, operation & maintenance (O&M) documentation, and product specifications for CEL's POD and switchgear solutions.

• Develop clear, user-friendly content that translates complex technical concepts into accessible, structured documentation.

• Ensure all documentation aligns with industry regulations, safety standards (IEC, UL, NEC), and customer requirements.

• Work with subject matter experts (SMEs), engineers, and project managers to capture the latest product details, best practices, and process improvements.

• Collaborate with the US manufacturing team, international vendors, global partners, and CEL colleagues across North American operations to ensure documentation supports international compliance and operational consistency.

Process Standardisation & Quality Control

• Partner with the Document Controller and Product Management team to develop and enforce best practices in documentation management.

• Maintain a revision control system, ensuring documentation reflects product updates, design modifications, and regulatory changes.

• Develop and improve templates, glossaries, and formatting guidelines to ensure all technical documents meet CEL's quality and branding standards.

• Support the automation and digitalisation of technical documentation, integrating AI-powered tools and document management systems where applicable.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

• Work closely with global teams, engineers, project managers, procurement specialists, document control, and product managers to create documentation that enhances project efficiency and product usability.

• Create customer training materials, FAQs, and troubleshooting guides, ensuring clients have the knowledge needed to operate CEL's power solutions effectively.

• Participate in technical training sessions and product demonstrations to gain in-depth knowledge of CEL's solutions and incorporate key insights into documentation.

Who You Are - The Ideal Candidate

CEL Critical Power is looking for a detail-driven, technically proficient professional with a passion for creating clear, concise, and engaging technical content.

Technical & Industry Expertise

• 3+ years' experience in technical writing, documentation management, or engineering content development.

• Strong understanding of electrical systems, switchgear, PODs, power distribution, or industrial automation.

• Familiarity with technical standards, safety regulations, and industry best practices, particularly IEC, UL, and NEC codesare an advantage.

• Experience working in manufacturing, engineering, or power distribution industries is highly preferred.

• Degree or certification in Technical Writing, Engineering, Communications, or a related field is an advantage.

Technical Writing & Documentation Expertise

• Proven ability to write, structure, and edit technical documents, making complex concepts easy to understand.

• Experience with technical illustration, schematics, and product diagrams is a plus.

• Proficiency in document management systems, version control tools, and digital content creation platforms.

• Ability to automate, streamline, and standardise documentation processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Project & Collaboration Skills

• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineers, project managers, commercial teams, global vendors, document control, and product managers to gather and validate information.

• Strong organisational skills, ensuring documentation is well-maintained, accessible, and up to date.

• Experience in customer training materials, user guides, and operational documentation is an advantage.

• A proactive mindset with the ability to drive continuous improvement in technical documentation practices.

Communication & Attention to Detail

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical jargon into clear, user-friendly content.

• High attention to detail, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance in all documentation.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Benefits

Why Join CEL Critical Power?

Join a Trusted Industry Leader - Over 40 Years of Excellence
CEL has been delivering high-quality, bespoke power distribution solutions for over four decades, with products that stand the test of time.

Be Part of a Global Expansion
With CEL launching its first US manufacturing plant, you will have the opportunity to work on international projects and documentation standards while collaborating with colleagues across North America.

Collaborate with World-Class Engineers, Vendors & Industry Experts
You'll work alongside leading engineers, project managers, document controllers, product managers, and global vendors, ensuring excellence and operational success across CEL's international teams.

Shape the Future of CEL - Critical Power
This is more than just an operator role—it's an opportunity to help forge the future of CEL and our expansion across the US.

Competitive Salary, Benefits & Career Growth
We offer structured career development, professional training, and leadership opportunities, ensuring long-term career progression.

Apply Now - This is a CEL Critical Power-Critical Hire

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Ascend PM are hiring a Technical Writer to join our clients team, a pharmaceutical company based in West Dublin. This is a great Contract opportunity to join a growing team. Contact or email CV to to find out more.

Overview:

An experienced technical writer with a track record of developing user-friendly, comprehensive documentation. You will work within the Global Device Engineering department supporting the creation of medical device operator manuals and technical documents. Deliver content to support the delivery of state-of-the-art software solutions & GUI's.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and edit medical device labelling content (e.g., user manual text and design, device labels) that is easy-to-read and understand by end users.
• Collaborate closely within a cross-functional team (with Regulatory Labelling, Quality, Clinical, Human Factors, Commercial, Engineering, Regulatory etc.) to optimize medical device labelling clarity and completeness.
• Translate technical jargon into user-friendly language to ensure documentation is accessible to a diverse audience.
• Extract relevant information from complex engineering documentation for use in clinical instructions, including working autonomously with limited direction.
• Understand regulatory requirements for medical device labelling, and develop labelling to meet these.
• Research new operator manuals, modifications to existing manuals, technical bulletins and other written material. Edit documentation written by others.
• Develop labeling for all medical devices and accessories.
• Stay up to date with product updates/changes, collaborating with development teams to ensure accurate and timely documentation
• Work within the defined company processes to ensure compliance.
• Conduct reviews and updates of existing documentation to reflect changes in software or hardware configurations.
• Support external language translations.

Requirements:

• 5+ plus years Technical Writing experience, preferably in a medical device environment.
• Excellent writing and editing skills, with a keen eye for detail and clarity.
• Demonstrated experience of producing medical device labelling content compliant with US and/or EU regulations and standards.
• Ideally experience using common technical writing tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite and MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.).
• Knowledge of documentation quality management systems is desirable. Mastercontrol experience is an advantage.
• Excellent problem-solving methodology, using industry-accepted concepts and tools to solve complex problems in creative and effective ways.
• Comfort working in fast-paced, results-driven environments with tight timelines and frequent changes.

Overview
WELCOME TO SITA

We're the team that keeps airports moving, airlines flying smoothly, and borders open. Our tech and communication innovations are the secret behind the success of the world's air travel industry.

You'll find us at 95% of international hubs. We partner closely with over 2,500 transportation and government clients, each with their own unique needs and challenges. Our goal is to find fresh solutions and cutting-edge tech to make their operations run like clockwork. Want to be a part of something big?

Are you ready to love your job? The adventure begins right here, with you, at SITA.

PURPOSE

As a Senior Information Designer / Technical Writer, you will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and optimizing user-centric documentation that drives operational excellence and enhances end-user performance. This role focuses on developing both external and internal content—such as user guides, configuration manuals, online help, and system/process documentation—that empowers users to complete tasks effectively with minimal support.

Collaborating closely with product owners, subject matter experts (SMEs), and cross-functional teams, you will contribute to new product implementations and major system enhancements by designing clear, task-oriented content aligned with user needs, business goals, and organizational documentation standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct requirement gathering sessions with SMEs, developers, and process owners to align content scope with system changes and business objectives.
• Design and develop intuitive, task-based documentation that enables users to complete their workflows efficiently and accurately.
• Translate complex technical concepts and system workflows into clear, concise, and accessible content using a user-centric design approach.
• Maintain, revise, and update content to reflect new product releases and enhancements, ensuring all documentation remains accurate, current, and relevant.
• Contribute to the evolution of documentation standards, templates, and content governance practices, supporting content consistency and reusability.
• Manage multiple projects or large-scale documentation efforts by applying project management fundamentals, providing input on task activities, dependencies, and timelines to project managers and product teams.
• Participate in peer reviews and cross-functional collaboration to maintain high-quality standards, and provide constructive feedback to continuously improve deliverables.

Qualifications
EXPERIENCE

Some years of experience in technical writing or in developing training curriculums

Bachelor's degree required in

• Technical Writing, English, Journalism, or a related discipline.
• Instructional Design, UX Design, or Content Design

What We Offer
We're all about diversity. We operate in 200 countries and speak 60 different languages and cultures. We're really proud of our inclusive environment. Our offices are comfortable and fun places to work, and we make sure you get to work from home too. Find out what it's like to join our team and take a step closer to your best life ever.

Flex Week:
Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your team's needs)

Flex Day:
Make your workday suit your life and plans.

Flex-Location:
Take up to 30 days a year to work from any location in the world.

Employee Wellbeing:
We have got you covered with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), for you and your dependents 24/7, 365 days/year. We also offer Champion Health - a personalized platform that supports a range of wellbeing needs.

Professional Development:
Level up your skills with our training platforms, including LinkedIn Learning

Competitive Benefits:
Competitive benefits that make sense with both your local market and employment status.

SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce. In support of our Employment Equity Program, we encourage women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities to apply and self-identify in the application process.

Purpose:
An exciting opportunity has opened in the Manufacturing Support team for a Technical Writer. In this role, you will be responsible for owning and managing change controls critical to site development and managing the operational documentation updates as required by each project.

Responsibilities:

• Develop/ Update and maintain Operations procedures in accordance with site and corporate requirements. Serve as a document owner. Assist in generation of training materials and may assist in providing training on scientific or technical aspects of the process.
• Liaise with Manufacturing/Inspection/Engineering regarding documentation changes in an effective and timely manner
• Develop protocols for execution in Manufacturing & Inspection in support of change controls, non-conformances & troubleshooting investigations with support from relevant SMEs
• Involvement in projects as part of continuous process improvement and/or troubleshooting
• Ownership and management of change controls as require
• Issuance and updates of paper batch records in line with production schedule
• Liaise with Quality Assurance to ensure that GMP standards are maintained in line with current OS
• Partner with Operations lead/appropriate SME to ensure updates are correct and aligned with project deliverables/ timelines.
• Perform document trending upon project completion to identify keys issues/mistakes in document processing.
• Support data verification of Operations-owned protocols reports and risk assessments
• Support the production support team in reducing document turnaround times
• Use specified software packages and standard procedures, responsible for compiling and maintaining all relevant documentation including SOPs
• Provide technical and clerical support to the manufacturing, inspection & engineering teams in the preparation of documentation, collation of data and tracking of SOP
• Ensure Non-conformance are triage within the established goal and serve as a deviation owner for minor deviations.
• Own corrective /preventative actions and effectiveness verification.
• Support execution of C&Q, characterisation, functional testing protocols as required by project. NOTE: This may require flexible working hours.

Requirements:

• Strong Project Management and organizational skills, including the ability to follow assignments through to completion
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills: Strong Technical writing skills for GMP documentation (e.g., investigations, procedures, change controls) and good Presentation skills
• Escalate issues professionally and in a timely manner
• Ensures compliance within regulatory environment
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and deliver right first-time results under minimal direction
• Experience participating in and leading cross-functional teams
• Experience in managing multiple, competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor's degree in a Science or Engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in Chemistry/Microbiology/Engineering/Validation gained within a biotech, pharma or health care organization
• Experience with regulatory compliance in cGMP manufacturing and testing of pharmaceutical products an advantage

Technical Writer – 12-Month Daily Rate Contract – South Dublin (Hybrid)
Our client, a leading organisation based in South Dublin, is currently seeking an experienced Technical Writer to join their team on a 12-month daily rate contract. This role offers a hybrid working model, combining both remote and on-site work.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality technical documentation
• Create clear and concise API documentation
• Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders
• Use Markdown and related tools to format documentation
• Contribute to continuous improvement of documentation standards and processes

Key Requirements

• Proven experience in technical writing
• Strong knowledge of API documentation best practices
• Proficiency with Markdown (experience using GitHub is an advantage)
• Background in software engineering is a plus

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LSC have a great contract opportunity for a Technical Writer to join a Cork-based Biopharmaceutical company. The site manufactures low volume bulk API for Phase III clinical trials, initial product launch and long-term market support. The team on site grow, purify, formulate, and bulk fill mammalian cell culture derived APIs for medicines intended for human use.

If you have 5 years of experience in a GMP regulated environment and are ready for your next challenge, this could be the perfect project for you
EY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, develop and implement process related documentation management strategy.
• Produce high-quality, accurate documentation, applying technical writing principles and best practice to ensure it is appropriate for its intended
• Perform technical writing, transition of documents to Veeva System and necessary editing to prepare documents, product & process/methods SOPs, reports, BPDs, Forms, Protocols, Reports, WI and other document types.
• Create, manage & maintain track changes, documentation repositories so that documentation is well organised and easily accessible. Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for these repositories.
• Close collaborate with SME and teams to gain an in-depth understanding of the business and the product to inform documentation requirements.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of technical documentation and ensure that it meets appropriate compliance standards.
• Suggest and implement continuous improvement to the technical writing process and toolset.
• Act as SME (Subject Matter Expert) on the Controlled Document System; Veeva Quality Documents. Provide support and guidance to colleagues on systems e.g. Veeva Quality Documents, Compliance Wire.
• Responsible for drafting, reviewing and approving SOPs, BPDs, Forms, Protocols, Reports, WI and other document types.
• Support of Technical Writing activities across site and collaborating which various departments SMEs.
• Perform transition of documentation to Veeva Quality Documents. Initiate Change Requests when required.
• Management of Compliance Wire activities as Department Training Administrator.
• Administration of training events within BCoE
• Be proactive and collaborative in troubleshooting and resolving issues.

Education and Experience (required):

• BSc. or MSc. qualification in a Science or an Engineering discipline, with approx. 5 years related proven experience in the technical document writing

Applicants interested in our contracting opportunities within the pharmaceutical sector in Ireland are required to have a Stamp 1G or a Stamp 4 visa. Please understand that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Thank you for your understanding.
Apply via this advert or contact Siobhan Cummins at LSC on if you have any more questions about this opportunity

Next Ventures is seeking an experienced Technical Writer for a contract role with our client in Ireland.

Start Date:
ASAP

Location:
Galway, Ireland (full time onsite)

Duration:
6 months + extensions

Rate:
outside IR35

Key Responsibilities

• Review, edit, and revise existing QMS documentation to align with current standards and best practices.
• Translate complex processes into clear, user-friendly SOPs and workflows.
• Ensure documentation meets compliance and validation requirements.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs), quality teams, and process owners to gather information and confirm accuracy.
• Standardize documentation formats and ensure version control within the QMS.
• Support the design and implementation of new workflows based on business needs.
• Provide recommendations to improve clarity, usability, and compliance of controlled documents.

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