Technical Author

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We continually look for motivated and skilled individuals who are interested in supporting our customers – healthcare professionals who use our products to help patients and their communities.

We currently have the following opportunity available - please contact us for more details!

We don’t just build technology. We build hope.

At Elekta we believe patients should have access to – and benefit from – precise, personalised radiation therapy. Elekta’s Precision Radiation Medicine is revolutionizing cancer care. Bringing together science, technology, and clinical intelligence, we’re working towards a future where everyone who needs it can benefit from precise and individually tailored radiotherapy treatments. We’re giving millions of patients the chance to live more moments that matter. 

What you’ll do at Elekta  

As a Technical Author, you will be part of the Research and Engineering function to support the growth of Elekta’s business and constant innovation in patient care, this is an exciting role for an experienced Technical Author to support the creation of technical publications and information for our internal and external customers.

A dynamic and motivated team player with experience of producing high-end technical graphical content for product documentation and literature, you will work as part of the Global Information Development team, with specific responsibility for content supporting Elekta’s Treatment Planning product range. The role will be based in Helsinki, managed by the Head of Information Development, based in Crawley, UK. You will be a self-starter and able to work independently, you will be results driven and able to interpret information requirements into clear, concise content to be used in our suite of product manuals.

The role requires collaborative working with other functional areas of Elekta’s global business, in addition to third party suppliers to bring our technical content in line with latest information systems and industry standards.

Elekta is committed to continuous improvement; you will be capable of supporting the development and implementation of new practices, tools and techniques to encourage and develop a highly innovative approach to information development.

Your role will include (but not limited to):

• Responsible for writing high-end technical product documentation in accordance with project requirements, local and global company policies and emerging engineering change requests.
• Collaboration with multiple stakeholders to map and interpret documentation requirements and elicit information from subject matter experts across Research and Engineering to inform content development.
• Collating and interpreting design information to create intuitive, consumable content for our internal and external customers, to support product release.
• Responsible for planning and coordinating all activities to meet the customer and business requirements.
• Effective management of the delivery of solutions to agreed timescales. Recognition of project risks and ability to manage and/or escalate these risks to the project team and functional management, where appropriate.
• Identification and collation of evidential documentation to support internal and external audit requirements as and when required.
• Initiate and support translation activities with the localization team for any content development projects you are assigned to.
• Ability to take on editorial tasks as and when required.
• Undertake other tasks as requested by the Team Leader and/or Technical Publications Manager
• Ability to interpret and understand engineering drawings and technical data.
• Ability and enthusiasm to learn new software and illustration techniques as and when required.

The right core competencies

• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to work collaboratively across global environments
• Strong, demonstrative creative and communication skills are essential
• Ability to work alone or in a team are essential.
• Logical in thought with high attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure whilst being adaptable and flexible
• Strong technical editing and QC skills
• Culturally aware.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent networking skills

What you’ll bring 

*We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement—your unique skills and experiences might be exactly what we're looking for!

• Minimum of Degree or equivalent experience in a scientific, software technical, or life sciences environment required.
• Experience with XML-based authoring tools is essential, Ixiasoft CCMS would be highly advantageous.
• Demonstrable Competence in DITA XML, XML and Adobe FrameMaker is highly desirable.
• Competent using Microsoft Office/Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Visio.
• Experience of working in an Agile project environment would be advantageous.
• Previous experience of working with medical imaging systems hardware and software would be highly advantageous
• Previous work experience in a life sciences environment would be advantageous

What you will get 

In this role, you will work for a higher purpose; hope for everyone dealing with cancer, and for everyone regardless of where in the world, to have access to the best cancer care. In addition to this, Elekta offers a range of benefits depending on the location where you apply.

• Flexible work @ Elekta (this is a hybrid role – you will need to be in our Helsinki office 3 days a week)  
• Lunch Benefit  
• Sport and culture Benefit  
• Occupational Healthcare  
• OP Extra Health Insurance  
• Mobile Phone Benefit  

Hiring process  

We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply by submitting your application and résumé in English, via the “Apply” button. Please note that we do not accept applications by e-mail.  

Your Elekta contact  

For questions, please contact the responsible Global Talent Acquisition Partner, Joanna Kozyra at [email protected]. 

 We are an equal opportunity employer.   

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.