Sr Information Architect / Documentation (Dita/Xml) Specialist **Remote*

Together, we can beat cancer.

At Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company, we bring together the world's best talent to realize our vision of a world without fear of cancer. Together, we work passionately to develop and deliver easy-to-use, efficient oncology solutions.

We are part of an incredible community of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, to improve people’s lives around the world. We embrace a culture of inclusivity in which the power and potential of every individual can be unleashed. We spark ideas that lead to positive impact and continued success.

If you want to be part of this important mission, we want to hear from you.

Varian is has a unique opportunity in our Product Lifecycle Customer Services group for a Senior Information Architect and Documentation Specialist to help drive the next chapter in our technical content creation and publication processes. Varian has been transitioning to a DITA/XML architecture as part of a longer term strategy to enable greater content scaling, customization, security and utilization. We are looking for a subject matter expert who can join our cross functional team to define and drive the architectural strategy based on industry best practices and an eye toward the future of content mobilization and distribution.

Information Architect / Documentation (DITA/XML) Specialist

Varian has a unique opportunity in our Product Lifecycle Customer Services group for a Senior Information Architect and Documentation Specialist to help drive the next chapter in our technical content creation and publication processes. Varian has been transitioning to a DITA/XML architecture as part of a longer-term strategy to enable greater content scaling, customization, security, and utilization. We are looking for a subject matter expert who can join our cross functional team to define and drive the architectural strategy based on industry best practices and an eye toward the future of content mobilization and distribution.

As a successful candidate on this role, you will;

• Collaborate/advise on Development, designing, and implementation or the Product Content organization's taxonomy, ontology, and metadata management strategy. Including data governance and versioning
• Stay abreast of industry trends in content development, content management, content delivery, and the user experience of information and provide thought leadership on integrating new approaches as appropriate
• Join a cross business effort to move digital documents and content into a new information portal
• Research and recommend new approaches and replacement s for existing implementations.
• Provide support to develop regulated and localized technical content that meets business objectives, while also enforcing quality, content structure, version control, change control, and publishing strategies that support multiple deliverables, languages, and formats
• Collaborate closely with cross functional partners, writers, editors, and content SMEs to assess current content organization, and improve terminology, taxonomy, navigational structure, and task flows
• Lead the ongoing projects to move service documents to DITA XML, supporting content developers in transition as well as collaborating on the administration of Component Content Management System (cCMS)
• Contribute to all aspects of the information architecture program and vision, developing roadmaps, creating alignment, training, and updated processes to continually improve the product experience
• Partner with Product and Technology teams, content administrators, technical writers, and content developers to assess the current content experiences and determine immediate and long-term needs to support content management, publishing, and reuse.
• Contribute to and advocate for content and communication standards across the organization.
• Work with the cross functional team to design the DITA solution for documentation needs for service support content
• Work with cross functional team to determine and adopt tools and processes to accomplish the move to DITA XML
• Collaborate with broad technical publications team to define, Configure, customize, and maintain Ixiasoft XML Editor and/or other editing software

Qualifications

• Experience with medical devices and FDA regulated environment highly preferred
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science / Information Systems or related discipline. Master’s in Information Design or Information Architecture preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across global and culturally diverse teams required
• Ability to work well independently and with the team required
• In-depth understanding of markup languages and related technologies, including XML (especially DITA and DITA XML)
• Experience with content management using HTML and XML/DITA
• Highly organized and able to prioritize required
• At least 5 years of direct responsibility for information architecture developing taxonomies/ontologies to support a variety of systems
• Experience with content management systems (CMS)
• Experience in DITA customization including implementing constraints and customizations
• Extensive experience with one or more of the following technologies: cCMS, such as Ixiasoft, XML Editor, such as oXygen and associated XML tools
• Proven experience supporting an XML authoring environment and a DITA CMS

Fighting cancer calls for big ideas.

We envision a world without fear of cancer. Achieving this vision takes dedication and commitment from all of us, every single day. That's why we celebrate and value the distinctly beautiful and intersectional identities of each of our employees. We are a mirror of our patient-base, which allows us to innovate. Big ideas come from everywhere, and the best ideas are fostered by our unique individual experiences. At Varian, we encourage you to bring your whole self to work and believe your bold and authentic perspective will help to power more victories over cancer.

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