Sr Technical Writer
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Job Location:
Carlsbad, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 103100 - 137500
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Work Schedule
First Shift (Days)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges like protecting the environment making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
DESCRIPTION:
When Thermo Fisher Scientific product teams need high-quality user guides or instructional content for reagent kits software or instruments they partner with the Technical Communications team. We collect analyze and synthesize technical and product information from multiple sources working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver clear accurate and compliant end-user documentation to our customers.
As a Senior Technical Writer you will lead complex documentation projects and create high-quality user guides and related publications for RUO and IVD/CE-IVD instruments assays reagents and software systems. Your work will make our technologies easier to understand and use for customers who rely on them every day.
Key responsibilities include
- Collecting analyzing and synthesizing information from a wide variety of technical and scientific sources and translating it into clear concise end-user documentation
- Serving as a strong advocate for clarity consistency and usability of technical content in cross-functional program team meetings
- Leading documentation-related decision-making for product commercialization including legal review regulatory review graphics style standards translations and document control
- Managing multiple documentation projects or workstreams including schedules priorities and deliverables
- Training mentoring and coaching other writers within the Technical Communications team
- Staying current with life sciences industry standards regulatory expectations and competitor documentation practices
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelors degree in a scientific field required
- Advanced degree (MS or Ph.D.) or equivalent experience in life sciences strongly preferred
- Minimum of 4 years of technical writing experience in a scientific or life sciences environment
- Proven ability to lead multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously
- Experience with topic-based authoring and structured content (XML HTML DITA preferred)
- Proficiency with documentation tools such as FrameMaker InDesign RoboHelp and/or Microsoft Word
Skills:
- Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to organize complex information logically and clearly
- Strong understanding of technical and scientific concepts with the ability to adapt structure tone and style to meet business and regulatory needs
- Excellent interpersonal project management and critical-thinking skills
- Self-directed and self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously
- Comfortable learning new tools technologies and processes quickly
- Strong attention to detail and a high standard for quality and accuracy
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in California is $103100.00$137500.00.This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company team and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on which includes:
A choice of national medical and dental plans and a national vision plan including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO) 10 paid holidays annually paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave) accident and life insurance and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits please visit: Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Proofreading
- Adobe Acrobat
- Content Management Systems
- Technical Writing
- Visio
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Sharepoint
- XML
- Confluence
- Wiki Systems
- Word Processing
- Writing Skills
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