Senior Technical Writer

Description

Work schedule is standard Monday to Friday.

Based in an office.

The company develops instruments, software, assays, and reagents for research and clinical labs, with work that supports environmental protection, food safety, and cancer research.

You will write user guides, instructions for use, online help, protocols, and related content for research scientists and clinical lab staff. The pace is quick and you will pull information from many sources and shape it into clear, concise end-user material.

You will join large program teams building research-use and regulated products and speak up for the customer experience in team meetings.

You will develop a working knowledge of company systems and processes, including product development, legal review, regulatory and quality requirements, graphics, style, translations, and document control.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex documentation projects that involve several writers.
• Act as project lead, trainer, and mentor for other writers in the group.
• Advocate for the end user's experience in team meetings.
• Work with large program teams on research-use and regulated products.
• Turn raw technical information from varied sources into clear end-user content.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific field. An advanced degree is preferred.
• At least 4 years of technical writing experience, ideally in science or life sciences.
• Excellent written and spoken communication, with careful attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to learn complex technical and scientific material and explain it clearly.
• Experience handling complex development work and several projects at once.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Able to work alone and also collaborate well with cross-functional teams.
• Experience mentoring writers and shaping documentation strategy.
• Preferred: knowledge of clinical research, the pharmaceutical industry, or scientific instruments.
• Preferred: experience with topic-based authoring, specifically DITA.
• Preferred: experience with XML authoring tools.
• Plus: experience with HTML and CSS markup.
• Knowledge of relevant style guides and best practices.

Conditions

Standard Monday to Friday schedule.

Office-based role.