Thermo Fisher Scientific

The World Leader In Serving Science

Senior Technical Writer

Technical WriterTechnical WriterFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+Since 1956H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

California + 2 moreAll locations: California, North Carolina, Texas

Posted

40 days ago

Salary

Not specified

Bachelor Degree4 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• 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 • Work closely with scientists, engineers, quality, regulatory, and product teams to translate complex sequencing technologies and clinical studies into high-quality documentation for internal and external stakeholders • Collect, analyze, and synthesize information from a wide variety of technical and scientific sources and translate it into clear, concise, and user-focused documentation • Author, edit, and maintain documentation supporting clinical sequencing products and workflows, including user guides, technical manuals, SOPs, and internal process documentation • Serve as a strong advocate for clarity, consistency, and usability of technical content in cross-functional program team meetings • Lead documentation-related decision-making for product commercialization, including coordination with legal, regulatory, quality, graphics, style standards, translations, and document control functions • Collaborate with subject matter experts across R&D, bioinformatics, software, quality, regulatory affairs, manufacturing, and product management to ensure technical accuracy and compliance • Manage multiple documentation projects or workstreams, including schedules, priorities, dependencies, and deliverables • Ensure documentation aligns with applicable regulatory and quality requirements and supports audits, submissions and inspections • Train, mentor, and coach other writers within the Technical Communications team; contribute to documentation standards, templates and best practices • Stay current with life sciences industry standards, regulatory expectations, and competitor documentation practices to continuously improve content quality and effectiveness

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 4 plus 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 Oxygen XML Author or XMetal Author, and Tridion Docs Publication Manager
  • Experience with SnagIt Editor, Inkscape preferred
  • Experience with Microsoft Suite

Benefits

  • 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

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