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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