Job Description

Job Title: Technical Writer I

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. Surrounded by collaborative colleagues, you’ll have the support and opportunities that only a global leader can give you. Our respected, growing organization has an exceptional strategy for the near term and beyond. Take your place on our strong team and help us make significant contributions to the world.

Location/Division Specific Information

Cambridge, MA

How will you make an impact?

The role is an associate with a minimal level of expertise and experience with general biopharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, principles and processes and has a good understanding of current GMP and safety standards. The Technical writer collaborates with subject matter authorities and technical specialists to plan, develop, author, edit, format, illustrate, update, and build new standard operating procedures and other related documentation such as Production batch records (PBRs), logbooks, job aids and technical reports in support of the cGMP Manufacturing facility. Responsibilities include maintaining established documentation design and quality standards and leading documentation workflows to meet departmental needs. Additional responsibilities may include administrative duties to manage and process-controlled documents for the manufacturing processes.

What will you do?

• Collaborates with area SMEs or technical specialist to build or revise existing procedures or documents for use in the manufacturing.
• Acquires and verifies accuracy of technical details, lead documentation workflows and schedules and proofreads drafts for adherence to established quality standards.
• Performs administrative duties related to leading controlled document life cycles from issuance to Manufacturing through archival with Quality Assurance.
• Responsibilities include supporting effective corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) to closure in a timely manner.
• Facilitate client meetings for real time reviews/edits on process documentation.
• Training provided may also include company policies, programs and procedures commensurate with their experience as a qualified trainer.
• Participates in initiatives to support, innovation and continuous improvement activities and improved compliance with quality procedures, policies and regulations.

How will you get here?

Education/Experience

• 1 years’ industry related experience with a Bachelor’s Degree.
• 2 years’ industry related experience with an Associate’s Degree/Certificate Program.
• 3 years’ industry related experience with a high school diploma.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Must be skilled in the use of a personal computer and related software applications.
• Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work optimally with a wide range of constituencies in diverse areas.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and interviews to eliciting technical details from subject matter experts.
• Capable to provide written or verbal communication to peers, senior associates, and area management within their operational group.
• Able to develop logical structure for technical documents, content and illustrations.
• Detail oriented while proofreading documents.
• Ability to recognize, understand and respond to situations requiring further evaluation and report these events (process, safety, personnel, etc..) to senior specialists or area management.

Incredible Benefits!

• Review our company’s Total Rewards
• Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits - Effective Day 1
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• 401K Company Match up to 6%
• Tuition Reimbursement - Available after 90 Days!
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Recognition Program
• Charitable Gift Matching
• Company Paid Parental Leave
• Career Advancement Opportunities

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing productivity in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our global team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services and Patheon. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.