Technical Writer II

Technical Writer

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll 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 world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe, or helping find cures for cancer.

Thermo Fisher Scientific's Viral Vector Services (VVS) is a rapidly growing, multifaceted gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that is seeking sharp individuals to bring the highest quality processes, products and testing to our clients. Our employees are committed to making a difference in our organization, for our client partners and the patients we serve. We are looking for top talent with proven proficiencies and strong character to join our team and help lead our organization into the future.

In this role you will help support and implement the large capital facility project through the construction of a new pioneering commercial manufacturing facility.

How will you make an impact?

The Technical Writer 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. You will collaborate with subject matter professionals and technical specialists to plan, develop, author, edit format illustrate, update, and build new standard operating procedures and other related documentation such as PBRs, logbooks, job aids and technical reports in support of the cGMP Manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities include maintaining established documentation design and quality standards using performance tools (Human Performance) 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 processes

Acquires and verifies accuracy of technical details, manages documentation workflows and schedules and proofreads drafts for adherence to established document design and quality standards

Performs administrative duties related to managing controlled document life cycles from issuance to manufacturing through archival with Quality Assurance

Responsibilities may include maintaining the GMP manual of Standard Operating Procedures and management of logbooks for the manufacturing operations

Provides training to Junior associates on established writing standards for documentation design and quality

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 there?

Minimum High School Diploma required with 5+ years related experience

3-4 years industry related experience with an Associate's Degree

1-2 years Industry related experience with a Bachelor's Degree

Strong interpersonal and communications skills; written and oral

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 effectively with a wide range of constituencies in diverse areas

Must be skilled in meetings and interviews to eliciting technical details from subject matter specialists

Must be able to provide effective written or verbal communication to peers, senior associates and area management within their operational group

Must be able to develop logical structure for technical documents, content and illustrations

Must be detail oriented while proofreading documents

Must be able to recognize, understand and respond to situations requiring further evaluation and report these events (process, safety personnel, etc) to senior specialists or area management

Must be able to understand operational documents for GMP compliance, accuracy and completeness

Gown aseptically and/or sterile gown as needed

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range estimated for this position based in Massachusetts is $66,000.00$99,000.00.

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

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