Technical Writer
Posted Updated
Description
Job Description
Position Title: Technical Writer (eNotebook / ELN SOP Documentation)
Location: Remote
Technical Skills
- Strong technical writing and technical documentation skills, particularly SOP development.
- Hands-on experience creating, reviewing, updating, and maintaining SOPs, work instructions, user guides, process documents, and related controlled documentation.
- Knowledge or prior experience with eNotebook / Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) platforms is preferred.
- Ability to understand application workflows and translate technical/business inputs into clear procedural content.
- Strong knowledge of document structure, templates, formatting, terminology, version control, review cycles, and document lifecycle management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and standard collaboration/document-management tools.
- Familiarity with regulated Life Sciences, pharmaceutical, medical-device, laboratory, or GxP environments is highly preferred.
- Understanding of SDLC, quality/compliance documentation, document change control, and review/approval workflows is desirable.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Author, review, revise, and maintain SOPs for eNotebook / Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) processes and functionality.
- Collaborate with business SMEs, laboratory/process owners, technical teams, and Quality stakeholders to gather and validate documentation requirements.
- Convert system functionality, business processes, and SME inputs into clear step-by-step procedures suitable for end users.
- Ensure documentation is accurate, complete, consistent, easy to understand, and aligned with approved templates and organizational documentation standards.
- Manage document updates through review, feedback incorporation, approval, versioning, and publication cycles.
- Create and maintain supporting documentation such as work instructions, user guides, process flows, quick-reference guides, and training/support content when required.
- Perform document quality checks for grammar, structure, terminology, formatting, traceability, and consistency.
- Coordinate multiple documentation deliverables and ensure completion within agreed timelines.
- Support documentation impact assessments and updates resulting from system enhancements, process changes, or release activities.
- Work effectively with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.