Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Technical Writer

Edwards Lifesciences Corp$68K — $96K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3 years of technical writing experience or equivalent work experience.
  • Experience in biotechnology, medical device, or healthcare industries.
  • Proficiency in technical documentation software like MedCap Flare, Adobe, Paligo.
  • Strong knowledge of technical documentation types and procedures.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Create GMP protocols and reports, technical summaries, and test procedures.
  • Maintain documentation in standard format following guidelines.
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders to understand product changes.
  • Review documents for clarity, grammar, and punctuation.
  • Correct inconsistencies in content and recommend adjustments to documentation.
  • Respond to clarification requests regarding technical documentation.
  • Perform additional duties as assigned by leadership.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements as needed.
  • Access to competitive salaries and performance-based incentives.
  • Wide variety of benefits programs to meet employees' diverse needs.
  • Emphasis on compliance with safety and health protocols.
Full Job Description
How You’ll Make an Impact
  • Provide technical writing expertise to create moderately complex Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) protocols and reports, technical summaries, and test procedures.

  • Maintain documentation in a standard format following established guidelines.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders, including production employees, technicians, engineers, project teams, regulatory teams, and management, to understand product, component, or device changes.

  • Review documents for style, clarity, grammar, and punctuation.

  • Identify and correct inconsistencies in content, development, or organization, and partner with authors to recommend appropriate adjustments to documents and procedures.

  • Respond to requests for clarification or explanation of reference materials and technical documentation.

  • Perform other duties as assigned by leadership.

What You’ll Need
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3 years of technical writing experience, or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria.

  • Relocation is not provided for this role.Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Irvine, California will be considered.

What Else We Look For
  • Biotechnology, medical device, or healthcare industry experience

  • Expertise in technical documentation software administration like MedCap Flare, Adobe, Paligo

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher; Adobe and Photoshop experience preferred.

  • Strong editing, proofreading, and technical writing skills.

  • Good written and verbal communication skills in English, with strong interpersonal skills.

  • Good problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

  • Solid knowledge and understanding of policies, procedures, and guidelines relevant to technical documentation development.

  • Solid knowledge of documentation types, such as procedures, routers, process sheets, technical summaries, protocols, and test reports.

  • Solid knowledge of product assembly procedures.

  • Ability to work independently on more complex projects and/or lines of work, with work reviewed for accuracy and soundness.

  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

  • Strict attention to detail.

  • Ability to work in a team environment, including interdepartmental teams, and represent the organization on specific projects.

  • Ability to build productive internal and external working relationships.

  • Commitment to following all company rules and requirements, including pandemic protocols and Environmental Health & Safety rules, and taking appropriate control measures to help prevent injuries, protect the environment, and prevent pollution within the area of influence/control.

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $68,000 to $96,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.  

About Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Edwards Lifesciences is an American medical technology company headquartered in Irvine, California, specializing in artificial heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. It developed the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve made of cow tissue within a balloon-expandable, cobalt-chromium frame, deployed via catheter. The company has manufacturing facilities at the Irvine headquarters, as well as in Draper, Utah; Costa Rica; the Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico; and Singapore; and is building a new facility due to be completed in 2021 in Limerick, Ireland.
Learn more about Edwards Lifesciences Corp
Size
15,700 employees
Market Cap
$45.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$823.4 million
Founded
1958
5 Year Trend
+12%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
NASDAQ

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