How will you make an impact?
The Operations Technical Writer position is part of the Operations Project Management/Technical Documentation team in Eugene, OR. This position will support a manufacturing operation that produces products used for labeling and detection in cell biology, molecular biology, and related fields.
What will you do?
- Write work instructions for technical/scientific manufacturing operations for the Bioconjugates department.
- Review and interpret historical production records and manufacturing documents to collect data and information about existing processes.
- Work directly with manufacturing department staff to determine required document format and the methods, procedures, and best practices to include in the instructions.
- Manage document creation and revision in an electronic document control system. (Agile)
- Utilize internal software systems (ERP, Agile, Documentum, OSCAR) to manage creation and revision of raw material, sub-assembly and finished good SKUs to accurately reflect current manufacturing processes and align SKU setup with manufacturing documents.
- Accurately follow SKU data standards and supply chain requirements that impact SKU set-up.
- Coordinate with team members to share workload, track and report project status, and review work done by others to ensure accuracy.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Bachelors degree desired in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, or related field of study.
- 1-2 years laboratory or manufacturing experience in a scientific/technical field. Preferably Bioconjugation.
- Combination of academic background and work experience that demonstrates the following skills and the ability to quickly learn new skills.
- Ability to interpret and summarize scientific/technical results in a clear, concise, and accurate manner.
- Proficient in Microsoft Business Software Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Solid technical writing skills with an ability to document synthetic, conjugation, or formulation procedures accurately and succinctly.
- Prior experience with SKU Data Management in an ISO 13485 manufacturing environment.
- Ability to write in English with proper word usage, grammar, and spelling.
- Experience using Operations ERP systems (E1)
- Ability to intuitively perform UOM conversion in the metric system (mass, volume, concentration) and chemistry conversions (mass, moles, density, molarity).
- Ability to understand standard calculations used to obtain quantitative results (such as concentration or purity) using data from analytical test methods (UV-Vis or HPLC).
- Ability to use Excel conditional formatting and nested logic functions to perform variable information processing and formatting.
- Ability to use Excel data tools, sort/filter, and pivot tables to obtain desired data from large spreadsheets and use lookup functions to combine data from multiple spreadsheets.