Senior Technical Writer

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

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The Senior Technical Writer is responsible for for the creation of customer-facing user documentation in a manner that meets corporate standards and style.

This position reports to the Techdoc Manager and is part of the Technical Documentation Group located in Pune and will be an on-site role.  At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you will do:

• Research, write, edit, review, proof-read, and publish end-user documentation to ensure completeness, accuracy, validity, and clarity of information for digital and/or print production in line with corporate standards for style, branding and quality, legal guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Work with other functions (such as product management, research & development, engineering,, regulatory, manufacturing, and project management office) for the timely and cost-effective production of new documents and maintenance of existing documents.
• Fulfil end-user documentation assignments such as production of new technical documentation for new product development (NPD) or updates of existing technical documentation.
• Update appropriate databases and inform appropriate functions of the availability of new and revised documents.
  Assist in the definition of development tools and platforms for efficient production and maintenance of end-user documentation and instructions.

Who you are:

• MSc degree, preferably in Life Science, or related field; or BSc Science preferably Life Science or related field with relevant work experience.
• 2+ years of progressively responsible experience in the structured writing, editing, and production of technical documentation (e.g., operating instructions manuals).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; demonstrated ability in original technical writing, document organization, document reorganization; experience editing others’ work.
• Experience of SDL Tridion or other XML based DITA Content Management Systems desirable.
• Proficient in desktop publishing tools for example Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
   

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Knowledge of Cytiva products.
• Experience of CAD related tools.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.