Beschreibung
We are currently looking for a number of Technical Writers for long term contracts in Basel.
These are English speaking opportunities for anyone with 3+ years experience.
Role: Technical Writer
The ideal candidate is well versed about quality writing techniques, problem solving, is detail oriented and has the ability to learn quickly and deliver quality technical documentation in a timely manner. The candidate needs to be a good team player with strong communication skills but also able to work autonomously with minimal supervision. Flexibility to handle a demanding, possibly shifting, re-prioritized workload is key.
Responsibilities:
- Organize and write supporting project quality documents for project deliverables
- Ability to work with computer hardware engineers, software designers and developers and interpret the flow of information among project work groups during development and testing.
- Design and document technical solutions based on business processes using diagraming tools (Visio).
- Ability to understand complex information and communicate the information to people with diverse professional backgrounds.
- Use and/or develop photographs, drawings, diagrams, animation, and charts that increase users' understanding
- Contribute to standardized technical content across documentation deliverables
- Create operating instructions, how-to manuals, assembly instructions, and frequently asked questions pages to help technical support staff, business users, and other consumers of the DaVinci product suite.
- Revise documents as new issues arise
- Communicate with team members in a global, multi-national environment
Key Requirements:
- Computer Science Bachelor's Degree or equivalent technical degree, minimum
- 3+ years technical writing experience
- Strong technical background and full understanding of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Deep understanding of requirements gathering for inputs to User Requirements, Functional Specification, Technical Design Document, requirements traceability, product backlog, unit test plan, test scripts, administrative manual, and user manual)
- Good knowledge of Business Process data/design flow mapping
- Serve as part of a team working closely with Quality Manager, Project Manager, Business Information Manager and IT Technical Delivery Stream leads to progress deliverables to meet aggressive deadlines to maintain project timelines.
- Work closely with IT Technical Delivery Stream teams to gather design and testing requirements to fulfil computer system validation activities.
- Excellent English language skills
- Experience developing and writing test specifications for installation, operational and performance qualification documents, (IQ, OQ, PQ).
Desirable Requirements:
- Certification in Technical Writing
- Experience in Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences industry