Technical Writer R&D - 18-month Maternity Leave

SGS; Markham; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading testing and certification company in York Region, Markham is seeking a Technical Writer to oversee documentation for pharmaceutical products. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of lab experience, with at least 2 years in Pharmaceutical Technical Writing. You will manage projects and support R&D documentation needs, ensuring adherence to quality standards.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years experience in a laboratory setting with minimum 2 years in Pharmaceutical Technical Writing.

Responsibilities

• Manage medium and larger size projects in collaboration with clients and internal resources.
• Lead technical writer team for improvements and workload distribution.
• Support scientists in R&D for client-required documentation.

Skills

cGMP

Lab software proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's in Science

Job description

Overview

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

The Technical Writer position is responsible for writing methods, protocols, reports, SOPs and evaluating compendia procedures as it impacts the pharmaceutical products or raw materials.

Responsibilities

• Manage medium and larger size projects and in collaboration with client and internal resources.
• Work with department manager and schedule projects according to projects prioritization and work with groups and functions to manage resources efficiently.
• Lead technical writer team for improvement initiatives and workload distribution.
• Support scientists in R&D to prepare the documentation as required by clients, including follow up of change controls, maintaining the templates for laboratory documents.
• Responsible for periodic review of the compendia changes and providing evaluation as it impacts the Raw Material, Finished Product and R&D groups within Analytical Operations.
• Work with chemistry laboratory personnel to write or review reports for method development, feasibility, transfer verification and validation projects.
• Work with chemistry laboratory personnel to write or review client methods for routine sample analysis as needed.
• Review various lab documents.
• Ensure timely review of compendia updates, such as USP, EP, JP.
• Document and communicate the compendia changes to impacted departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's in Science
• 3 to 5 years experience in a laboratory setting with a minimum of 2 years of Pharmaceutical Technical Writing
• Demonstrated work with cGMP
• Proficient with lab software

Additional Information

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and Indigenous status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Accommodations are available on request for qualified candidates during each stage of the recruitment process.

Please note that candidates applying for Canadian job openings should be authorized to work in Canada.