Technical Writer Service Engineering

Danaher; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Technical Writer to enhance documentation for life sciences and biotechnology products. This role involves ensuring compliance with quality standards, supporting new product development, and improving technical documentation processes. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy and standardization of service-related documents. Join a dynamic team where your contributions can make a significant impact on human health and advance future therapeutics. This position offers a blend of on-site and remote work, fostering a flexible and sustainable workforce.

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant field or 2 years of experience.
• Familiarity with ISO/GMP/GdP quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality and technical accuracy of content.
• Support standardization of documentation and monitor document releases.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Project management

Technical writing

ISO/GMP/GdP quality systems

Education

Degree in Engineering

Degree in Life Sciences

Degree in Language Processing

Tools

Document Management Systems

Component Management Systems

Job description

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 your unique viewpoint matters. 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 customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva, you will have the opportunity to improve continuously, working on meaningful challenges with caring colleagues, customers, and patients. Take your next step toward an impactful, life-changing career.

Learn about the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible.

The Technical Writer Service Engineering for Cytiva supports our ongoing development programs for both new and legacy products. The Technical Writer will be a key team member working cross-functionally to support new product development and legacy instrumentation documentation. The role involves migrating technical documents from the Global Service Readiness Engineers (GSRE) into standard formats to improve standardization and quality compliance, as well as supporting release processes. There will also be significant involvement in internal improvement initiatives within the GSRE team.

This position is part of the Global Service Readiness Engineering Team, located in Portsmouth, UK, and will be on-site. Our vision at Cytiva is to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Ensure quality and technical accuracy of content, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (ISO, GdP, EHS, cGMP, etc.)
• Support standardization of documentation according to field service needs and quality standards
• Finalize service-related documents with technical content provided by the GSRE
• Support document change requests in collaboration with GSRE
• Monitor and support all document releases and updates across platforms

The essential requirements of the job include:

• A degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Language Processing, or 2 years of relevant work experience
• Effective communication skills and the ability to present ideas clearly and concisely
• Experience working in project teams, meeting deadlines and deliverables
• Familiarity with ISO/GMP/GdP quality systems related to design control and product release audits
• Fluent in spoken and written English

It would be a plus if you also possess:

• A customer-oriented attitude and effective communication skills
• Self-motivation and ability to work independently and learn quickly
• Experience with Document Management Systems and/or Component Management Systems

At Cytiva, we believe in designing a sustainable, flexible workforce. This role is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, combining part-time on-site and remote work. Additional details will be provided during the interview process.

At Danaher, we combine science, technology, and operational capabilities to accelerate real-world impact. We partner globally to solve complex challenges across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology, and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

We value diversity and the unique perspectives it brings to our workforce, workplace, and markets.