Eliassen Group is hiring: Labeling Technical Writer in Plymouth

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures that all labeling meets regulatory and corporate requirements and production specifications in a timely manner in accordance with requestor's instructions and departmental SOPs.

• Performs both manual and automated proofreading tasks. Proofreads assigned materials for accuracy, regulation adherence, clarity and consistency of brand, content and format.

• Checks vendor proofs against approved labeling documents to ensure accuracy of vendor production.

• Makes edits in the documents that are being proofread to expedite the completion of the documents.

• Maintains and distributes updates of the departmental style guide and related resource material including trademarks, bylines and company addresses.

• Proposes and evaluates potential changes in editorial policy in response to changes in authoring and production tools.

• Prepares and maintains SOPs for the proofreading process, if needed. Keeps abreast of the basic requirements for compliance in own area of work and complies with those requirements; participates as required in training on regulatory issues affecting own area of work; brings regulatory compliance questions/issues to the attention of management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2-3 Years experience working for a Medical Device Company

• English as a primary language; knowledge of spelling, grammatical rules, composition and style.

• Knowledge of Corporate, Regulatory and Global (ISO, PAL, etc.) guidelines pertinent to product/package labeling desired.

• Demonstrated experience in printing or publishing with knowledge of standard printing procedures. Digital content experience.

• Ability to handle multiple projects with excellent follow-up skills.

• Must have a functional knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel)/Adobe.

• Must be detail-oriented, can work under deadline pressure; and must be able to deal with unresolved situations, frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events.

• Must have good interpersonal skills, including effective written and oral communication ability.

Education And Experience:

• Associates degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Science or a related field

• Minimum of two years' experience in proofreading, editing or copy writing; or equivalent combination of related education and experience.