Senior Technical Writer (20% Workload - Flexibility Required)

REFERENCE NO.: 915503NC

INDUSTRY: Pharmaceutical

LOCATION: Basel und Region

STARTING DATE: ASAP

DURATION: Till 30.06.2016(+)

WORKLOAD: 20% - flexibility required

INTRODUCTION: Since its founding in 1997 ITech Consult AG has expanded its network of freelance IT continuously. Today we have access to over 30,000 reported IT specialists (developers, system specialists, project managers, supporters, etc.). So we are able to present computer science professionals with the required profiles in a short term.

ROLE:System documentation has to be done for the enhancement and for the migration of IT project.

Responsibilities:
-The candidate will need to author and revise technical documentation in English. He/she will have to interact with different stakeholders and the development team. Therefore he/she should have very good communication skills when following up with people, be interactive and accountable.
-The assignment is 20%. The candidate must be flexible and able to work when needed. The candidate might have to work sometimes for a week, and then afterwards, will not have work for a few weeks. The Project Manager normally provides at least 1 week notice.
-In regards to the background of the project - data shall be migrated from one system to another existing system. The system software is not relevant.

Main tasks and duties:
-Create and maintain system documentation
-Enter requirements into Quality Assurance System
-Create User Acceptance Test Scripts

Qualification:
-Minimum 3 years' experience as a technical writer for Informatics systems
-Business English (required)

Nice to Haves:
-Pharma Domain Experience
-Familiarity with Computerized Systems Validation (preferred)
-Familiarity with PMI Project Management Methodology (preferred)
-Familiarity with HP ALM (preferred)

THE WORK IN GENERAL CAN BE DONE COMPLETELY REMOTE; THE CANDIDATE WOULD NOT NEED TO RELOCATE.