Description:

Job Title: Technical Writer/ Graphic Designer Graphic Designer

Location: Remote (Local candidates preferred; required to visit office 1–2 times per month for initial team building)

Job Family: Documentation & Technical Writing

Career Level: SE4

Reports To: Supervisor, Technical Documentation

Role Overview -

The position is a hybrid role combining Graphic Designer and Technical Writer responsibilities.

The role supports the Vantara Medical System diagnostic division in documentation and product labeling.

Primary responsibility is managing and updating interpretation guides and labeling documents using templates.

The position involves regulated documentation work, ensuring compliance with FDA and quality system standards.

The role acts as a bridge between project teams and the technical documentation department.

Key Technical Skills Required -

Adobe InDesign (Top Priority)

Candidate must have strong hands-on experience.

Around 90% of the work involves creating or updating interpretation guides in InDesign.

Ability to use advanced functions in InDesign to update templates efficiently.

Microsoft Word

Used for method sheets and document templates.

Candidates should be comfortable working with Word templates.

Adobe tools (for redlining and updates) may also be used depending on the workflow.

Experience -

Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience (recently updated from 5+ years).

Candidates should preferably have experience working in:

Large organizations

High-volume documentation environments

Pharmaceutical experience is helpful but not mandatory.

Candidates with freelance or purely project-based design work are less preferred.

Primary Responsibilities -

Update and manage interpretation guides using Adobe InDesign templates.

Compile information from multiple stakeholders, including:

Pathologists

Project teams

Regulatory teams

Quality teams

Perform document formatting, redlining, and revisions.

Ensure consistency across documentation templates.

Support documentation updates required for regulatory submissions.

Top 3 Skills -

Adobe InDesign expertise

Extreme attention to detail

Ability to work quickly under tight deadlines

Soft Skills & Work Style Expectations -

Extreme attention to detail (critical requirement).

Ability to work quickly under tight deadlines, especially FDA submission timelines.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with multiple teams.

Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Must be able to provide clear examples of previous work experience during interviews.

Ideal Candidate Profile -

Graphic Designer with strong InDesign expertise who has worked in a structured corporate environment.

Comfortable working with large documentation sets and templates.

Able to adapt quickly and learn industry-specific processes.

Not necessarily from a scientific or pharma background.

Candidates to Avoid -

Candidates with a PhD or heavy scientific backgrounds looking for research-oriented roles.

Traditional technical writers expecting to write manuals, SOPs, or large content documents.

Candidates seeking creative design roles rather than structured documentation work.

Individuals with only freelance design experience.

Education Requirement

A bachelor’s degree is mandatory.

Work Arrangement -

Hybrid / Remote Flexibility

Local candidates: may attend office once per month for team meetings or team building.

Non-local candidates: fully remote option available.

Interview Process -

Two interview rounds:

Initial screening interview (approx. 30 minutes).

Panel interview (~45 minutes) with the broader documentation team

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