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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving sophisticated analytical challenges, growing efficiency in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global inclusive team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an outstanding combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

About Thermo Fisher in Finland

Our Finland locations include Vantaa and Joensuu, employing professionals supporting functions such as production, instrument and reagent manufacturing, R&D, marketing, sales, quality, administrative support and supply chain. We hire experts in different fields including engineering, chemistry, microbiology and bioinformatics. Our Vantaa site develops pipettes and microplate instruments as well as develops and manufactures magnetic particle processing systems as well as clinical chemistry and industrial chemistry analyzers, laboratory automation solutions and food safety kits. It is conveniently located close to the Vantaankoski railway station.

Please read more about Finnish sites, innovative work and collaborative colleagues at https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/finland .

How will you make an impact?

We are looking for a Technical Writer Intern to join our User Experience (UX) team in the Clinical Diagnostics Division R&D organization in Vantaa, Finland. This is a fixed-term position for a year with 60 % working time, but we hope to make the position full-time and permanent later.

The role offers great view over a wide range of laboratory systems design activities and versatile opportunities to grow as a technical communications professional. It is intended for a master´s degree student with passion to grow and develop as a technical writer and make a significant positive impact on society. We operate responsibly and give back to the communities in which we live and work.

Our team consists of enthusiastic user interface professionals including usability and user interface designers and technical writers. We work in multidisciplinary project teams for multiple In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) medical device product lines, designing automation systems and analyzers for clinical laboratories. Our role is to ensure the desired level of usability and user experience on both software and hardware user interface as well as the user documentation. The main working language is English. This is an office-based role with possibility for some remote work. Our office is located just next to the Vantaankoski train station.

What will you do?

You will receive training to run the following tasks as a part of our R&D organization.

• Build and update user and service manuals and other user documentation, in both structured and unstructured environments, to ensure the users have good instructions for using our systems.

• Handle the overall manual updating processes working closely with project managers, R&D project teams and translation agency.

• Run document reviews and approvals.

• Perform other documentation tasks to support project execution and product maintenance.

How will you get here?

• A final-stage student in an applicable field with studies in e.g., technical communications, English, translation studies or other subject that would provide you a good starting point for a career in technical writing.

• Eager to learn and develop your skills as a technical writer.

• Strong skills in leading your own work.

• Proficient written English.

• Teamwork and communication skills.

• Good eye for detail.

• We additionally value familiarity with especially DITA, but we also appreciate experience with Oxygen XML Editor, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Illustrator. However, you will learn these as a part of the role.

Please send in your application, including cover letter and CV , in English. Please apply via http://jobs.thermofisher.com/ by May 5, 2024. We hope that you could start in early September.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.