SOP Technical Writer
5+ years
Iowa, United States
Contract
Remote
1 month ago
About the role
Job Title: SOP Technical Writer
Contract Length: 3-months
Location: Remote
Hours: 40 hours per week
Start Date: 7/6/26
Client Overview:
Our client is a global animal health company focused on developing and delivering innovative products and services that prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. Operating in a highly regulated, GMP-driven environment, our client emphasizes quality, compliance, and operational excellence across its manufacturing and research sites worldwide. The organization partners closely with veterinarians, producers, and pet owners to improve animal health, food safety, and overall wellbeing.
Overview:
Our client is seeking an experienced SOP Technical Writer to support a manufacturing documentation initiative within a regulated animal health/pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. This individual will partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Process teams, and Documentation Control to support updates and revisions to existing controlled documents and workflows across the facility.
This role will focus primarily on revising and maintaining existing SOPs, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation to support operational efficiency, compliance, and document standardization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Contract Length: 3-months
Location: Remote
Hours: 40 hours per week
Start Date: 7/6/26
Client Overview:
Our client is a global animal health company focused on developing and delivering innovative products and services that prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. Operating in a highly regulated, GMP-driven environment, our client emphasizes quality, compliance, and operational excellence across its manufacturing and research sites worldwide. The organization partners closely with veterinarians, producers, and pet owners to improve animal health, food safety, and overall wellbeing.
Overview:
Our client is seeking an experienced SOP Technical Writer to support a manufacturing documentation initiative within a regulated animal health/pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. This individual will partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Process teams, and Documentation Control to support updates and revisions to existing controlled documents and workflows across the facility.
This role will focus primarily on revising and maintaining existing SOPs, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation to support operational efficiency, compliance, and document standardization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Revise, edit, and maintain SOPs, work instructions, manufacturing procedures, and controlled GMP documentation
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Process SMEs to incorporate identified procedural updates and workflow changes
- Support documentation remediation and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple manufacturing groups
- Coordinate document revisions through review, feedback, and approval workflows
- Ensure documentation aligns with GMP, regulatory, and internal quality standards
- Manage document versioning, formatting consistency, and change tracking
- Facilitate communication between cross-functional stakeholders throughout the document lifecycle
- Work within electronic document management systems and quality systems to route and manage documentation updates
- Support expedited turnaround of documentation updates while maintaining strong attention to detail and compliance standards
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, Technical Communications, or a related scientific/technical field
- 5+ years of SOP Technical Writing experience within a regulated manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting GMP-regulated pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, or animal health manufacturing operations
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and quality systems
- Experience revising and maintaining controlled documentation and SOPs
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, and Process teams
- Strong written communication and document editing skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple document workflows simultaneously
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree or technical certification related to Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Technical Writing, or Life Sciences preferred
- Animal health industry experience
- USDA-regulated environment experience
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing background
- Experience with Veeva Vault QualityDoc or similar document management systems
- Experience supporting documentation review and approval workflows
- Prior experience supporting manufacturing operations or process improvement initiatives
- Collaborative and responsive communicator
- Able to work effectively with multiple stakeholder groups
- Comfortable navigating review cycles and incorporating feedback
- Self-directed and able to manage priorities independently
- Strong sense of ownership and urgency
- High attention to detail with a focus on minimizing rework and documentation errors
Skills
Hospitals and Health Care