Quality Systems Technical Writer

Quality Systems Technical Writer

Blood Bank of Alaska (BBA) is seeking a detail-oriented Quality Systems Technical Writer at our main campus in Anchorage, AK. For this full-time position, you will be a key member of the Quality Assurance team, providing the blood bank with essential support for quality processes and assessments. You should be someone excited by the idea of analyzing non-conformances and providing clear written evaluations of such discrepancies. Using your excellent communication skills and experience, you will collaborate with subject matter experts at all levels of the company to ensure that reports are complete and accurate. You should also enjoy the challenge of writing and editing procedures that are easy to follow and that consistently produce expected outcomes. This role has a heavy focus reviewing procedural deviations and performing internal assessments. Excellent analysis, critical thinking, and written communications skills are required. Knowledge of blood banking, pharmaceutical manufacturing, or healthcare is certainly a plus. This position will be responsible for:

• Writing, revising, editing, and approving Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Assisting document owners in writing and revising SOPs
• Serving as the initial approver on SOPs and other controlled documents
• Ensuring consistency across departments when policies or procedures change
• Editing all SOPs for style, consistency, clarity and voice
• Coordinating document control processes

To perform this job successfully, each essential duty (as listed above) must be performed satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required.

Blood Bank of Alaska is a family of over one hundred dedicated staff from various backgrounds and expertise. Our focus on innovation and donor satisfaction is at the core of everything we do. Blood Bank of Alaska is more than just a blood center. It is home to a talented team of professionals. BBA strives to provide benefits beyond a salary because our employees are essential to our success. For more than 60 years, Blood Bank of Alaska has been at the forefront of Alaska healthcare ensuring that medical facilities across the state have a safe and adequate blood supply. More than 2,000 volunteer blood donors visit a BBA blood center every month in order to supply blood in case of accidents, trauma, heart surgery and treatment of diseases such as cancer. Blood Bank of Alaska collected 682 units the first year of operation in 1962 and we now collect over 20,000 units a year and ship those units thousands of miles throughout the state from Barrow to Juneau.