Part-Time QA Technical Writer and Project Manager

About the Role

The Laboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC) contributes to and enhances the services and collaborative efforts of medical research at Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine. In addition to providing basic husbandry for a wide variety of laboratory animal species, the veterinary staff and other highly experienced laboratory animal professionals offer training, supplies, and specialized service support for medical research.

Mission: At LARC, we are dedicated to providing exceptional animal care which exceeds the needs of Indiana University School of Medicine and its research staff.

Vision: Our vision is top-quality animal care and Principal Investigator (PI) service provided by inspired and valued employees. We recognize the impact of the laboratory environment on research outcomes and value an educated, empowered animal care team as critical members of research teams utilizing animal models.

Responsibilities

• Work with the quality assurance (QA) department to develop processes and documents that meet regulatory and internal standards
• Manage and continually improve the review process for LARC controlled documents
• Schedule documents for review
• Prepare and distribute content updates
• Finalize documents (including substantive editing, checking cross-references to other documents, and completing accessibility checks)
• Submit documents for approvals
• Archive approved documents
• Update Microsoft Excel-based trackers
• Retire documents, as needed
• Develop and share controlled document metrics and dashboards for ongoing monitoring of the quality management system (QMS)
• Develop and share deviation metrics and dashboards to enable decision making and identify signals/trends
• Develop agendas and lead monthly SOP Leadership Meetings
• Serve as co-owner for SharePoint Online Teams Sites (including managing access and assigning metadata)
• Provide business requirement input into an eQMS, potentially serve as administrator in eQMS, and act as a resource for transitioning the team into an eQMS

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in a scientific field)
• 5 years of quality assurance, scientific writing, and project management experience
• Scientific/technical writing experience, preferably in a healthcare/research/academic environment

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, formulas, data models, conditional formatting, dependent drop-down lists, interactive dashboards)
• Intermediate Microsoft Word skills (e.g., styles and templates, collaboration tools)
• Intermediate SharePoint skills (e.g., managing access, customizing views, managing metadata)
• Ability to handle changing priorities and multiple concurrent deadlines while maintaining high-quality final products
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment

This role requires sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Schedule

This position is part-time, working 25 hours or less per week.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)