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At Leica Biosystems, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Leica Biosystems, we’re not just shaping the future of cancer diagnostics — we’re transforming lives. Our mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is the driving force behind everything we do. As a global leader with the most comprehensive portfolio spanning from biopsy to diagnosis, we empower clinicians with innovative, reliable solutions so they can give patients timely, accurate answers when they need them most. When you join Leica Biosystems, you’re not just taking a job; you’re becoming part of a passionate team that knows every moment matters when it comes to cancer. You’ll help develop diagnostic solutions that turn anxiety into answers, and aid the acceleration of next-generation, life-changing therapies. Surrounded by a diverse and collaborative global community, you’ll be inspired each day to stretch, grow, and make an impact.

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The Manager, Technical Writing & Training, Digital Pathology for Leica Biosystems leads a small team of technical writers and trainers who create accurate, compliant documentation and deliver effective learning programs for our Digital Pathology portfolio. Focused on our internal and external customer needs, the role ensures that every user guide, service manual, e-learning module, and classroom course enables safe, efficient installation, operation, and support of our products. The position owns the global documentation pipeline and training curricula in Digital Pathology, partnering closely with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, commercial Service & Support, and other stakeholders to ensure usability and serviceability requirements throughout the product lifecycle and to keep all materials current with regulatory and business demands.

This position reports to the Director, Global Support & Training, and is part of the Digital Pathology Business Unit located in Vista, CA, USA and will be ONSITE five days a week.. 

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Provide leadership and day-to-day direction for the Technical Writing & Training team, including recruiting, coaching, and developing associates to align skills, capacity, and succession plans with business needs.Drive continuous improvement of documentation and training workflows, including authoring, review, localization, translation, release, and lifecycle maintenance, while prioritizing activities by business and regulatory impact to ensure program quality, delivery, and audit readinessEstablish governance processes and KPIs (cycle-time, right-first-time quality, on-time delivery) that keep manuals, service guides, e-learning, and classroom content current to both our product specifications and with FDA, EU MDR/IVDR, and ISO 13485 requirements.Own training compliance for our commercial customer-facing service and support organization to ensure required trainings are completed on time in our LMS.Provide resources and support to product development projects according to the priorities of the Digital Pathology product roadmap. This includes project swim lanes responsible for  technical training material and product technical documentation (both service and customer-facing documentation).

The essential requirements of the job include:

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or scientific discipline5+ years of experience in a related field, such as technical writing or training, related to medical devices or life science instruments, with complex software and network requirements.3+ years of people leadership experience, such as managing, mentoring, training.Knowledge of medical device environments and regulations, such as FDA, IVDR, ISO 13485, etc.

Travel Requirements:

This position requires up to 10% flying and/or driving travel, which includes overnight stays.  Travel will primarily be domestic but may occasionally be international.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

Supporting or training on digital pathology or imaging systems.Working in a Content Management System, such as MadCap Flare.Working in a Learning Management System, such as Cornerstone On-Demand.

Leica Biosystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $150,000.00-$165,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. 

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