Technical Writer - FDA

• Warning Letters: Draft, review, and edit warning letters issued to regulated entities for violations of FDA regulations, ensuring technical accuracy, regulatory citation precision, and adherence to FDA's warning letter format, tone, and enforcement policies.
• Import Alerts: Develop and edit import alert documentation for products subject to detention without physical examination, ensuring clarity in describing violations, affected products, and guidance for industry compliance, while maintaining consistency with Customs and Border Protection coordination requirements.
• Regulatory Discretion Documents: Draft policy statements and guidance documents outlining FDA's enforcement discretion positions, ensuring clear articulation of scope, conditions, and limitations, and verifying alignment with applicable statutory and regulatory frameworks.
• Regulatory Meeting Materials: Prepare briefing documents, meeting agendas, summary reports, and presentation materials for regulatory meetings with industry, advisory committees, and other stakeholders; edit meeting minutes and follow-up correspondence for accuracy and completeness.
• Performance Goal Analysis: Analyze and synthesize performance data related to FDA's annual reporting requirements and draft narrative sections explaining performance outcomes, trends, and contextual factors.
• External Stakeholder Talking Points: Develop concise, accurate talking points for FDA leadership and staff communications with external stakeholders, adapting technical content for diverse audiences including industry, consumer advocates, Congress, and media.

• A minimum of 5–8 years of professional experience in technical writing, preferably within federal contracts or the Department of Defense (DoD) environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in federal regulatory writing and FDA-specific documentation standards is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to incorporate feedback from subject matter experts and legal reviewers efficiently and meet established deadlines while maintaining high quality standards.
• Experience handling sensitive or pre-decisional government information with strict confidentiality.
• Familiarity with a style guide (e.g., AP, AMA).

• Experience with the FDA, regulatory, healthcare, laboratory, pharmaceutical industry.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and tools such as SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with Visual Basic, EndNote, Adobe Acrobat.
• Familiarity with Section 508 compliance.

• A Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields: English, Journalism, Communications, Engineering, or a technical discipline (Engineering, Computer Science, Biological sciences).

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance. Due to contract requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (green card holders) to be eligible.
• No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.

• $70,000 - $90,000
• Salary commensurate with experience.

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