SUMMARY

Develops, writes, edits, and proofreads company communications, technical material and administrative publications in print or electronic media by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Writes, proofreads, edits, organizes, and reviews a wide variety of documents for communications with the public and other parties.

• Selects appropriate images for use in the document.

• Writes, compiles, edits a company magazine.

• Reviews all forms and procedures for spelling, punctuation, and format. Circulates approvals form to appropriate managers (e.g., managers in Production and Manufacturing Engineering departments). Converts computer files of approved documents from doc. to docx. format.

• Assures communications are presented in accordance with set standards of order, clarity, conciseness, style and terminology.

• Performs research to keep the Company abreast of developments regarding health issues, market issues, competitors’ products, recent studies, new patents, and other requests by management.

• Utilizes different media in performing research, including, but not limited to, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, various websites, electronic databases, university and college libraries, and other resources. Utilizes Inter-Library Loan System for hard-to-obtain books and articles.

• Manages the printed product literature approval process. Maintains a log of document numbers and revision numbers. Proofreads electronic copies for typographical errors, punctuation, spelling, content, contact information, document number and revisions number, etc. Coordinates with creative design specialist, and with our Clinical, Regulatory, Sales and other departments, including Senior Management.

• Manages magazine and journal print advertising. Coordinates print copy, meets publishers’ deadlines, and submits insertion orders to publishers. Writes requisitions for advertising and approves invoices. Negotiates with publishers to obtain most favorable agreements, prices, terms, and location of ad within each issue.

• Works with webmaster for the retractable.com website. Initiates paperwork to obtain approval to make additions, changes, and deletions to retractable.com website’s content.

• Maintains a large archive of magazine, journal, and newspaper articles in electronic and hardcopy formats on needle sticks, safety syringes, syringe reuse, hospital infections, group purchasing organizations, and other topics of interest.

• Stays attuned to what types of material would be of interest to various managers and other staff members and obtains those materials.

• Replies to investors’ questions and comments that are routine. Consults with CFO about how to respond to the more complex questions or comments.

• Ability to get along with others, follow directions, and work well under stressful conditions.

• Ability to meet deadlines.

• Responsible for following company policies and procedures, including but not limited to, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), safety/housekeeping, and Quality Management System.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university and two years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination education and experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Internet searches; experience with database and statistical analysis software is a plus.

INTELLECTUAL SKILLS

The intellectual skills described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to speak, read, and write English.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and general public.

• Ability to communicate effectively.

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.

• Ability to communicate to Management using both verbal and written means on a timely basis via periodic daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and special-request presentations.

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

• Ability to deal with varying degrees of stress induced by urgent business-related requirements.

• Ability to multi-task and adjust to frequent changes.

• Ability to remain tactful and discreet with confidential information appropriately.

• Possess excellent attention to detail skills.

• Ability to be proactive, take initiative to be productive, and recognize and establish priorities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, especially to type on a computer keyboard, stoop and bend, reach, climb stairs. The employee

must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Intense use of vision is required for document/report inspection/analysis and visual observation of a computer monitor. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.