Validation Engineer

Roles & Responsibilities

• Execute validation studies, including performance qualifications and re-qualifications of manufacturing and laboratory equipment or processes.
• Assist with writing and executing Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) protocols supporting cGMP manufacturing, fill-finish operations, and QC laboratories.
• Author acceptance reports and provide validation activity updates to project teams.
• Support facility and utility expansions, compliance upgrades, process improvements, construction projects, and related initiatives.
• Apply Good Documentation Practices, cGMP requirements, and current industry practices to equipment and systems validation.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Engineering/Maintenance, and Quality Control teams.
• Review change controls, work orders, document change requests, and vendor-generated validation protocol packages.
• Update applicable SOPs following completion of validation activities.
• Support limited multi-shift operations, training, and testing as needed.

Required Skills

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a sterile pharmaceutical and FDA-regulated industry.
• Validation experience.
• Sterile manufacturing experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of cGMP requirements, Good Documentation Practices, and validation of manufacturing and laboratory equipment or processes.
• Strong technical writing, communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with equipment and systems such as mix tanks, autoclaves, vial/syringe fillers, HVAC systems, and aseptic processing areas.

Education

• Associate of Science degree in a technical or scientific discipline required, or three years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
• Bachelor of Science degree desired.