Validation Engineer

Our client is seeking a Validation Contractor to provide quality oversight of the Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) program within a regulated pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing environment. This individual will ensure facilities, equipment, utilities, cleaning procedures, and manufacturing processes remain compliant with applicable cGMP requirements and regulatory standards.

Key responsibilities include:

• Author, review, and approve User Requirements Specifications (URS), commissioning plans, and Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ) protocols and reports.
• Provide risk-based Quality oversight and approval for equipment qualification, Computerized System Validation (CSV), cleaning validation, and process validation activities.
• Review Annual Product Quality Reviews (APQRs) and maintain site Validation Master Plans (VMPs).
• Serve as the Quality Validation subject matter expert for deviations, Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs), and change controls associated with qualification, validation, facilities, and utilities.
• Collaborate with MSAT, Validation, Engineering, Manufacturing, Metrology/Maintenance, and QC teams during Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and facility start-up activities.
• Support internal and external audits, client audits, and regulatory inspections as a Validation Quality SME.
• Monitor and evaluate executed validation packages, track and trend program performance, identify compliance risks, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) to leadership.
• Review quality records, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and manufacturing support documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, proper record retention, and cGMP compliance.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within the CQV program and support the implementation of quality initiatives.
• Provide guidance, training, and compliance support to junior QA Validation specialists and cross-functional teams.

Skills:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience within the pharmaceutical or medical device industry.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on Engineering, Validation, or Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) experience.
• Strong working knowledge of 21 CFR Parts 210/211, 600, and 820 (QMSR), ISO 13485, ISO 9001, and ICH Q9/Q10.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and approving qualification and validation protocols, reports, and supporting documentation.
• Experience supporting deviations, CAPAs, change controls, and regulatory inspection readiness.
• Proficiency with electronic quality management systems such as Documentum, Veeva Vault, and TrackWise.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills within highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple departments and organizational levels.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Biomedical, Chemical, or Mechanical), Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, or a related scientific discipline.