Validation Engineer

Job Description

ELIQUENT Life Sciences is the leading global consulting firm providing solutions to life science companies researching, developing, and manufacturing innovative products to serve patients and respond to public health challenges around the world. ELIQUENT is committed to serving clients’ needs with extensive expertise, unwavering integrity, and strategic insight in a manner that supports availability of safe, effective, and high-quality drugs, biologics, and medical devices. For more information, please visit our website at eliquent.com.

We at Eliquent are looking for an experienced Validation Engineer to immediately join our Eliquent Consulting team. The Validation Engineer is responsible for the theory and content of validation documents for new cleanrooms and packaging equipment, including utilities qualification, cleanroom qualification, and FAT/SAT/IQ/OQ/PQ of a new packaging line. This will ensure that validation documentation is compliant with site and corporate validation requirements and policies as well as compendial (e.g., USP) and regulatory (e.g., FDA) expectations/regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Writes procedures, investigations, protocols, reports, change controls, etc. to support the Maintenance and Engineering, Validation, Quality, and Regulatory departments.
• Generates validation life cycle documentation (FAT, SAT, IOQ, PQ) for cleaning, sterilization, shipping, and processes validation and facilities, utilities, systems, equipment qualification/requalification.
• Writes and revises a variety of Installation, Operation and Performance qualification/verification related documents, including any of all of the following: SOPs, validation/verification master plans, guidelines
• and execution plans, automation test plans, engineering design reviews, commissioning, qualification or other technical documents, user requirement specifications (URS), functional requirement specifications
• (FRS), detailed design specifications, factory acceptance test documents (FAT), and/or commissioning test procedures.
• Performs on site or support work for a client under supervision, including but not limited to:
• Validation protocol execution for FAT/SAT/IQ/OQ/PQ, thermal mapping of temperature-controlled chambers, warehouses, and sterilization processes
• Equipment Qualification test execution
• Investigations and deviations
• Risk analysis, and/or
• Data integrity assessments and review of client data
• Executes protocols and helps resolve deviations/discrepancies, analyze study data and write summary reports, under supervision of senior consultants.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors Degree in engineering, science, or similar field or equivalent experience
• 3-7 years experience in validation services in a regulated, manufacturing environment within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or medical device industry
• Experience in executing protocols including systems such as Process Validation, utilities, manufacturing equipment and basic knowledge of laboratory validation
• Experience with temperature mapping
• Experience with many aspects of validation
• Working knowledge of FDA and cGMP regulations and documentation practice
• Ability to read and interpret Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs), and electrical diagrams

What We Offer:

• Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package for full-time and part-time employees, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, a 401(k) plan with employer match, a generous paid time off policy, and additional perks. Compensation is commensurate with professional experience.
• Career Development: Opportunities for professional growth and advancement within a supportive and innovative environment.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible work arrangements and a commitment to maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Eliquent Life Sciences is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.