Role Purpose:
* A new vacancy has arisen for an experienced Validation Engineer to join our client's GMP pharmaceutical manufacturing site based in County Waterford.
* In the Validation Engineer role, you will be required to support a new project
* The Validation Engineer has a key role in ensuring the on-going validation and compliance of new equipment, systems and processes on site. The following activities will be included as part of your role.
Core Duties and Responsibilities:
* Executing FAT/SAT/IOQ protocols including generation of protocols and reports.
* Designing, executing and reporting on validation studies for equipment, systems and processes.
* Ensuring validation studies are managed in conjunction with all required company standards and legal requirements (Health & Safety, cGMP, construction, environmental etc.)
* Providing technical interpretation and guidance of current US FDA and EU validation requirements for aseptic processing, lyophilisation, sterilisation and depyrogenation.
* Ensuring that the validation status of equipment and systems are in compliance with cGMP at all times
* Maintaining validation documentation through the validation lifecycle
* Participation in external regulatory inspections
* Support Site Change Control process
Education & Qualifications Required:
* Degree in Science (Chemistry, Micro. or Pharmacy preferred) or Engineering Chemical/Mech/Elec)
* 3-5 years' experience working in a Healthcare manufacturing environment – ideally part of which would be in the pharmaceutical sector.
* Capable of troubleshooting validation issues associated with projects, process development etc.
* Competent technical knowledge of pharmaceutical plants.
* Previous validation/product development experience would be highly advantageous for the role.
* Knowledge of Process Validation regulations, current process validation and technical transfer industry practices, and experience of interpretation and application of guidelines and regulations.
* Knowledge of requirements for of GAMP, ISPE Baseline guides.
* Knowledge of steam and dry heat validation publications such as AAMI/ANSI, PDA and ISO guidelines.
* Full understanding of relevant quality and compliance regulations
* Able to execute projects to plan.
* Good knowledge of quality management systems.
* Good communication skills at organisation, team and individual levels.
* Ability to use MS Project and SPC packages an advantage
* Understands KPI's for the site.
* Previous Equipment knowledge for example pack lines, Autoclaves, Isolator Technology and fill lines would be an advantage.
* Natural influencer and works well as part of a multifunctional team.
* Highly motivated and self-resilient.
* Adaptable and flexible as well as a pragmatically minded problem solver.
* Sees projects/tasks through to completion.
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