Validation Technologist

**VQ Life Sciences** are recruiting for a **Permanent Validation Technologist** based in **Nottingham** for a world leading and Pharmaceutical company.

We are looking for a Validation Technologist to join our Quality team, where you will be part of a leading international FMCG organisation manufacturing pharmaceutical products.

We offer a range of solutions to suit our customers’ needs and requirements - this includes the ‘full service’ of delivering a client brief from product concept through testing, manufacture and finally packing of the completed product. We believe that whatever field you’re in and at whatever level, you will be able to take ownership of your own development and progression and we will support you in this.

**The Validation Technologist will be responsible for;**
- Undertaking all aspects of equipment, process, facilities, utilities and cleaning validation, ensuring validation activities are performed in accordance with company and regulatory requirements
- Accurately maintain the site validation matrix and perform requalification activities where required to maintain the validated state
- Author and review validation procedures, work instruction and templates and other documentation as may be required
- Author validation lifecycle documents and execute validation protocols
- Plan validation activities and drive actions through to completion to agreed time lines
- Organise and coordinate technical support and manufacturing resources required to perform, validation activities
- Support the validation activities of other validation team members where necessary
- Provide feedback on validation activities at periodic validation team meetings
- Timely complete and document assigned training activities.

**To be successful in the Validation Technologist role you will have**:

- Degree level or equivalent experience - ideally scientific or engineering
- Strong technical and analytical skills
- Able to lead / contribute in Quality Risk Assessments
- An a good understanding of GMP requirements and, EudraLex Vol.4 Annex 15 - Qualification and Validation
- Attention to detail, Good organisation and coordination skills
- A flexible, can-do attitude, Good written and verbal communication skills, Customer focus
- Able to work independently and in a team environment
- Prior experience in a validation or quality role in a highly regulated environment, with exposure to the qualification of manufacturing facilities, key utilities, bulk material preparation and filling and packaging operations an advantage
- A good understanding of the validation process and the generation and sequence of key documents, URS, FDS, VP, DQ, FAT, SAT, IOQ, PQ / PV, VSR
- Some knowledge of GAMP 5, Computerised System Validation and Data Integrity, especially that pertaining to process control systems
- Familiarity with QPulse or similar Quality Management Tools an advantage
- A good appreciation of hygienic design guidelines.
- Reference: DO369

Job Features
- Job Category- Pharmaceutical, Validation