Full job description

Validation/ QA Specialist, Pharmaceutical

Location: Derby

Salary: £30,000–£34,000 depending on experience (plus company bonus)

Hours: Monday – Friday, days, 35h per week

Russell Taylor is working exclusively with a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer (CMO) who are continuing to grow; backed by significant investment, new leadership, and modernised validation systems and processes, the company is expanding its validation team at this time.

The Validation Specialist will play a key role in supporting site validation activities across a range of projects. This is a great opportunity for someone with GMP validation experience looking to build on their existing knowledge within a supportive and expanding team. Candidates with equipment or process validation experience from pharmaceutical or other GMP-regulated manufacturing environments are encouraged to apply.

The role:

Plan and execute validation activities in line with site validation plans and project timelines.

• Author and maintain validation protocols and reports across multiple validation areas such as:

Cleaning validation

Computerised systems validation

Equipment and utilities qualification

Process validation

Interpret validation data against predefined acceptance criteria and document outcomes appropriately.
Execute validation activities while minimising disruption to manufacturing operations.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver validation programmes and report outcomes.
Maintain validated status of systems, processes, equipment, utilities and cleaning procedures.
Support and participate in site validation projects and cross-functional teams.
Generate and execute protocols and reports for non-routine quality or validation-related projects.
Review analytical data generated by the QC laboratory as part of validation activities.
Maintain and report validation-related KPIs to support quality performance monitoring.
Support regulatory inspections and internal audits, including completion of corrective actions where required.
Investigate non-conformances, performing root cause analysis and risk assessment.
Support the ongoing maintenance of the Site Validation Master Plan (VMP).
Ensure validation procedures, SOPs and work instructions remain compliant and up to date.
Review validation documentation where required.
Contribute to knowledge sharing and support colleagues across the validation team.

Responsibilities