Senior Validation Officer

Location

Craigavon, Co. Armagh | United Kingdom

Job description

Senior Validation Officer

Location: Craigavon

Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week. Mon Friday with core hours 10:00-16:00

Salary: Competitive

Business Unit : Almac Sciences

Open To : Internal & External Applicants

Ref No.: HRJOB9349/1

**Please note this is a re-advertisement, if you have applied for this position recently there is no need to re-apply**

The Business Unit

Almac Sciences provides a wide range of custom synthesis services, technology, and products to the pharmaceutical industry, supporting our clients from drug discovery to commercialisation of new chemical entities. We can offer a complete set of solutions aimed at accelerating entry into early-stage clinical development.

The Role

The primary purpose of this role is to assist in the maintenance of activities within the validation lifecycle of all GMP systems requiring validation.

Furthermore, the role requires practical execution of qualifications which may include equipment, utilities and facilities used in manufacture, storage, analytical testing or controlling and/or monitoring of cGMP systems.

The Senior Validation Officer will ensure the validation status of equipment, facilities and associated software is maintained in accordance with cGMP and other regulatory standards at all times.

They will be a positive role model, demonstrating excellence in technical and practical knowledge, customer care, planning, HSE, QA and results delivery.

This role assumes an excellent understanding, and demonstrated knowledge, of validation, operation of equipment as well as regulatory guidelines.

As part of a busy team within a rapidly growing organisation, operating within a challenging industry you will benefit from the numerous personal and professional developmental opportunities available throughout the Almac group.

Candidate Criteria

Essential Criteria:

· GCSE (or equivalent) Grades A-C, in Mathematics and English Language

· Degree (or equivalent) in Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Engineering or a related field

· Previous experience of validation/qualification within a GMP environment.

· Previous plant engineering or facility qualification within industry (i.e. pharmaceuticals/fine chemistry/chemical engineering) in a GMP environment.

Desirable Criteria:

· Previous validation/qualification experience of production equipment or utilities.

Reward

For the successful candidate, we offer an attractive benefits package which will include a competitive salary, annual bonus, employer pension contributions, 34 days paid annual leave, healthcare benefits and much more. Please see further details on the Benefits Tab.

Apply Now

Apply online and tailor your CV and answers to the application questions to outline how you meet the role criteria. Please upload your CV in PDF format where possible and complete application questions

Closing Date

We will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on Monday 18 Mar 2024

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CV’s received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.

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