At Julphar, we are on a journey of culture transformation and our mission is to provide a better quality of life for the entire family by delivering best‑in‑class solutions and real value with compassion and professionalism. Our core values—Respect, Collaboration, Innovation, Integrity, and Compassion—combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities, are key drivers in our aim to make a positive impact on the lives of the patients we serve, enable talent, create a healthy work environment, and accomplish our goals through world‑class research and the compassion and commitment of our employees.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for the process and cleaning validation documents and oversight of the execution activities for the Sterile Facilities (Biotech, Liquid Injectable, Lyophilized, and Sterile powder filling).
- Responsible for the Process Validation of Sterile Manufacturing and API biological drug substance.
- Familiar with the Biosimilars API Drug substance processing and fill finish.
- Aware of the standards mentioned as per EU annex‑1 requirements. Familiar with the Cleaning Validation of API drug substance as per the PDA TR 29.
- Responsible for designing aseptic process simulation studies and preparing protocols and reports.
- Support lifecycle monitoring and continued process verification (CPV) based on trend data and product performance.
- Design and execute cleaning validation protocols using a risk‑based approach and scientifically justified acceptance criteria (e.g., MACO, PDE‑based limits).
- Address cleaning of equipment used in multiproduct facilities and define appropriate cleaning frequencies.
- Conduct in‑process, bulk product, and clean/dirty equipment and area hold time studies to establish validated holding periods and ensure no impact on product quality.
- Justify clean hold and dirty hold times as per industry guidance and support with microbial and visual inspection data.
- Lead packaging component and process validation for sterile and biotech dosage forms including vials and ampoules to ensure container‑closure integrity, sterility assurance, label accuracy, and compliance with global regulatory expectations.
- Perform risk‑based cross‑contamination assessments in compliance with EU and WHO guidelines.
- Design and execute transport validation protocols including temperature mapping, route qualification, and simulation studies to validate packaging during shipping and storage.
- Familiar with the filter validation requirements in the sterile process.
- Responsible for the visual inspection qualification process.
- Investigate incidents, OOS, returns, goods, and all manufacturing‑related non‑conformances with respect to validation.
- Review change controls, CAPAs, and deviations related to qualification and validation. Act as Quality general in EQMS to complete the actions associated with qualification and validation activities.
- Monitor CAPA effectiveness related to validation.
Core Competency
- Highly result‑oriented with a strong sense of accountability and ownership.
- Ability to prioritize, multi‑task, and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Good communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
- Highly disciplined and self‑motivated to learn new lessons and implement them at the workplace.
- Technical expertise required for the qualification and validation in sterile and biotech plants.
- Good implementation skills and easily adapt to changing situations.
- Must be able to work in a cross‑functional environment interacting with other internal and external departments.
- Must be able to communicate technical, scientific, and regulatory information, both written and verbally.
Qualification / Functional Knowledge
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in pharmacy, chemistry, biotechnology, or related field.
- 8–10 years of experience in pharmaceutical validation with a focus on solid oral dosage forms.
- Proven expertise in process, cleaning, packaging, transport validation, and hold time studies.
- Sound knowledge of EU GMP, FDA, WHO, ICH Q8–Q10, Annex 15, PICS, and GAMP 5.
- Strong command of QRM principles, data integrity, PDE/MACO calculations, and QMS documentation.
- Experience with regulatory inspections (USFDA, MHRA, EU, TGA, ANVISA) preferred.
Excellent leadership, communication, documentation, and cross‑functional coordination.
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