Senior Engineer QA Validation | Brussels

Prothya Biosolutions; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Meal vouchers

Eco-cheques

Flex Reward Plan

Homeworking after onboarding

Résumé du poste

Prothya Biosolutions seeks a Senior Engineer QA Validation to safeguard quality across cGMP systems. You will lead validation activities, review protocols and reports, and act as QA SPOC with project teams. The role requires a Master’s degree in a related field and 6–10 years’ experience in pharma or food sectors, with English proficiency and Dutch/French knowledge.

Brussels-based with on-site duties. You will contribute to ongoing quality improvements and support cross-functional teams in

Qualifications

• As per the profile, a Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• 6–10 years of experience in pharmaceutical or food sectors.
• Familiarity with European and US GMP guidelines and SOPs is a plus.
• Strong documentation and validation testing experience.

Responsabilités

• Oversee qualification and validation protocols from a QA perspective.
• Draft and review validation reports for equipment, utilities, IT validation, and processes.
• Lead risk analyses and CAPA activities within QA validation.
• Coordinate with project teams as QA SPOC and provide coaching to junior staff.

Connaissances

English fluency

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Problem solving

Formation

Master's degree (Chemistry/Industrial Pharmacy/Biotechnology)

Outils

SAP

MasterControl

Description du poste

Senior Engineer QA Validation

Reports to the Supervisor QA Validation (A.I.)

Objectives

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you safeguard quality levels by monitoring and ensuring that all operations at all levels are carried out in accordance with the cGMP quality systems applied within Prothya Biosolutions. In this way, you contribute to Prothya Biosolutions's pharmaceutical products meeting European and US cGMP guidelines. You are part of a team of Systems Validation Quality Engineers.

• As a Senior Quality Engineer with a specific focus on qualification and validation, your tasks will primarily relate to overseeing qualification and validation protocols from a QA perspective. You support the drafting of reports on the validation of cleaning and processes. You take care of reviews of validation protocols and reports, and you support the drafting of protocols and qualification test reports for equipment (production, QC, etc.), utilities such as water systems, HVAC systems, IT validation, cleaning validation and process validation.

Main responsibilities and result areas:

Monitoring and/or delivering quality-related activities in accordance with the cGMP quality systems applied within Prothya Biosolutions:

• Overseeing written documents concerning the quality systems of other departments such as procedures, protocols and reports;
• Correcting and authorising those procedures, protocols and reports.

Taking part in the various projects concerning the implementation of the quality systems in your department (and organisation as a whole)

• Overseeing changes via Change Control;
• Overseeing initial and routine validations/qualifications;

Taking part in and/or leading quality-related projects.

• Carrying out risk analyses and determining correction and prevention measures (CAPAs);
• Taking part in different Prothya Biosolutions projects as QA Lead and acting as primary point of contact between the project team and your department:
• Collaborating and supporting the project team on all their quality issues;
• Attending project meetings when necessary.
• Taking on the role of QA SPOC for projects under your responsibility

Providing support (coaching and supervision) to junior member of the QA validation team as well as Prothya Biosolutions employees as a ‘quality contact person’ in your department:

• Informing your colleagues about quality, legislation and pharmaceutical rules;
• Encouraging employees to act in accordance with pharmaceutical rules.
• Contributing to safeguarding the level of quality and collaborating in the continuous improvement of quality.

Profile:

• You have a Master's degree (preferences: Chemistry, Industrial Pharmacy, Biotechnology, etc.);
• You have at least 6 to 10 years of experience in a similar position in the pharmaceutical or food sectors;
• Familiarity with the European and US GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) guidelines and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) is an asset;
• You are proficient in the use of MS Office tools and have good knowledge of management systems, in particular those used for quality assurance (SAP, MasterControl, etc.);
• You are familiar with the concepts of Good Documentation Practices, Data Integrity and Computer Systems Validation;
• You have experience with sterilization validation in QA or Engineering (Equipment validation by example);
• You are analytical and keen to solve problems;
• You like to take the lead when necessary and act as SPOC for the different stakeholders and in a supporting role for your line manager.
• You are results-oriented and decisive;
• You are customer-oriented, persuasive and enjoy collaborating;
• You can communicate fluently in English (both spoken and written), and you have a good knowledge of Dutch and/or French;
• You are flexible and available to work during the annual summer shut down (August)
• You are based in Brussels (Neder-over-Heembeek).

Our Company

Prothya Biosolutions makes life-saving plasma medicines and is proud of that! Every day, Prothya colleagues take the extra mile to improve the health of millions of patients worldwide. Are you looking for a position at a flexible and fast-growing company with an exciting history? At Prothya you can count on an attractive, safe and challenging working environment where everyone gets the chance to show the best of themselves. There is also plenty of room to grow, innovate and learn!

We offer

Prothya Biosolutions Belgium is part of an international biopharmaceutical group which offers long-term career perspectives and invests actively in on-the-job training.

In return for your performance, you shall receive a competitive salary, group and health insurance, meal vouchers, and eco-cheques, as well as a Flex Reward Plan. The Flex Reward Plan is a flexible compensation system through which employees can create a budget from their current salary components. Thanks to this plan, they can enjoy, on a voluntary basis and according to their personal choice, a series of benefits that Prothya Biosolutions Belgium offers once a year.

We also offer an attractive holiday system exceeding the legal holidays and 1 day homeworking after successful onboarding (after 3 months).

Furthermore, we value mutual respect and diversity is our strength.

At Prothya, you can count on an attractive, safe and challenging working environment where everyone gets the chance to show the best of themselves. There is also plenty of room to grow, innovate and learn!