Lead System V&V Engineer - Life Sciences

Cytiva; Grens; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, is seeking an Application V&V Engineer to verify and validate applications interfacing with multiple subsystems, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and the company's QMS. Based in Signy (Switzerland), on-site with Cytiva’s Cell Therapy R&D unit.

You will lead V&V activities, collaborate with diverse teams, and contribute to product roadmaps while mentoring junior engineers and driving continuous improvement in verification methods.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• 10+ years in new product development, product care, project management, and manufacturing science & technology.
• Proven expertise in defining, planning, and executing V&V strategies and activities.
• Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle (requirements, design, testing, maintenance).
• Solid understanding of regulatory requirements (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, cGMP).
• Proficiency in programming languages (Java, Python, C#).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver System and Application Verification & Validation activities and deliverables.
• Collaborate with System Engineering, Biology, Application, Software, Quality, Product Management, Project Management, and Product Engineering teams.
• Contribute to product roadmaps, project plans, and Agile development activities (sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives).
• Serve as SME for V&V, providing test methodologies, sampling strategies, risk-based approaches, regulatory-compliant practices.
• Support investigation and resolution of defects and requirement gaps across interfaces.
• Provide mentorship to Application V&V engineers and promote best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of System V&V processes and tools.

Skills

Java

Python

C#

English (fluent)

Education

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering/Life Sciences

Regulatory knowledge (ISO 9001/13485, cGMP)

Job description

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, is seeking an Application V&V Engineer to verify and validate applications interfacing with multiple subsystems, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and the company's QMS. Based in Signy (Switzerland), on-site with Cytiva’s Cell Therapy R&D unit.

You will lead V&V activities, collaborate with diverse teams, and contribute to product roadmaps while mentoring junior engineers and driving continuous improvement in verification methods.