Contract l 6 months l part-time
A leading biotechnology manufacturing organisation is seeking an experienced Validation Consultant to support a major qualification and temperature mapping programme within a GMP regulated environment.
This is a project based contract opportunity supporting qualification, requalification and temperature mapping activities across a range of controlled temperature units and storage areas.
The Role
You will take ownership of qualification and temperature mapping activities, ensuring equipment and storage environments meet GMP standards and operational requirements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Planning and executing qualification, requalification and temperature mapping studies
- Preparing and updating protocols, test requirements and acceptance criteria
- Conducting protocol execution including data logger placement, retrieval and challenge testing
- Analysing qualification and mapping data against predefined acceptance criteria
- Producing final reports, recommendations and qualification documentation
- Supporting deviations, investigations and change control activities
- Contributing to qualification activities associated with new installations, modifications, relocations and repairs
- Coordinating with Quality, Engineering, Validation, Facilities, Operations and external vendors to ensure timely project delivery
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you should possess:
- Proven GMP qualification and validation experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or other regulated life science sector
- Hands on experience with temperature mapping and qualification of cold rooms, incubators, refrigerators and freezers
- Experience supporting N? or cryogenic storage systems and warehouse mapping activities
- Strong knowledge of temperature mapping study design, data logger deployment and data analysis
- Experience authoring and executing qualification protocols and reports
- Understanding of challenge testing including power failure recovery, door opening and alarm verification studies
- Experience managing deviations, investigations and change controls within a GMP quality system
- Solid understanding of GMP, GDP, data integrity and controlled documentation practices
- Ability to work independently and drive activities through to completion
Candidate Profile
- Strong technical writing and documentation skills
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- Analytical and methodical approach to problem solving
- Effective stakeholder management and communication skills
- Capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast paced project environment
- Self motivated and delivery focused
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences or a related technical discipline
- Extensive relevant industry experience will also be considered
- Previous GMP qualification and validation experience is essential