Senior Validation Specialist

JR United Kingdom; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Validation Specialist to join their Quality Assurance team in West Yorkshire. This pivotal role involves supervising a dedicated team, ensuring compliance with GMP standards, and leading validation projects that drive product and process improvements. The successful candidate will leverage their expertise in validation protocols and risk assessments to enhance operational efficiency and ensure regulatory compliance. If you have a strong scientific background and are passionate about quality assurance in the pharmaceutical sector, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Recent leadership experience in a GMP validation environment.
• Proven track record leading pharmaceutical validation projects.

Responsibilities

• Writing, executing, and reviewing validation protocols.
• Managing validation incident reports and investigations.
• Leading risk assessments and process improvements.

Skills

Leadership in GMP validation

Validation protocols writing

Risk assessments

Team supervision

Process improvement

Education

Degree in a scientific field

Job description

Job Title: Senior Validation Specialist, West Yorkshire

Client:

SRG

Location:

West Yorkshire

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

15

Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

Job Description:

Salary: Highly competitive basic salary, bonuses & benefits!

SRG is exclusively working with a global pharmaceutical company seeking a Validation Supervisor to join their established Quality Assurance Validation team, supervising 4 team members responsible for validation activities.

The successful Validation Lead will ensure validation studies are planned and executed in line with SOPs, GMP requirements, and regulations, supporting the validation manager.

Responsibilities:

• Writing, executing, and reviewing validation protocols according to procedural requirements and regulatory standards.
• Preparing validation reports to document outcomes.
• Managing validation incident reports, investigations, resolutions, and closures.
• Supervising team members and acting as deputy to the line manager.
• Leading risk assessments, FMEA, and root cause analyses to inform product and process improvements.
• Ensuring validation activities comply with SVMP and current regulations, updating procedures as needed.
• Leading validation execution and ensuring deliverables meet project timelines.
• Monitoring and reporting validation metrics.
• Guiding process improvement projects and tech transfers, ensuring validation compliance.
• Developing systems to enhance validation efficiency.

Requirements:

• Recent leadership experience in a GMP validation environment, preferably in cleaning validation.
• Line management experience within a QA/validation team in GMP settings.
• Proven track record leading pharmaceutical validation projects across cross-functional teams.

SRG is the UK’s leading recruitment firm in science, engineering, and related sectors, committed to providing excellent career opportunities and recruitment services.

If you possess a scientific background but this role is not suitable, please contact us or visit www.srg.co.uk to explore other opportunities.