Validation Project Manager (Compounding)

-; Tetford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking a Validation Project Manager in the UK to oversee validation projects within its EMEA compounding operations. This role requires expertise in process validation and project management, with a focus on aseptic environments. Key responsibilities include leading validation efforts, working collaboratively with teams, and ensuring compliance with global quality standards. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Subsided canteen

Excellent career progression opportunities

Blue light card

Employee discount scheme

Westfield healthcare

Up to 8% pension contribution

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Solid experience in process cleaning and equipment validation.
• Hands-on knowledge of VHP sanitisation, RABS, and CSV.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to influence and collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of validation projects across EMEA compounding sites.
• Lead validation of aseptic and sterilization systems.
• Work with manufacturing and quality teams to drive validation processes.

Skills

Process cleaning and equipment validation

Project management within pharma or aseptic manufacturing

Strong communication skills

Hands-on knowledge of VHP sanitisation

Agility and resilience

Job description

This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person-regardless of who they are or where they are from-deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job-you will find purpose and pride.

Help lead Baxter's compounding transformation and make a real impact that saves lives.

At Baxter, everything we do comes back to one mission: to save and sustain lives. That mission drives how we innovate, how we collaborate, and how we manufacture.

Right now, we’re transforming our aseptic and compounding operations across EMEA - and we’re looking for a Validation Project Manager to be based onsite in the UK who can help bring structure, energy, and technical know‑how to this exciting change.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Take ownership of validation projects and support new work across the EMEA compounding sites - making sure everything aligns with Baxter’s global quality standards.
• Lead validation of aseptic and sterilization systems, from VHP gassing and RABS to cleanroom environments.
• Work hand‑in‑hand with manufacturing, quality, and engineering teams to drive smarter, more digital validation processes.
• Balance multiple projects at once - staying adaptable and calm in a fast‑paced, highly regulated environment.
• Be a champion for accountability, innovation, and teamwork as we reimagine how compounding gets done.

What You’ll Bring

• Solid experience in process cleaning and equipment validation and project management within pharma or aseptic manufacturing.
• Hands‑on knowledge of VHP sanitisation, RABS, and CSV.
• You're agile and resilient - someone who thrives when things move fast and priorities shift.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to influence, collaborate, and challenge when needed.
• Willingness to travel across EMEA to support projects.

Why You’ll Love It Here

You’ll join a team that’s collaborative, forward‑thinking, and not afraid to challenge how things have always been done.

This is your chance to help shape the future of compounding at Baxter - leading validation for new aseptic lines, introducing automation, and driving real improvements in patient safety and product quality.

Here, your ideas matter. Your expertise makes a difference. And your work quite literally helps save lives.

We also offer a competitive salary and some fantastic benefits listed below.

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Subsided canteen
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Blue light card
• Employee discount scheme
• Westfield healthcare
• Up to 8% pension contribution
• Employee assistance programme

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

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