Computer System Validation Consultant

Cirruslabs; Hyderabad, Pune District, Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Cirruslabs in India seeks a Validation lead to own validation strategy for GxP-regulated systems, ensuring data integrity and patient safety. You will drive validation lifecycle activities across CSV/CSA, risk assessment, traceability, and audit readiness, while aligning with Agile and hybrid SDLC for cloud-hosted and SaaS platforms.

The role emphasizes supplier documentation oversight, quality arrangements, and governance, with hands-on work in QA, IT quality, and regulatory compliance within

Qualifications

• Experience with GxP-regulated systems and CSV/CSA.
• Knowledge of GAMP 5, CSA, data integrity, and risk-based validation.
• Experience with validation documentation, traceability, testing, deviations, and audit readiness.
• Experience with SaaS, cloud-hosted apps or qualified cloud infrastructure.
• Experience applying risk-based validation to Agile releases.
• Experience integrating validation with Agile/hybrid SDLC.
• Strong IT quality, IT compliance and risk management.
• Stakeholder coordination and delivery-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the validation approach, risk assessment, scope, and testing strategy using GAMP 5 and CSA principles, focusing on patient safety, product quality, and data integrity.
• Lead validation lifecycle activities for GxP-regulated systems, including requirements, specifications, traceability, testing, deviations, change control, CAPA support, and audit readiness.
• Apply GxP expectations, GAMP 5, and CSA principles across traditional, agile, SaaS, cloud-hosted, and modern digital platforms.
• Determine when supplier documentation and testing evidence may be leveraged based on risk, intended use, vendor assessment, release impact, and quality arrangements.
• Support Infrastructure Qualification, CSV, CSA, system and functional risk assessment, IT quality, compliance, and governance activities in regulated Life Sciences environments.
• Support agile and waterfall software development lifecycle activities.
• Assess data integrity controls, including audit trails, user access, ALCOA+ principles, data lineage, interfaces, manual processes, and connected systems.
• Support validation of AI/ML-enabled systems by considering intended use, data quality, explainability, human oversight, drift monitoring, and revalidation triggers.
• Apply knowledge of pharmacovigilance processes, system workflows, regulatory expectations, and supporting documentation to validation lifecycle activities.
• Coordinate validation activities across applications and systems, drive stakeholder follow-ups, and maintain schedules, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Support IQ/OQ execution, user story development, test planning, training development, and content authoring.
• Provide project and operational support for eLearning platforms, including understanding their implementation, integration, maintenance, and sustainability challenges.
• Track assigned actions, manage deadlines, and escalate risks or issues promptly.

Skills

GxP-regulated systems

GAMP 5

CSA/CSV

Risk-based validation

Agile delivery

Cloud/SaaS validation

IT quality/compliance

Tools

JIRA

Qtest

ServiceNow

ValGenesis

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Own the validation approach, risk assessment, scope, and testing strategy using GAMP 5 and Computer Software Assurance principles, focusing effort on patient safety, product quality, and data integrity.
• Lead validation lifecycle activities for GxP-regulated systems, including requirements, specifications, traceability, testing, deviations, change control, CAPA support, and audit readiness.
• Apply GxP expectations, GAMP 5, and CSA principles across traditional, agile, SaaS, cloud-hosted, and modern digital platforms.
• Determine when supplier documentation and testing evidence may be leveraged based on risk, intended use, vendor assessment, release impact, and quality arrangements.
• Support Infrastructure Qualification, Computer System Validation (CSV), Computer Software Assurance (CSA), system and functional risk assessment, IT quality, compliance, and governance activities in regulated Life Sciences environments.
• Support agile and waterfall software development lifecycle activities.
• Assess data integrity controls, including audit trails, user access, ALCOA+ principles, data lineage, interfaces, manual processes, and connected systems.
• Support validation of AI/ML-enabled systems by considering intended use, data quality, explainability, human oversight, drift monitoring, and revalidation triggers.
• Apply knowledge of pharmacovigilance processes, system workflows, regulatory expectations, and supporting documentation to validation lifecycle activities.
• Coordinate validation activities across applications and systems, drive stakeholder follow-ups, and maintain schedules, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Support IQ/OQ execution, user story development, test planning, training development, and content authoring.
• Provide project and operational support for eLearning platforms, including understanding their implementation, integration, maintenance, and sustainability challenges.
• Track assigned actions, manage deadlines, and escalat risks or issues promptly

Required Qualifications

• Experience with GxP-regulated systems and computer system validation.
• Working knowledge of GAMP 5, CSA, data integrity, and risk-based validation.
• Experience with validation documentation, traceability, testing, deviations, change management, and audit readiness.
• Experience working with SaaS, cloud-hosted applications, or qualified cloud infrastructure.
• Strong experience withComputer System Validation (CSV)and/orComputer Software Assurance (CSA)in agile delivery environments.
• Experience applying arisk-based validation approachto Agile releases, features, user stories, and product increments
• Experience integrating quality, compliance, and validation activities intoAgile and hybrid SDLC frameworks
• Experience inIT quality, IT compliance, IT risk management, and quality oversight
• Strong stakeholder coordination, documentation, and delivery-management skills..
• Practical knowledge of infrastructure and network components, including servers, virtual machines, storage, databases, load balancers etc.
• Understanding of cloud service models, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, hybrid cloud, and managed services

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with JIRA, Qtest, ServiceNow and ValGenesis.
• Experience with eLearning or learning-management platforms.
• Experience developing training materials and authoring eLearning content.