Senior Validation & Calibration Specialist - GMP On-site

Real; Boxmeer; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Real, a leading pharmaceutical organization, seeks a Senior Validation & Calibration Specialist to join its Operational Services team in Boxmeer, Netherlands. This on-site role coordinates, executes, reviews, and reports validation, qualification, and calibration activities within a GMP manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate will act as SME, work with engineering, operations, quality, and suppliers; ensure compliance, documentation, audits support, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years in pharma or GMP-regulated environment.
• Proven validation, qualification, and calibration experience.
• Strong GMP knowledge and documentation skills.
• Fluent Dutch and English; Dutch mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain validation, qualification, and calibration protocols.
• Prepare and review technical reports and annual plans.
• Coordinate validation and calibration activities per GMP.
• Review qualification documentation and technical packages.
• Perform data analysis and maintain records in quality/CMMS systems.
• Act as SME for validation topics.
• Support deviation investigations and change control.
• Collaborate with engineers, operations, quality and suppliers.
• Drive continuous improvement and procedural enhancements.
• Support audits and regulatory inspections.
• Ensure GMP, safety, quality and environmental standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Independent working

Documentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Life Sciences/Pharma

Tools

CMMS systems

Document control systems

Validation software

Job description

Real, a leading pharmaceutical organization, seeks a Senior Validation & Calibration Specialist to join its Operational Services team in Boxmeer, Netherlands. This on-site role coordinates, executes, reviews, and reports validation, qualification, and calibration activities within a GMP manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate will act as SME, work with engineering, operations, quality, and suppliers; ensure compliance, documentation, audits support, and continuous improvement.