Senior Validation Team Leader, cGMP Pharma

Douglas; Waitakere Ranges; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning culture

Career growth

Extra leave

Parental perks

Life and income protection

Wellbeing THRIVE

Exclusive discounts

Job summary

Douglas is seeking a Validation Team Leader in Auckland to own and orchestrate the validation workstreams, including cleaning validation, PPQ, and commissioning. You’ll rotate across streams, building breadth while delivering compliant results with the Technical Services Group.

You’ll lead a team of up to 11, align with regulatory expectations, and act as the technical authority across operations. This role rewards leadership, technical judgement and cross-functional collaboration within our

Qualifications

• At least 5 years' experience in a cGMP environment.
• At least 3 years' validation experience with supervisory responsibility.
• Solid understanding of pharmaceutical regulatory guidelines for validation.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills with cross-team influence.
• Degree in Engineering, Chemistry or related science/engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop your team with clear performance expectations.
• Own the technical delivery of your current workstream (validation activities).
• Maintain and improve validation governance documents (VMPs, SOPs, WIs).
• Review historic validation packages and recommend follow-up actions.
• Provide input to investigations, change controls and audits.
• Report on team priorities, delivery and capacity to Head of Validation.
• Champion collaboration and continuous improvement across Technical Services.

Skills

Leadership

Critical thinking

Communication

Influence

Education

Engineering or Chemistry degree

Job description

Douglas is seeking a Validation Team Leader in Auckland to own and orchestrate the validation workstreams, including cleaning validation, PPQ, and commissioning. You’ll rotate across streams, building breadth while delivering compliant results with the Technical Services Group.

You’ll lead a team of up to 11, align with regulatory expectations, and act as the technical authority across operations. This role rewards leadership, technical judgement and cross-functional collaboration within our