Senior/ QA Validation Executive (1- Year Contract)

GlaxoSmithKline; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline Singapore site seeks a QA professional to lead validation activities for major projects, ensuring compliance with cGMP and regulatory requirements while collaborating with Engineering, Operations and Regulatory colleagues.

The role offers clear career growth, hands-on impact on compliant supply, and opportunities to contribute to GSK’s mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Strong communication and integrity are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in pharmaceutical quality assurance, validation or related roles.
• Practical knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in authoring and approving validation documents and SOPs.
• Experience in assessing impact of changes, deviations and corrective actions on validation status.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across stakeholders of different functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide QA oversight for validation projects covering cleaning validation and process validation strategy and execution
• Author, review and approve validation plans, protocols, reports and related SOPs.
• Assess validation impact for changes, deviations and investigations
• Act as QA approver for deviations, CAPAs, change controls and SOPs, ensuring timely, compliant closure.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise to cross‑functional teams (Engineering, Operations, IT, Regulatory) on validation strategy and execution.
• Support in preparing validation documentation and responding to technical queries for product submission.
• Apply up‑to‑date knowledge of regulatory guidance (cGMP, 21 CFR Part 11, ICH) and ensure validation practices reflect industry best practice.

Skills

Quality assurance

Validation

cGMP knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering

Tools

Equipment validation

Computerized systems validation

Job description

As part of the new product introduction and product transfer activities, you will be supporting and leading validation activities for major projects at our Singapore site. You will ensure compliance to quality systems during validation activities and work closely with manufacturing and cross-functional teams. We value practical problem solvers who act with integrity, communicate clearly, and put patient safety first. This role offers clear career growth, hands‑on impact on compliant supply, and a chance to contribute to GSK’s mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

Responsibilities

• Provide QA oversight for validation projects covering cleaning validation and process validation strategy and execution
• Author, review and approve validation plans, protocols, reports and related SOPs.
• Assess validation impact for changes, deviations and investigations
• Act as QA approver for deviations, CAPAs, change controls and SOPs, ensuring timely, compliant closure.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise to cross‑functional teams (Engineering, Operations, IT, Regulatory) on validation strategy and execution.
• Support in preparing validation documentation and responding to technical queries for product submission.
• Apply up‑to‑date knowledge of regulatory guidance (cGMP, 21 CFR Part 11, ICH) and ensure validation practices reflect industry best practice.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in pharmaceutical quality assurance, validation or related roles.
• Practical knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in authoring and approving validation documents and SOPs.
• Experience in assessing impact of changes, deviations and corrective actions on validation status.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across stakeholders of different functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with equipment and computerized system validation
• Prior role involved in validation strategy for new product introduction or technical transfer projects.
• Project management experience and familiarity with continuous process verification approaches.
• Practical understanding of quality management systems and audit processes.

To learn more about Singapore GSK and our people, please click on this link: https://www.linkedin.com/company/glaxosmithkline/life/gsksingapore

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Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

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