6500 - Lead CQV Engineer / Lead Validation Engineer

Socket.dev; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Job summary

Verista is seeking a Senior Validation Engineer to lead validation and CQV activities across facilities, equipment, and laboratory systems in GxP environments. You will author and review IQ/OQ/PQ protocols, assess risks, and ensure readiness of validation deliverables while coordinating with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and IT teams.

You will mentor junior engineers and help continuously improve validation procedures and templates, with hybrid on-site requirements in Wichita, KS and Boston,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related technical discipline.
• Hands-on validation and qualification deliverables experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute validation activities for facilities, equipment, and computerized systems in regulated environments.
• Author, review, and approve validation deliverables (URS, IQ/OQ/PQ, validation plans, reports).
• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders to ensure on-schedule completion of validation activities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to validation engineers.
• Maintain compliance with cGMP, GAMP 5, ASTM E2500, data integrity and regulatory expectations.
• Hybrid work on-site between Wichita, KS and Boston, MA may be required.

Skills

Validation leadership

CQV execution

GxP compliance

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

IQ/OQ/PQ development

Risk assessment

Vendor coordination

Documentation writing

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Description

Verista's 500 experts team up with the world’s most recognizable brands in the life science industry to solve their business needs. The nature of our business is to empower growth and innovation within the scientific community and to help researchers, organizations, and companies solve some of the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges. Verista provides innovative solutions and services that empower informed decision‑making and are the result of our significant investment in our people and our capabilities.

Our ability to grow is driven by world‑class people who thrive in a team environment and share our mission to enable life sciences clients to improve lives. Our talented and dedicated professionals are committed to making an impact every day.

Company Culture Guidelines & Values:

• We empower and support our colleagues
• We commit to client success at every turn
• We have the courage to do the right thing
• We encourage an inclusive environment where our colleagues feel respected, engaged, and challenged.
• We constantly acquire new skills and learn from our experiences to enhance our collective expertise

Senior Validation Engineer Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute validation and qualification activities for facilities, utilities, manufacturing equipment, laboratory systems, and/or computerized systems within GxP-regulated environments.
• Author, review, and approve validation deliverables, including URS, validation plans, risk assessments, protocols, test scripts, IQ/OQ/PQ documentation, deviations, traceability matrices, and validation/qualification summary reports.
• Plan, coordinate, and perform hands‑on validation execution, including protocol execution, field verification, system walkdowns, functional testing, punch‑list management, and acceptance testing.
• Serve as the validation technical lead for assigned projects, providing direction on validation strategy, scope, execution approach, documentation, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Automation, IT, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure validation activities, project milestones, and deliverables are completed on schedule.
• Review engineering and vendor documentation, including drawings, specifications, manuals, FAT/SAT documentation, and commissioning records, to establish validation requirements and execution strategies.
• Lead the identification, investigation, and resolution of deviations, discrepancies, change controls, and validation‑related issues.
• Ensure validation documentation and execution activities comply with cGMP, GAMP 5, ASTM E2500, data integrity principles, Good Documentation Practices, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Track validation deliverables, project schedules, risks, action items, and dependencies; proactively communicate status and escalating issues that may impact project timelines or compliance.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentoring to validation engineers and less experienced team members.
• Support development and continuous improvement of validation procedures, templates, standards, and best practices.
• Maintain strong working relationships with project stakeholders and provide clear communication regarding validation strategy, progress, risks, and execution status.
• This role is hybrid - on‑site presence between Wichita, KS and Boston, MA may be required.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of validation/CQV experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other regulated life sciences industries.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience with both authoring and execution of validation and qualification deliverables.
• Strong experience developing and executing IQ/OQ/PQ protocols, validation test scripts, commissioning documentation, and validation/qualification reports.
• Experience leading validation activities across one or more of the following: manufacturing equipment, process equipment, facilities, utilities, laboratory systems, automation, or computerized systems.
• Strong understanding of cGMP requirements, validation lifecycle principles, and risk‑based validation approaches.
• Experience managing deviations, change controls, punch lists, action items, and resolution of validation issues.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple validation activities and deliverables while meeting project timelines.
• Project Lead or Project Management experience, including responsibility for coordinating project teams, schedules, deliverables, resources, risks, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience serving as a Validation Lead or CQV Lead on pharmaceutical or biotechnology capital projects.
• Experience managing validation workstreams from planning and requirements development through execution and final closeout.
• Strong knowledge of GAMP 5, ASTM E2500, risk‑based qualification, data integrity/ALCOA+, and applicable FDA/EMA regulatory expectations.
• Experience coordinating and managing third‑party vendors, contractors, and cross‑functional project teams.
• Experience with project scheduling and tracking tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms.

For US geography, the salary range for this position is shown below. The actual salary is dependent upon a variety of job‑related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, market demand, and competitive market practice. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

*Verista is an equal opportunity employer.

National (US) Range

$90,937 --- $136,225 USD

Benefits

Why Choose Verista?

• High growth potential and fast‑paced organization with a people‑focused culture
• Competitive pay plus performance‑based incentive programs
• Company‑paid Life, Short‑Term, and Long‑Term Disability Insurance.
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurances
• FSA, DCARE, Commuter Benefits
• Supplemental Life, Hospital, Critical Illness and Legal Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (Employer Matching benefit)
• Paid Time Off (Rollover Option) and Holidays
• As Needed Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Team Social Activities (We have fun!)
• Employee Recognition
• Employee Referral Program
• Paid Parental Leave and Bereavement

Verista collects and processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. If you are a California Job Applicant, see the privacy notice for further details.

For more information about our company, please visit us at Verista.com