CQV Validation Engineer – GMP Life Sciences

Verista; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Sick Time

Tuition Reimbursement

Team Social Activities

Employee Recognition

Employee Referral Program

Parental Leave

Bereavement

Job summary

Verista in Vista, CA is seeking a CQV Engineer with a strong background in validation within regulated pharma/biotech environments. This role focuses on reviewing validation and qualification documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and GMP compliance, with hands-on work on tanks, reactors, and related systems.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in validation, a solid understanding of IQ/OQ/PQ lifecycle, and excellent attention to detail and communication.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of validation/CQV experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or another regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience with process equipment such as tanks, reactors, vessels, or similar manufacturing systems.
• Strong understanding of commissioning, qualification, and validation principles and lifecycle documentation.
• Knowledge of GMP and Good Documentation Practices.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing technical validation documentation.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify documentation and compliance issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with Engineering, Quality, Validation, Manufacturing, and other cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Review commissioning, qualification, and validation documentation for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance.
• Review protocols, test scripts, reports, deviations, and supporting validation documentation.
• Verify that qualification activities and documentation meet approved procedures, specifications, acceptance criteria, and applicable GMP requirements.
• Apply a strong understanding of the validation lifecycle, including IQ, OQ, PQ, and validation closeout.
• Review documentation associated with process and manufacturing equipment, including tanks, reactors, vessels, and similar systems.
• Identify documentation gaps, discrepancies, and compliance concerns and work with Engineering, Validation, Quality, and Operations teams to resolve them.
• Ensure validation documentation follows Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and is inspection/audit ready.
• Support validation and qualification activities as needed.

Skills

Validation experience

GMP knowledge

Documentation review

Education

Engineering degree

Life Sciences degree

Job description

Verista in Vista, CA is seeking a CQV Engineer with a strong background in validation within regulated pharma/biotech environments. This role focuses on reviewing validation and qualification documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and GMP compliance, with hands-on work on tanks, reactors, and related systems.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in validation, a solid understanding of IQ/OQ/PQ lifecycle, and excellent attention to detail and communication.