CQV Validation Engineer: IQ/OQ/PQ Expert (3+ yrs)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Paid Holidays

Commuter Benefits

Job summary

Verista seeks a CQV Engineer with a strong validation background to review qualification documentation for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences manufacturing environments. The role focuses on ensuring accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance across IQ/OQ/PQ and related processes.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of validation experience, a solid understanding of the validation lifecycle, and hands-on experience with manufacturing equipment such as tanks and reactors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of validation/CQV experience in regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience reviewing validation documentation and lifecycle activities.
• GMP and GDP understanding with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Review commissioning, qualification, and validation documentation for accuracy and compliance.
• Review protocols, test scripts, reports, deviations, and supporting validation documents.
• Verify qualification activities meet procedures, specs, acceptance criteria, and GMP.
• Apply understanding of IQ, OQ, PQ, and validation closeout.
• Review process equipment documentation including tanks, reactors, vessels, and similar systems.
• Identify gaps and work with Engineering, Validation, Quality, and Operations to resolve them.
• Ensure GDP compliance and audit readiness for validation docs.
• Support validation and qualification activities as needed.

Skills

GMP knowledge

Attention to detail

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Validation review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Life Sciences

Job description

Verista seeks a CQV Engineer with a strong validation background to review qualification documentation for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences manufacturing environments. The role focuses on ensuring accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance across IQ/OQ/PQ and related processes.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of validation experience, a solid understanding of the validation lifecycle, and hands-on experience with manufacturing equipment such as tanks and reactors.