Facilities Qualification Specialist

Pinnaql, Inc.; Aguadilla (PR); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Validation & Engineering Group, Inc. (a Pinnaql company) seeks a Facilities Qualification Specialist to lead room and facility qualification within the approved scope.

You will verify room boundaries, airflow interfaces, and utility points, and support commissioning documentation following GDP and GMP guidelines. The role covers field walkdowns, protocol development, execution, discrepancy resolution, and assembling final qualification packages, with emphasis on compliance and documentation

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication in English.
• Ability to write clear qualification/validation documents and reports.
• Ability to interpret User Requirements Specifications, design documents, drawings, and commissioning evidence.

Responsibilities

• Lead qualification of rooms, architectural elements, and supporting facility features.
• Perform field walkdowns and document reviews to confirm readiness for qualification.
• Generate IQ/OQ protocols and support execution per company procedures and GDP.
• Coordinate retesting after corrective actions and maintain complete qualification packages.
• Prepare and maintain the Qualification Summary Report and traceability matrix.
• Maintain weekly forecast, deliverable tracker, and time records.

Skills

English communication

Technical writing

Interpret requirements

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Validation & Engineering Group, Inc.(V&EG) a Pinnaql company is a leading services supplier who provides solutions for the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Chemical, Food, and Medical Devices industries in the following areas: Laboratory, Compliance, Computer, Engineering, Project Management, Validation, and other services.

We are seeking a talented, dedicated individual committed to work under the highest ethics standards for the following position:

• Facilities Qualification Specialist

The Facilities resource will lead qualification of the rooms, architectural elements, and supporting facility features within the approved scope.

Expected activities include the following as applicable:

• Verify room identification, boundaries, classifications, dimensions where required, finishes, penetrations, ceilings, walls, floors, coving, doors, windows, and other cleanable architectural features against approved drawings and requirements.
• Verify personnel and material access points, airlocks, pass through interfaces, door functions, interlocks, seals, and room status indications within the approved facility boundary.
• Verify installed utility points, labels, fixtures, lighting, drains, and other facility features required by the approved design and qualification strategy.
• Confirm applicable room pressure relationships and environmental conditions by reference to or coordination with HVAC qualification testing.
• Review room readiness and document punch items or discrepancies that could affect qualification acceptance.
• Use approved commissioning and turnover documentation as supporting evidence when permitted by the Company procedures.

Scope of Work:

The assigned qualification resource shall perform the following activities for each system or equipment item included in the approved assignment:

• Review the applicable User Requirements Specification, design documents, drawings, vendor manuals, commissioning records, calibration records, certificates, approved risk assessments, and other available lifecycle documents.
• Confirm the qualification boundary, system components, prerequisites, test strategy, acceptance criteria, and documentation needed to support protocol development and execution.
• Perform field walkdowns and document reviews needed to confirm that the system is ready for qualification.
• Generate an IQ/OQ protocol using the current Company procedure, template, and document control process.
• Incorporate review comments and support protocol routing until the protocol is approved for execution.
• Execute the approved IQ/OQ protocol in accordance with the Company procedures and Good Documentation Practices.
• Document discrepancies, exceptions, and deviations identified during execution and provide the technical information needed for assessment and resolution.
• Coordinate retesting after approved corrective actions when retesting is within the assigned scope and authorized hours.
• Assemble the executed protocol and supporting evidence into a complete package suitable for review and approval.
• Generate and maintain the Requirements Traceability Matrix linking applicable requirements to qualification tests and objective evidence.
• Generate the Qualification Summary Report describing the scope performed, results, deviations, open items, and conclusion on system qualification status.
• Support review comment resolution and final approval of the executed protocol, Requirements Traceability Matrix, and Qualification Summary Report.
• Maintain an accurate weekly forecast, deliverable tracker, and time record for the assigned work.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Prior hands-on experience developing and executing qualification protocols or CSV lifecycle documents and tests for the specific service area proposed.
• Prior experience supporting qualification or CSV work in pharmaceutical, biologics, or comparable GxP environments.
• Working knowledge of applicable GMP regulations, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), regulatory guidance, data integrity principles, risk-based qualification and validation, and industry standards relevant to the assigned scope, including FDA cGMP requirements and, as applicable, EU GMP Annex 1, 21 CFR Part 11, and ISPE/GAMP principles.
• Ability to interpret User Requirements Specifications, design documents, drawings, functional specifications, control narratives, vendor documentation, calibration records, and commissioning evidence.
• Demonstrated ability to write clear qualification or validation documents and reports and to execute testing accurately in the applicable field or computerized environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. Spanish proficiency is preferred for effective site interaction.

At Validation & Engineering Group, people always come first. We believe that when you're empowered to do your best work, bold ideas thrive and real progress happens. This isn't just a job - it's an opportunity to make a meaningful difference by shaping the future of healthcare and technology alongside a purpose-driven, supportive team.

Validation & Engineering Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.