Senior QA Engineer, Validation

Socket.dev; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fujifilm Biotechnologies in Holly Springs, NC is seeking a Senior QA Engineer, Validation to drive QA oversight for CQV activities and ensure ongoing validated state of equipment and processes. The role collaborates with regulators, clients, and management, and may involve domestic or international travel.

You will oversee lifecycle documentation, develop QA procedures, mentor team members, support inspections, and push continuous improvement while adhering to GMP and 21 CFR Part 820/11.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Engineering with 8+ years of experience, or higher degrees with fewer years.
• 4+ years of experience in a GMP regulated environment.
• Experience in Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) and Quality oversight, in an FDA regulated facility.
• Experience with CQV processes and validation documentation review.

Responsibilities

• Serve as QA CQV SME with regulators, clients, and management.
• Oversee change management to ensure facilities, utilities and equipment are validated and maintained.
• Review and approve lifecycle documentation, risk assessments, and validation plans/reports.
• Develop and approve QA procedures for validation approaches and lifecycle documents.
• Ensure completion of project and quality objectives within timelines.
• Provide shop floor QA support for issue resolution and escalation.
• Mentor less experienced team members and share technical guidance.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

GMP compliance

CQV knowledge

Regulatory oversight

Change management

Documentation review

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Engineering

Master’s degree in Life Sciences or Engineering

PhD in Life Sciences or Engineering

Tools

Trackwise

Veeva

Kneat

Smartsheets

ASTM E2500

Job description

Position Overview

The Senior QA Engineer, Validation helps drive the Quality oversight for Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) processes. The position also oversees, reviews, and approves QA validation activities and documents associated with decommissioning, new or modified systems as well as maintenance of the validated state of equipment, processes, and systems. Occasional opportunities for international and/or domestic travel may be available for this role.

Company Overview

FUJIFILM Biotechnologies is building the future of bioproduction in Holly Springs, North Carolina. By end of 2025, we'll open North America's largest end-to-end CDMO biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, offering drug substance production, fill-finish, and packaging under one roof.

We're looking for passionate, mission-driven people to help us realize this exciting vision and deliver the next vaccine, cure, or therapy. We offer a dynamic work environment and we're proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your purpose, energy, and drive-what we call Genki. Ready to shape the future of medicine? Let's transform healthcare together!

Holly Springs, North Carolina, combines small-town warmth with proximity to Raleigh’s thriving tech scene, making it the perfect blend of community and opportunity.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of "giving our world more smiles." Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

Job Description

What You’ll Do

• Serves as QA CQV subject matter expert (SME) with regulators, clients, and company management.
• Assesses the impact of system and process modifications and maintains oversight of change management processes to ensure facilities, utilities and equipment are first validated and then maintained in a validated state.
• Oversees and approves system and process lifecycle documentation, including risk and impact assessments, user requirements, product, process, and equipment specifications, functional specifications, traceability matrices, qualification protocols, validation plans, and validation summary reports.
• Develops, reviews, and approves QA procedures for the validation approach and lifecycle documents for facilities, utilities, and equipment.
• Ensures the completion of project and operational quality objectives within desired timelines.
• Provides manufacturing (Clean Room) shop floor support for issue resolution, as needed.
• Participates in optimization or improvement initiatives.
• Supports regulatory agencies and third‑party inspections.
• Shares knowledge and mentors less experienced team members by providing technical guidance on QA validation activities.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work in a highly regulated environment, adhere to regulatory requirements, and follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Advanced ability to manage multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and balance competing priorities in a fast‑paced GMP environment; excellent organization and critical thinking skills with ability to work independently.
• High‑level understanding of production equipment, hygienic utilities, quality systems, automation, manufacturing & IT Systems, Cleaning Development/Verification/Validation, and CQV methodologies.
• Ability to support SOP creation, program development, and training curricula to deliver operational and inspection readiness goals.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral to effectively collaborate cross‑function and with department management.
• Extensive knowledge of Data Integrity and application of 21 CFR Part 820 and Part 11.
• Personal ownership, proactive partnerships, and knowledge management.
• Ability to fully embrace a Genki culture and bring positive energy to a dynamic work environment.
• Flexible to support a 24/7 manufacturing facility.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Engineering with 8+ years of applicable industry experience; OR,
• Master’s degree in Life Sciences or Engineering with 6+ years of applicable industry experience; OR;
• PhD in Life Sciences or Engineering with 4+ years of applicable industry experience.
• 4+ years of experience working in a GMP regulated environment.
• Experience in Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) and Quality oversight, in an FDA regulated facility.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge and experience with ASTM E2500, Smartsheets, Trackwise, Veeva, and Kneat validation software.
• High level of familiarity/understanding of Drug Substance, Drug Product, and/or Finished Goods manufacturing processes.
• Experience with complex projects.
• Experience with startup projects or initiatives.
• Training and/or familiarity with Quality Risk Management principles.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required on a regular basis to:

• Ability to discern audible cues.
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time for up to 120 minutes.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time for up to 120 minutes.
• Ability to conduct activities using repetitive motions that include wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Ability to conduct work that includes moving objects up to 10 pounds.

*LI-Onsite

EEO Information

Fujifilm is committedto providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

ADA Information

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