Senior Validation Engineer

Replimune; United States; On-site; USD 152,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Equity/Stock options

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401k match

Paid holidays & year-end shutdown

Job summary

Replimune is seeking a Senior Validation Engineer to join the Framingham-based team. You will lead qualification activities, coordinate design, procurement, installation, and qualification of new equipment, and manage validation lifecycle documents in alignment with cGMP guidance.

The role focuses on maintaining validated state, managing change controls, and providing expert guidance to cross-functional teams while ensuring regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years of validation, engineering, or operations experience.
• At least seven years in a cGMP environment.
• Experience with GMP utilities and equipment required.
• Strong technical writing, attention to detail, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of cGMP, GDP, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to work independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead validation activities across facilities, utilities, equipment, and systems.
• Coordinate design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and qualification of new assets.
• Develop and maintain validation project plans and lifecycle documents.
• Own validation procedures and requalification campaigns.
• Maintain validated state through change control and periodic reviews.
• Investigate deviations and CAPAs; support troubleshooting.
• Provide training on validation program elements.
• Stay informed on evolving regulatory guidance.

Skills

Validation leadership

Project management

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Independence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science/Engineering

MSc/MS preferred

Tools

GMP utilities

Job description

Overview

Replimune’s mission is to revolutionize cancer treatment with therapies designed to activate a powerful and durable full-body anti-tumor response, boldly transforming cancer care because patient’s lives depend on it.

United: We Collaborate for a Common Goal.

Audacious: We Are Bold.

Dedicated: We Give Our Full Commitment.

Candid: We Are Honest With Each Other.

People are at the center of everything we do, and when it comes to our employees, we make it personal. With a deep sense of purpose, a strong and evolving culture, a competitive and forward-looking total rewards program, everyone at Replimune has a unique opportunity to impact on the lives of patients, caregivers and themselves.

Join us, as we reshape the future.

Summary of job description:

The Senior Validation Engineer will work as part of a larger validation team to ensure the biotech facility equipment, utilities, instrumentation and computerized systems are qualified and maintained in a validated state in accordance with appropriate regulatory guidance. The individual will work with internal customers and external contractors to coordinate scheduling, execution, and review of qualification protocols / reports. The individual will project manage validation campaigns to support maintaining validation through change control, assessments, performance monitoring and requalification assessments.

• This position is based in our Framingham location and typically has a 5-day on-site expectation.

Key responsibilities:

• Serve as a validation technical leader, providing subject matter expertise in qualification and validation activities across facilities, utilities, equipment, processes, and computerized systems.
• Act as key member of project teams for design, procurement and installation of new equipment and facility expansion projects. Responsibilities will include support of design, selection, commissioning and qualification of utilities and equipment, vendor oversight and documentation review.
• Establish, revise, and maintain validation project plans for qualification of equipment required for cGMP compliance.
• Own and maintain validation procedures within area(s) of subject matter expertise.
• Develop, review, approve, execute, and maintain validation lifecycle documents, including validation procedures, qualification/requalification protocols, and reports, in accordance with cGMP, GDP, and ALCOA principles.
• Maintain qualified systems in a validated state through requalification, periodic review, continued verification, change control assessments, and evaluation of validation impacts resulting from proposed changes and deviations related to validated systems and processes.
• Author and support investigation of deviations and CAPAs.
• Assist with troubleshooting equipment / system failures.
• Deliver training on validation program elements to Validation Engineers.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the current regulatory landscape and proactively stays informed of evolving regulations, industry guidance, and compliance expectations applicable to validation activities

Other responsibilities

• Ensure that all work is performed in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ALCOA principles, Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), quality standards, and safety procedures.
• Support equipment and process related non-conformance investigations and change control activities.
• Assist with internal and regulatory agency audits / inspections.
• Ensure training is kept in GMP compliant state.
• Accountable for managing assigned deliverables, maintaining project milestones, and ensuring proactive, accurate communication with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Educational requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Scientific, Engineering or similar subject required, MSc or MS preferred.

Experience and skill requirement:

• A minimum of seven years professional experience in validation, engineering, or operations.
• A minimum of seven years relevant experience in a cGMP environment is required.
• Experience with GMP utilities and equipment is required.
• Demonstrates professionalism, emotional intelligence, and the ability to build effective working relationships across functional teams.
• Strong attention to details, flexibility and technical writing skills are important for this position.
• Good knowledge of cGMP, GDP, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment, while demonstrating initiative and accountability.

Salary Range

Replimune is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the anticipated base pay range is $152,000- $197,000._ The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the selected candidate’s unique set of qualifications, skills, and experience. Our current organizational needs also play a part in determining your final offer.

• At Replimune, base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The selected candidate will be eligible for an annual performance incentive bonus, new hire equity, and ongoing performance-based equity.
• Replimune also offers various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k match, flexible time off, and a number of paid holidays including year-end shutdown.

About Replimune

Replimune Group, Inc., headquartered in Woburn, MA, was founded in 2015 with the mission to transform cancer treatment by pioneering the development of a novel portfolio of oncolytic immunotherapies. Replimune’s proprietary RPx platform is based on a potent HSV-1 backbone intended to maximize immunogenic cell death and the induction of a systemic anti-tumor immune response. The RPx platform is designed to have a unique dual local and systemic activity consisting of direct selective virus-mediated killing of the tumor resulting in the release of tumor derived antigens and altering of the tumor microenvironment to ignite a strong and durable systemic response. The RPx product candidates are expected to be synergistic with most established and experimental cancer treatment modalities, leading to the versatility to be developed alone or combined with a variety of other treatment options. For more information, please visit www.replimune.com.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.