Senior Validation Engineer - CQV (Biotech/cGMP)

Dawar Consulting; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawar Consulting client in biotechnology seeks a Senior Validation Engineer - CQV in Oceanside, CA. The role centers on equipment qualification and cleaning validation to support commercial biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Requires 8–10+ years hands-on CQV experience in a cGMP facility, with IQ/OQ/PQ, CIP/SIP, cleaning validation, and testing coordination (TOC, conductivity, bioburden, endotoxin).

Long-term contract with W2 pay, medical/dental/vision benefits.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of direct validation engineering experience in a cGMP biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Chemical/Biomedical Engineering or related field.
• Hands-on IQ/OQ/PQ experience and cleaning validation.
• Familiar with CIP/SIP, residues, and recovery studies.
• Experience with stainless steel and single-use equipment.

Responsibilities

• Author, review, and execute equipment qualification protocols (IQ, OQ, PQ).
• Develop and execute cleaning validation and cleaning verification protocols.
• Coordinate sampling, inspections, and analytical testing (TOC, conductivity, bioburden, endotoxin).
• Support qualification of biopharma manufacturing equipment (bioreactors, chromatography skids, TFF, autoclaves).
• Evaluate validation results against acceptance criteria and maintain documentation.

Skills

Equipment qualification

CIP/SIP systems

Cleaning validation

cGMP knowledge

Sampling coordination

Education

Chemical/Biomedical Eng

Biochemistry

Tools

IQ/OQ/PQ protocols

TOC testing

GMP documentation tools

Job description

Dawar Consulting client in biotechnology seeks a Senior Validation Engineer - CQV in Oceanside, CA. The role centers on equipment qualification and cleaning validation to support commercial biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Requires 8–10+ years hands-on CQV experience in a cGMP facility, with IQ/OQ/PQ, CIP/SIP, cleaning validation, and testing coordination (TOC, conductivity, bioburden, endotoxin).

Long-term contract with W2 pay, medical/dental/vision benefits.