Validation - Engineer III / Lead Engineer - Project Farma

PerkinElmer; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PerkinElmer is seeking a Validation - Engineer III / Lead Engineer for Project Farma. This full-time role requires a Bachelor's Degree in Life Science or Engineering and 2-7 years of experience. The candidate will execute technical tasks, provide input on resource needs, and ensure project delivery with a focus on business growth.

The position demands a willingness to travel domestically, maintaining 100% billability while supporting high-quality project outcomes across clients and sectors.

Qualifications

• 2-7 years in consulting and/or engineering services.
• Full-time on-site client presence required.
• Willingness to travel domestically to client sites.

Responsibilities

• Execute specific technical tasks ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Maintain professional relationships with project team members.
• Analyze complex project data to support decision-making.

Skills

Technical Delivery

Earned Value Analysis (EVA)

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science, Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

Job Title: Validation - Engineer III / Lead Engineer – Project Farma

Location(s): Customer Site - DC, Customer Site - MA, Customer Site - MD, Customer Site - NJ, Customer Site - PA, Customer Site - VA

Job Description

This is a full‑time salaried position with Project Farma, a PerkinElmer company. The successful candidate will reside in one of Project Farma's primary markets and be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests. Project Farma’s purpose is to improve patient lives by accelerating the delivery of life‑changing therapies. We accomplish this through the successful execution of high‑quality life sciences projects across the full project lifecycle. Project Farma (PF) team members collaborate with cross‑functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliver an exceptional customer experience, and contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities and applying data‑driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management. All team members embody Project Farma’s values by being curious, personable, and unselfish while maintaining a strong Patient‑Focused and People‑First mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Delivery: Execute specific technical tasks within a project, ensuring high‑quality deliverables. Perform CQV tasks such as protocol development or equipment testing under the Site Lead’s guidance. Report technical issues to the Site Lead and support resolution efforts. Ensure tasks meet client specifications, regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA, GMP), and industry standards. Author technical documents – SOPs, requirements specifications, testing protocols, summary reports, etc. Identify and close individual knowledge gaps with support from other team members or leads as needed. Execute system and process validation protocols using GxP best practices. Support necessary billables as forecasted by site dashboards on billable targets per month. Communicate updates internally in a timely manner and relay in‑field project decisions to highlight long‑range, downstream project and team impacts. Provide hands‑on support and troubleshooting for clients navigating the engineering life cycle of cutting‑edge equipment and manufacturing processes. Perform due diligence on system and subject domains to generate high‑quality project deliverables. Proactively identify and elevate roadblocks and utilize critical‑thinking skills and knowledge of problem‑solving skills to identify creative solutions.

• General understanding of Earned Value Analysis (EVA) and project management tools. May be requested to assist with Project Controls and Scheduling including budget estimates, detailed project schedules and milestones, feasibility estimates, risks, forecasts and scenario analysis, and project cost reports and analysis. Create alignment with cross‑functional client departments including but not limited to Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering and Project Controls. Maintain internal site tools such as site dashboards, deliverable trackers, etc. Continually develop technical aptitude of Project Farma’s core services within the life science space including CapEx Management, Tech Transfers, Validation Life Cycles, CQV and Computer System Validation, Quality, Regulatory and Compliance, GxP Automated Systems, and Quality Control.

• Analyze complex project data and deliver clear, articulate and concise messages to support decision‑making.

Talent Development

• Focus on professional development and support team collaboration under the Site Lead’s guidance. Share technical knowledge with peers to support project delivery. Mentor less experienced team members. Participate in Project Farma internal qualification training program.

Site Strategy

• Support the execution of site strategy under the direction of the Site Lead, contributing to specific project tasks that align with Project Farma’s services. Perform assigned tasks to meet strategic objectives, such as preparing and executing CQV Protocols. Identify and report client needs or project challenges to the Site Lead for further action. Maintain professional relationships with project team members and client POCs at the operational level (e.g., technicians, engineers).

Resource Management

• Provide input on task‑level resource needs to the Site Lead to support project delivery. Report workload or skill gaps within assigned tasks. Assist in maintaining project schedules by communicating resource constraints.

Business Growth & Development

• Contribute to project‑level success by delivering high‑quality work that supports business growth opportunities. Build meaningful internal and external relationships. Present Project Farma as a service to clients as needed. Communicate with clients professionally. Ensure any client feedback or opportunities identified are escalated properly. Provide data or insights (e.g., project progress, risks) to the Site Lead for inclusion in dashboards or expansion discussions. Participate in project tasks that support extensions or proposals, such as preparing deliverables for clients. Identify opportunities for cross‑selling and up‑selling of additional Project Farma services.

Operational Performance & Billability

• Maintain 100% individual billability by completing assigned project tasks. Escalate any roadblocks on achieving billable targets to the Site Lead.

Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science, Engineering, or related discipline (or a combination of equivalent work experience in capital project engineering, pharma cGMP facility start‑up, CapEx/OpEx project management and/or comparable military experience). 2‑7 years in consulting and/or engineering services. Willingness to travel domestically to client sites. Full‑time on‑site client presence required. Travel up to 100% or as required.

Other Preferred

• Willingness to travel up to 100% or as required for client project assignments.

Diversity & Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Project Farma is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. We will not sponsor applicants for current or future work visas for this position.