Senior Validation Engineer

Senior Validation Engineer / Validation Manager (Quality)

Aylesbury Monday–Friday, On-Site (flexibility for 1 day WFH)

6-Month Contract (Potential to Go Permanent) £25-£40 per hour

We’re supporting a growing manufacturing business in a regulated environment with the appointment of a Senior Validation Engineer / Validation Manager to support a significant pipeline of validation activity on site.

This is a hands‑on role focused on delivering validation across new and existing equipment, with an immediate requirement to bring structure, complete documentation, and ensure validation processes are audit‑ready.

• Deliver end‑to‑end validation across equipment and processes (IQ/OQ/PQ)
• Lead process validation activities across manufacturing lines, including new and existing equipment
• Complete and improve validation documentation, ensuring full compliance and audit readiness
• Support validation of new machinery coming into the site, including re‑validation of existing equipment
• Carry out cleaning validation across both new and current production equipment
• Support implementation of a structured Quality Risk Management (QRM) system
• Contribute to analytical validation activity across new equipment (desirable but not essential)
• Work closely with quality, hygiene, production, and project teams to ensure aligned delivery

• Strong background in validation within a regulated environment (pharma, medical device preferred – open to other transferable industries)
• Proven experience delivering full lifecycle validation (URS, protocols, reports)
• Hands‑on experience with IQ/OQ/PQ across manufacturing or processing equipment
• Solid experience in process validation (start to finish)
• Strong documentation skills and ability to bring structure to existing processes
• Good understanding of regulatory standards such as cGMP, FDA, ISO (9001 / 22716 advantageous) or similar
• Ability to operate as a standalone validation specialist on site

• Exposure to analytical or lab‑based validation
• Experience supporting audits or working in audit‑ready environments
• Experience implementing or working with QRM systems
• Experience with cleaning validation

• Immediate focus on closing validation gaps across existing equipment
• Significant involvement in validation of new machinery coming onto site
• 50/50 split between revalidation work and new equipment validation
• Operating as the primary validation lead, supported by wider teams (no direct reports)
• Fast‑paced environment with a strong need for someone organised, practical, and delivery‑focused

• CV review followed by Teams interview
• Final on‑site interview
• ASAP start required

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