Packaging Validation Engineer

Overview

Packaging Validation Engineer at Katalyst CRO

• Lead the packaging validation project, coordinating cross-functional efforts and ensuring alignment with project objectives, timelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and execute validation documentation (URS, risk assessments, FAT/SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, and final reports) for packaging lines and related equipment, including fillers, cappers, labellers, conveyors, vision inspection, and serialization systems.
• Manage communication between validation, engineering, and quality teams to drive efficient decision-making and issue resolution.
• Oversee qualification of change parts, line configuration changes, and multiple bottle/cap presentations.
• Provide hands-on support during commissioning and execution phases, including troubleshooting and deviation resolution.
• Support process performance qualification (PPQ) activities and readiness for commercial production.
• Ensure all validation deliverables comply with cGMP, FDA, and EU Annex 1 requirements, as well as internal procedures and the site s Validation Master Plan (VMP).

• Bachelor s degree in engineering or Natural Sciences.
• Experience in packaging validation for sterile or aseptic liquid operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading validation projects or small technical teams.
• Solid understanding of liquid filling systems, packaging automation, inspection technologies, and capping mechanisms.
• Strong knowledge of GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11, and Annex 1.
• Excellent communication, organization, and documentation skills, with the ability to effectively interact with clients, peers, and management.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, regulated environment.