CQV Lead - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

CQV Lead (Commissioning & Qualification) - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Are you an experienced CQV Lead looking to play a key role in delivering major capital projects within a cutting-edge pharmaceutical manufacturing environment?

We're partnering with a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in the North East to recruit a Commissioning & Qualification Lead who will take ownership of commissioning activities across significant GMP projects. This is an opportunity to work on high-value manufacturing facilities, ensuring equipment and systems are safely commissioned, qualified, and ready for production.

• Lead commissioning and qualification activities across GMP manufacturing equipment, utilities, and facilities.
• Act as the technical SME for all CQV activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive FAT, SAT, IQ and OQ execution, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and to the highest quality standards.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Validation and Operations teams to achieve seamless project handover.
• Manage contractors, vendors and cross-functional stakeholders throughout commissioning.
• Ensure compliance with MHRA, FDA and cGMP requirements.

• Proven experience as a CQV Lead, Commissioning Lead, Commissioning Manager or similar within pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of the full commissioning and qualification lifecycle, including the V-Model.
• Experience leading complex GMP capital projects from construction through to operational handover.
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements including MHRA, FDA and GMP.

• Join a leading global pharmaceutical manufacturer investing heavily in its manufacturing facilities.
• Work on large-scale, technically challenging capital projects.
• Be part of a collaborative engineering team where you'll have real influence on project delivery.