Sr Validation Engineer

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Everyone at Kite is grounded by one common goal – curing cancer. Every single day, we seek to establish a direct line between that purpose and our day-to-day work. Join us in our mission! We are seeking a highly effective Senior Validation Engineer responsible for planning, execution, and documentation of commissioning, qualification, and validation activities for manufacturing and Quality Control equipment, facilities, utilities, and related systems.

The role requires extensive hands‑on validation experience, including protocol authoring, field execution, data analysis, technical report generation, and support of digital validation processes through KNEAT and other validation systems.

• Responsible for performing validation of manufacturing and Quality Control equipment, storage areas, utility systems, facilities, processes, and/or automation systems. This includes developing validation master plans with minimal supervision, preparing protocols independently, analyzing test results, and preparing technical reports.
• Develop, execute, and analyze temperature mapping and autoclave heat penetration studies to support equipment qualification and regulatory compliance.
• Lead validation projects through the development of validation schedules, master plans, protocols, reports, and related lifecycle documentation for systems supporting clinical and commercial manufacturing.
• Perform, lead, and document commissioning, qualification, validation, and temperature mapping activities for facilities, utilities, equipment, storage environments, and related systems in accordance with SOPs, cGMPs, and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as the KNEAT SME and power user, providing technical guidance, user support, process improvements, and expertise in the execution and management of digital validation records and workflows.
• Coordinates validation activities with, and seeks team supports from, Validation, Development, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, third Parties, and other groups on validation projects to ensure validation projects are carried out on time and on budget.
• Coordinates the activities of assigned validation contract personnel and ensures the quality of completed work.
• Investigate validation deviations or failures, identify root causes, support corrective actions, and elevate technical or compliance risks as appropriate.
• Maintain compliant validation records and support data integrity, documentation quality, and lifecycle validation requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to validation technicians, junior staff, internal teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Represents the department on cross‑functional project teams.
• As required, assists in preparation of regulatory submissions and presents validations in respective SME areas to regulatory authorities during routine internal and pre‑approval inspections.
• Support occasional night, weekend, or off‑shift work based on business needs.
• Additional duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, or related field with 7+ years of experience in equipment, facility, and utilities validation.
• Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience in validation in a biotech/pharma industry
• Experience in GMP/cGMP‑regulated environments
• Extensive hands‑on…