Biopharmaceutical SENIOR Validation Specialist

Previous Pharmaceutical/Biotech experience is mandatory for this role.

MMR Consulting is a consulting firm specializing in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Our services include Project Management, Process, Automation, Facilities and Equipment CQV.

MMR Consulting has offices in Canada, USA, and Australia.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join our growing team, where the successful candidate will work with a group of specialists involved in project management, commissioning and qualification, of equipment, systems and facilities.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join our growing team, where the successful candidate will work with a group of specialists involved in the design, commissioning & qualification, start-up and project management of various processes, systems and facilities. The work will require working out of client’s facilities.

The work will require working out of the client’s facilities in Raleigh, North Carolina.

• Provide technical guidance into the commissioning, qualification and start-up of various pharmaceutical / biopharmaceutical cGMP process equipment, utilities & facilities.
• Lead the development (for example, write test cases) of key qualification deliverables such as DQ, FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ and PQ during the project lifecycle
• Able to perform field execution of qualification test cases and protocols
• Support development of Project Validation Plans (PVPs) to ensure the action plan to test the system is applicable and relevant.
• Lead qualification processes throughout the project lifecycle to ensure timely completion and to ensure all quality and engineering specifications are met.
• Possess knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and industry best practices on all or any of the following – Process equipment, clean utilities, automation systems, laboratory equipment, building & facilities
• Coordinate meetings with cross-functional departments, to drive project progress, facilitate decisions, provide updates.
• Engage other departments, as required, into design reviews and decisions.
• Travel may be occasionally required for meetings with equipment fabrication vendors or Factory Acceptance Testing (FATs).
• Work may require occasional support over shutdowns or extended hours, specifically during installation, construction, commissioning, qualification and validation phases.
• Visit construction and installation sites, wearing necessary safety PPE.
• You may be involved with other aspects such as client-management (maintain key Client relationships in support of business development and pursuit of new work), project scheduling/budgeting, coordination of client and MMR resources for effective project delivery, supporting business development (providing technical support to the sales as required for proposals/opportunities), presenting at industry conferences/publishing papers etc.
• Supervise contractors during critical testing of system and equipment.
• Other duties as assigned by client, and/or MMR, based on workload and project requirements.
• As this position requires working on client sites, you will need to comply with the client’s safety rules including mandatory vaccination policies for COVID-19, where applicable
• Lead/Mentor a team of validation engineers/specialists.

• 8+ years of experience in commissioning, qualification, validation of various systems within the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
• Experience with commissioning & qualification of equipment & facilities is required.
• Validation experience such as cleaning validation, thermal validation, mixing studies, process validation, computer systems validation is an asset but not required.
• Experience with developing and executing validation projects to Risk-Based Commissioning & Qualification approaches, such as ASTM E-2500 or ISPE ICQ.
• Experience with commissioning & qualification of process control systems (i.e. PCS, SCADA, Historians) and building automation systems are considered an asset.
• Experience with commissioning and qualification of biotech process equipment, such as some, but not all, of the following: fermentation, bioreactors, downstream purification processes (chromatography, TFF, UF), CIP…