Validation - Engineer III​/Lead Engineer - Project Farma

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Job Description
** The successful candidate will reside in one of Project Farma's primary markets and be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests.
** Project Farma's purpose is to improve patient lives by accelerating the delivery of life-changing therapies. We accomplish this through the successful execution of high-quality life sciences projects across the full project lifecycle. Project Farma (PF) team members collaborate with cross-functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliver an exceptional customer experience, and contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities and applying data-driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management.  

All team members are expected to embody Project Farma's values by being curious, personable, and unselfish, while maintaining a strong commitment to a Patient Focused and People First mindset.  The Validation Engineer III / Lead Engineer is an advanced individual contributor with demonstrated depth in their technical discipline and a growing record of leading complex work streams. This role applies strong subject-matter expertise to solve high-impact technical and operational challenges, supports technical decision-making, and contributes to the evolution of standards, methods, or best practices within their area.

The Validation Engineer III / Lead Engineer works with a high degree of independence, mentors junior and peer engineers, and partners closely with project and people leaders-while remaining focused on technical delivery rather than formal people management.  
** Key Responsibilities*
* ** Technical Delivery
*** Execute specific technical tasks within a project, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
* Perform CQV tasks, such as protocol development or equipment testing, under the Site Lead's guidance.
* Report technical issues to the Site Lead and support resolution efforts.
* Ensure tasks meet client specifications, regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA, GMP), and industry standards.
* Author technical documents: SOPs, requirements specifications, testing protocols, summary reports, etc.
* Identify and close individual knowledge gaps with support from other team members or leads as needed.
* Execute system and process validation protocols by using GxP best practices.
* Support necessary billables as forecasted by site dashboards on billable targets per month.
* Communicate updates internally in a timely manner and relay in-field project decisions to highlight long-range, down-stream project and team impacts.
* Provide hands-on support and troubleshooting for clients navigating the engineering life cycle of cutting-edge equipment and manufacturing processes.
* Perform due diligence on system and subject domains to generate high-quality project deliverables.
* Proactively identify and escalate roadblocks and utilize critical thinking skills and knowledge of problem- solving skills to identify creative solutions to those problems and roadblocks.
* General understanding of Earned Value Analysis (EVA) and project management tools
* May be requested to assist with Project Controls and Scheduling to include;
Budget estimates, detailed project schedules and milestones, feasibility estimates, risks, forecasts and scenario analysis and project cost reports and analysis.
* Create alignment with cross-functional client departments including but not limited to Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering and Project Controls
* Maintain internal site tools such as site dashboards, deliverable trackers, etc.
* Continually develop technical aptitude of Project Farma's core services within the life science space including but not limited to:
Capital Project Management, Tech Transfers, Validation Life Cycles including CQV and Computer system Validation, Quality, Regulatory and Compliance, GxP Automated Systems, and Quality Control including clinical and commercial.
* Analyze complex project data and then deliver clear, articulate and concise messages in a compelling manner to support decision making  
** Talent Development
*** Focus on professional development and support team collaboration under the Site Leads guidance.
* Share technical knowledge with peers to support project delivery. Mentor less experienced team members.
* Participate in Project Farma internal qualification training program.
* Site Strategy
* Support the execution of site strategy under the direction of the Site Lead, contributing to specific…