Validation Engineering Manager

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Your Role

You will be responsible for defining and executing the validation strategy for the St. Louis CDMO operations at the Cherokee site in accordance with the appropriate GMP requirements for an API Contract Manufacturing Organization. You will lead the Validation team to ensure the execution of validation activities. Validation activities include qualification and re-qualification of facilities, equipment, computer systems, utilities, equipment cleaning, cleanroom qualification, and process validation. Provides subject matter expertise on validation activities including but not limited to, qualification and re-qualification of facilities, equipment, computer systems, utilities, cleaning (facility and equipment), and process validation. Active participation with site projects and multi-disciplinary teams with Manufacturing, Project Management, Process & Analytical Development, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Packaging, Materials Management, Engineering, and Maintenance to ensure successful implementation and coordination of validation activities. Direct interaction with customers to understand specific validation requirements, ensuring customer needs are met specifically as an API Contract Manufacturing organization. Responsible for the successful validation and qualification of sub-contractors assuring subcontractors meet the pertinent product, regulatory and corporate quality requirements. Provide leadership and supervise activities and work assignments for validation activities at the site such as :

• Maintain Site Validation Master plan.
• Generates the Validation schedule, drives execution of workload and monitors performance to plan and tracks status of validation activities and documentation.
• Approves validation protocols prior to execution of work, ensuring content is accurate and in a timely manner to meet schedule requirements.
• Plan and adhere to qualification and requalification schedules. Establish and maintain system lifecycle documentation (e.g. Validation Plans / URS / FRS / IQ / OQ / PQ / FAT / SAT / TM) and associated final reports.
• Evaluates data from executed validation protocols and ensures summary reports are generated and approved, ensuring quality, accuracy, and completeness of commissioning, qualification, and validation documentation and deliverables.
• Generates or approves Quality Risk Assessment documents in relation to executed validation activities.
• Assesses and closes deviations related to closure of validation activities and raises CAPA's as required.
• Actively participates in relevant change control activities and risk evaluation systems as they pertain to validation.

Location : Onsite St. Louis, MO - Cherokee Site CDMO

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications :

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Pay Range for this position : $143,800-215,700

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites.

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