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Head of Validation

Employer
Hyper Recruitment Solutions
Location
Hertfordshire
Salary
Not specified
Closing date
7 Feb 2021

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This is a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Validation to join a leading Pharmaceutical business based in the Hertfordshire area. Reporting to the Director of Engineering the Head of Validation will be responsible for regulatory and industry standard compliance of all site validation policies, procedures and activities relating to the manufacturing and packaging processes.


KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Your duties as the Head of Validation will be varied however the key duties and responsibilities are as follows:

1. Responsible for the compliant validation, up to and including Performance Qualification, of all manufacturing based industrial assets. Ensure that the equipment meets regulatory requirements at all times with a target of zero impact to process development, facilities or operational functions. Including the compliant implementation of new systems through the engineering project phase and maintaining compliance of existing systems by delivering appropriate requalification and/or periodic review.

2. Management of all aspects of the equipment validation lifecycle (VMP, specifications, DQ, FAT/SAT, IQ, OQ, Cycle Development, PQ, requalification and/or periodic review). This includes scheduling of the required qualification activities, ensuring local timelines and business Mission Objectives are met. Ensure that risks to product quality throughout the validation lifecycle are understood, transparent and managed through the application of a quality risk management approach.

3. Ownership of the processes (policies, procedures and document management) relating to validation, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory and internal quality standards and industry best practice. Ensure they are continuously improved using a risk-based approach, to eliminate waste and improve effectiveness, whilst continuing to align with industry best practices (i.e. ISPE initiatives) and stakeholder requirements.

4.Identify, recruit and manage resources as required, to ensure sufficient and appropriate resource is available to meet agreed timelines. Identify skills and competency development needs of the team and support individual and team development. Manage the performance of the team in line with internal policies and procedures and department strategy.


ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

To be successful in your application to this exciting opportunity as the Head of Validation we are looking to identify the following on your profile and past history:

1. Relevant degree qualification in a science or engineering related discipline or equivalent experience within a highly regulated GMP manufacturing environment.

2. You will have recent validation leadership and management experience, specifically leading large validation teams within a pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environment.

3. Experience supporting validation requirements of large capital projects is essential.


Key Words: Validation | Head of Validation | Validation Manager | Life Science | Pharmaceutical | Biopharmaceutical | GMP | Manufacturing | Quality | QMS | Compliance | Utilities | Equipment | Cleaning | Laboratory | CSV | Process


Hyper Recruitment Solutions Ltd (HRS) is an Equal Opportunities employer who are certified by Investors in People for talent development. We therefore welcome applications for any interested parties who fulfil the role requirements for this position. HRS is a company exclusively supporting the science and technology sectors, and is made up of a collaboration of recruitment professionals and scientists. We look forward to helping you with your next career moves.

Company

Hyper Recruitment Solutions is a specialist and highly compliant recruitment consultancy dedicated to the Science and Technology sectors.

Hyper Recruitment Solutions (HRS), founded and run by Ricky Martin and in partnership with Lord Alan Sugar, has a wealth of recruitment expertise as well as compliance and commercial awareness. We offer a range of permanent, temporary and contract staff.

Our vision is to provide recruitment solutions which will assist in the improvement and quality of life for all. To do so, HRS will focus on the support of sectors whose primary focus is in making the world a better place. This could be working for a Pharmaceutical company who is developing new and existing therapeutics or an FMCG business who is making the latest consumer products in a sustainable and efficient way. We want to provide a service to those areas of actual need which will have an impact on us all.

We provide services across a broad range of industries including the following specialist sectors:

• Biotechnology
• Pharmaceutical
• Medical Device
• Clinical Research
• CMO / CRO
• Food / FMCG
• Engineering
• Science

With all jobseekers we are looking to form close relationships where we can offer you the most accurate and useful advice. We intend to not only find and present the most ideal career options to you, but we want to provide advice on the entire recruitment process. We are a business who listens and advises and as shown on our website we have a clear ‘candidate commitment’ to ensure your search is in the most professional and capable hands. Some of the key areas we focus on include:


• Quality Assurance (including Qualified Persons)
• Clinical Research (all phases and therapeutic fields)
• Bioinformatics
• Research & Development
• Consumer Insight and Sensory
• Lean and Continuous Improvement
• Engineering (all disciplines)
• Manufacturing, Scale up and Technology Transfer
• Packaging and Sustainability 
• Medical Affairs
• Sales and Business Development
• Information Systems & Technology
• Executive Appointments


HRS has been awarded membership to the REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) and APSCo (Association of Professional Staffing Companies). This is to assure all clients and candidates that our processes and practices comply with all relevant government and recruitment industry regulations.

Lord Sugar, Ricky Martin and everyone at HRS look forward to working with you. Please do not hesitate to visit our website www.hyperec.com or contact us via
Telephone: 02032 255 120
Email:info@hyperec.com


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Company info
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Telephone
0203 910 2980
Location
Amshold House
Goldings Hill
Loughton,
Essex
IG102RW
GB

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