SENIOR VALIDATION OFFICER
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma in Chemical engineering or process engineering,
Biotechnology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or related Science or Engineering background.
• Five ( 5) years’ experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• Three ( 3) years’ experience in validation of equipment, manufacturing processes, cleaning,
procedure, utilities and analytical methods
• Two (2) years’ supervisory experience.
Specific Operational Requirements
• The successful candidate will be required to work an 8-hour day between 06h00 to 16h00 as
rostered.
• The successful candidate may be required to work overtime to meet the business needs.
• The successful candidate must be prepared to work shifts when needed to support the
companies validation activity requirements
• Must have their own reliable transportation
Key Performance Areas
• Oversee and drive validation team day-to-day task and activities
• Lead Validation plan execution
• Compile Validation documentation
• Compile Validation Reports
• Management of the requalification programme
• Facilitate technical and non- technical training
• Facilitate impact risk assessments for qualifications
• Sample management related to Validation
• Provide support to internal customers and Validation Manager regarding validation
requirements, problem solving, and investigations and reporting.
• Adhoc activities related to validation and quality projects.
Competencies
• Good working knowledge of the technical concepts required for validation in a cGMP
environment
• Hands on experience with validation of equipment, processes, analytical methods, computerised systems and cleaning protocols
• Good team leader and team player
• Effective interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent planning, scheduling and organisational skills
• Good written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent technical writing skills is required
• Ability to handle typical conflict resolution