Senior Manager, Validation Services

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Associate Director, Validation Services. The Validation Manager will oversee all validation activities; coordinate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and other personnel as needed to complete projects and process improvements. The staff member will help to plan, manage, and execute the start-up, commissioning, and validation of new equipment, help create validation master/project plans, for the following Equipment and Utilities System Qualifications, Requalification, In-Process Equipment, Smoke Studies, Temperature Mapping Validations, and Facilities/Utilities Qualifications.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage Validation and provide direction for multiple projects
• Approve protocols, reports and investigation reports
• Author, review and revise SOPs
• Prepare and maintain Department Validation Master Plan
• Administer training of employees by conducting training, authoring and revising training materials, and ensuring completion of training documentation
• Author, approve change controls
• Ensure observe calibration program for validation equipment
• Ensure accuracy of data presented in protocols and reports
• Ensure data is recorded and reviewed using good documentation practices
• Provide technical expertise and guidance on validation policies and procedure and the implementation of those within the production and quality control departments
• Recruit contract resources as necessary to deliver the Validation Master Plan and manage temporary resources employed
• Maintaining and improving the validation system aligned with the current with international standards and regulatory agencies
• Maintain requalification and revalidation schedules

QUALIFICATIONS

Specific knowledge, etc:

• Experience managing technical group and collaborating with multi-teams
• Direct experience or close familiarity with equipment/utility/facility qualifications and general validation practices
• A working understanding of Six Sigma standards
• Excellent project management, communication, and technical writing skills are required
• Have technical competency required to represent the department before our customers, regulatory agencies, and management

Education/Experience/ Licenses/Certifications:

BS degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or the Biological Sciences relevant experience or with direct validation experience and biopharmaceutical/pharmaceutical experience required.

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• Office-based position, which requires appropriate levels of personal protective equipment (PPE) if fieldwork is required.
• Frequent repeated motions such as keyboarding is required.
• Position is based indoors and you will primarily work with others, but also alone at times.

Travel:

This position requires up to 5% of travel.

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Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is an essential job function of this role which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and enhances the Company culture.

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