Validation Officer

Are you an experienced Validation professional looking to take the next step in your career within a fast‑paced, highly regulated manufacturing environment? Were supporting a growing life sciences manufacturer in Preston who are looking for an experienced Validation Officer to join its growing Quality team.

Reporting to the Validation Manager, youll play a key role in delivering the siteValidation Master Plan, ensuring robust validation standards are upheld across processes, equipment, cleaning, analytical methods and new product introduction activities.

The Validation Officer will be:

• Generating, reviewing and executing validation protocols and reports to support successful validation activities.
• Managing process and engineering change controls to ensure validated systems remain compliant post‑change.
• Reviewing analytical/method validation data (including chromatography outputs) to support validation decisions.
• Conducting risk impact assessments aligned with ICH Q10 principles (including ICH Q3D).
• Assessing process deviations, root causes and CAPAs from a validation perspective.
• Supporting cleaning validation activities including swab recoveries, clean/dirty hold times.
• Delivering process validation for mixing, filling and re‑validation of existing products.
• Supporting equipment validation and lifecycle management in line with Annex 15.
• Providing validation input for regulatory submissions and NPD/NPI projects.
• Assisting with GMP inspection readiness and cross‑functional validation support.

The ideal candidate for the Validation Officer role, will have:

• Minimum 3 years experience in a pharmaceutical manufacturing validation role.
• Strong understanding of Quality and Validation principles within GMP environments.
• Degree in Science or Engineering (Analytical Chemistry background advantageous).
• Ability to interpret technical data, manage multiple priorities and work to tight timelines.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence and collaborate across departments.
• A proactive, continuous‑improvement mindset suited to a dynamic manufacturing setting.

Please note: This is a permanent position. Only apply if you already have permanent, unrestricted right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available for this role.

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