Validation Manager

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Fluctuating Temps hot/cold, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Warehouse

Job Description

Title: Validation Manager

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Division/Site Specific Information

Role reports to the Allentown, PA site and reports to the Clinical Trials Division (CTD). CTD partners with pharmaceutical and biotech customers around the world to ensure the right patients get the right therapies in the right doses at the right time – a concept that we internally embrace as “There is a Patient Waiting.” Our outstanding blend of services includes project management, packaging, distribution, transportation management and specialty logistics, ancillary supply management, clinical supply optimization, bio-repository storage and much more.

Our more than 3000 employees in over 15 countries work hard every day knowing that what they do matters.

Discover Impactful Work:

As a Validation Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will manage validation activities that ensure product quality and regulatory compliance. You'll develop validation strategy and oversee a team responsible for qualifying equipment, utilities, facilities, computer systems, and manufacturing processes.

A Day in the Life

Working across functions, you'll ensure validation activities align with cGMP requirements while supporting new product introductions and technology transfers.

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by maintaining the validated state of systems that help produce therapeutics.

Keys to Success:

Education/Experience

Advanced Degree plus 4 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 6 years of experience in validation in pharmaceutical/biotech manufacturing or related regulated industry required.

Preferred Fields of Study: Engineering, Science, Chemistry, Biology, or related technical discipline.

3+ years of people management or team leadership experience.

Experience with equipment, process, cleaning, computer system, and utility validation - temperature mapping experience preferred

Experience with data integrity evaluation and knowledge of ALCOA++ principles

Experience participating in regulatory inspections and customer audits

Experience with validation master planning and change control systems

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Expertise in risk assessment methodologies and statistical analysis

Demonstrated success managing complex validation projects and programs

Strong knowledge of cGMP regulations, particularly FDA and EU requirements

Proficiency with quality systems and validation documentation

Excellent technical writing and documentation skills

Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal abilities

Ability to influence and collaborate across functions and levels

Knowledge of lean/continuous improvement methodologies

Proficient with standard business software applications

Travel up to 10% as needed

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus scheme, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits! Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.