Pharmaceutical Validation Manager at Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland
Details of the job offer
Senior Validation Manager – CQV / GMP (Biotech Manufacturing) | €103,860 per year (based on 40 hours) | Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Join a major Biotechnology and Pharmacautical company in Hoofddorp as a Senior Validation Manager.
Here you'll lead Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) activities, providing both strategic and operational leadership for validation activities across equipment, utilities, facilities, and systems, ensuring full compliance with GMP and GxP regulations.
Offer
- Salary of €103,860 per year based on 40h per week
- Contract: Initial 6-months Temporary contract
- Work Model: Full-Time, Onsite, 40h per week
- Working Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00h-17:00h
- Location: Hoofddorp, Netherlands
- Potential for contract extension based on business needs
Role
As Senior Validation Manager, you will lead the site Validation tasks, ensuring effective execution of CQV activities while managing people, resources, and compliance requirements.
This involves a combination of team leadership, technical oversight, and hands-on validation expertise, supporting both ongoing operations and capital projects. Depending on project phase, you may also contribute directly to validation deliverables, CAPA oversight, and compliance closure activities.
Key Responsibilities
Validation Leadership & Operations
- Lead day-to-day execution of CQV programs across equipment, utilities, facilities, and systems
- Oversee multiple validation and capital projects, managing timelines, risks, and deliverables
- Maintain and update the Validation Master Plan, including requalification strategies
- Ensure validation activities meet GMP, GxP, and regulatory requirements
People & Resource Management
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of validation professionals
- Manage resource planning and allocation across projects and operational needs
- Provide guidance on technical, operational, and people-related challenges
Governance, Compliance & Continuous Improvement
- Develop and maintain validation policies, procedures, and standards
- Apply risk-based validation strategies and quality risk management principles
- Oversee CAPA ownership, implementation, and timely closure
- Monitor regulatory trends (FDA, EMA) and adapt validation strategies accordingly
- Ensure safe, compliant, and efficient execution of validation activities
Strategic & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Act as Validation SME in strategic and operational discussions with site leadership
- Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering teams
- Support compliant and efficient cell therapy manufacturing operations
Qualifications & Experience
Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field
- 8–10+ years of experience in CQV (Commissioning, Qualification & Validation) within a GMP-regulated environment
- Proven experience leading validation teams and managing complex validation programs
- Experience in biopharmaceutical or cell therapy manufacturing is strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of GMP and GxP regulations
- Experience with regulatory authorities such as FDA and EMA
- Expertise in risk-based validation and quality risk management
- Experience with CAPA, deviation management, and validation lifecycle
- Strong leadership and people management capabilities
- Excellent organizational and project management skills in multi-project environments
- Strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution
- Strong communication and stakeholder management across all levels
- High level of integrity, decision-making ability, and attention to detail
Interested?
Apply now by clicking “Easy Apply” and uploading your updated CV, and feel free to contact:
Marcella Henryati, Recruitment Consultant at Gi Life Sciences Netherlands
M: 0658811958
E: marcella.henryati@grafton.com
#LI-MH1
Senior Validation Manager – CQV / GMP (Biotech Manufacturing) | €103,860 per year (based on 40 hours) | Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Join a major Biotechnology and Pharmacautical company in Hoofddorp as a Senior Validation Manager.
Here you'll lead Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) activities, providing both strategic and operational leadership for validation activities across equipment, utilities, facilities, and systems, ensuring full compliance with GMP and GxP regulations.
Offer
- Salary of €103,860 per year based on 40h per week
- Contract: Initial 6-months Temporary contract
- Work Model: Full-Time, Onsite, 40h per week
- Working Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9:00h-17:00h
- Location: Hoofddorp, Netherlands
- Potential for contract extension based on business needs
Role
As Senior Validation Manager, you will lead the site Validation tasks, ensuring effective execution of CQV activities while managing people, resources, and compliance requirements.
This involves a combination of team leadership, technical oversight, and hands-on validation expertise, supporting both ongoing operations and capital projects. Depending on project phase, you may also contribute directly to validation deliverables, CAPA oversight, and compliance closure activities.
Key Responsibilities
Validation Leadership & Operations
- Lead day-to-day execution of CQV programs across equipment, utilities, facilities, and systems
- Oversee multiple validation and capital projects, managing timelines, risks, and deliverables
- Maintain and update the Validation Master Plan, including requalification strategies
- Ensure validation activities meet GMP, GxP, and regulatory requirements
People & Resource Management
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of validation professionals
- Manage resource planning and allocation across projects and operational needs
- Provide guidance on technical, operational, and people-related challenges
Governance, Compliance & Continuous Improvement
- Develop and maintain validation policies, procedures, and standards
- Apply risk-based validation strategies and quality risk management principles
- Oversee CAPA ownership, implementation, and timely closure
- Monitor regulatory trends (FDA, EMA) and adapt validation strategies accordingly
- Ensure safe, compliant, and efficient execution of validation activities
Strategic & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Act as Validation SME in strategic and operational discussions with site leadership
- Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering teams
- Support compliant and efficient cell therapy manufacturing operations
Qualifications & Experience
Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field
- 8–10+ years of experience in CQV (Commissioning, Qualification & Validation) within a GMP-regulated environment
- Proven experience leading validation teams and managing complex validation programs
- Experience in biopharmaceutical or cell therapy manufacturing is strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of GMP and GxP regulations
- Experience with regulatory authorities such as FDA and EMA
- Expertise in risk-based validation and quality risk management
- Experience with CAPA, deviation management, and validation lifecycle
- Strong leadership and people management capabilities
- Excellent organizational and project management skills in multi-project environments
- Strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution
- Strong communication and stakeholder management across all levels
- High level of integrity, decision-making ability, and attention to detail
Interested?
Apply now by clicking “Easy Apply” and uploading your updated CV, and feel free to contact:
Marcella Henryati, Recruitment Consultant at Gi Life Sciences Netherlands
M: 0658811958
E: marcella.henryati@grafton.com
#LI-MH1
Henryati Marcella
0658811958
Marcella.Henryati@grafton.com