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Validation & Compliance Specialist

Albany, New York | Rensselaer, New York

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Responsibilities

Location Albany, New YorkUS Job ID JR-032679

Job Description Summary

  • Translate technical information and requirements into qualification/validation test design documents
  • Sets work expectations with customers and delivers against them.  Familiar with software deployment and development life cycles.  Possess excellent customer consulting, written and communication skills. 
  • Has knowledge/education in GxP or similar type organization and Information technology disciplines within regulated industries.

Job Description

  • Worked in a GMP manufacturing environment
  • Is familiar with and may have worked on, manufacturing automation systems
  • Experience with IT systems management and associated processes
  • Has provided support for manufacturing and/or IT systems
  • Undergraduate degree, though extensive experience may substitute
  • Writing skills are very important as they will be documenting complex aspects of the system
  • Experience with file systems, software configurations, security, audit trails and tracing data flows within programs.

Responsibilities:

  • Including but not limited to the following.
  • Learn and understand the system processes and procedures of the Customer’s Stand Alone or Enterprise Computerized system
    • Document system and use processes and procedures for Customer review and approval
    • Provisioning users on systems undergoing validation and document steps
    • Track down root cause of errors during qualification and testing of systems undergoing validation activities and document solutions.
    • Assist with system configuration and changes as directed by Client Lead and document results/procedure to configure
    • Perform and assist with planning and support activities associated with bringing new computerized systems on-board throughout the year and document configuration details
    • Use BMRAM and DocCompliance for change control and project management as directed by Client Lead
    • Generate validation documentation for use

Basic Qualifications:

  • Associate degree in Computer Science or Life Science
  • 2+ years of relevant technical experience including (but not limited to); Windows technologies, manufacturing systems, networking, technical writing

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Life Science
  • Experience with Technical Writing – Preferably Standard Operating Procedures or Technical Evaluation documents.
  • Experience with scientific/manufacturinginstrumentation/equipment is a benefit
  • Experience with manufacturing environments and/or working in and with GMP regulated environments and systems


Physical Demands:

  • Must be able to remains in a stationary position more than 25% of the time
  • The person in this position needs to occasionally move inside and outside labs
  • Frequently operate on instruments, objects, tools or controls, which will require regularly bending, squatting, stretching and reaching in order to perform in a service function. 
  • Regularly move or lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally move or lift up to 100 pounds  
  • Specific vision abilities required by this position include without limitation, the ability to observe details at close range (within a few feet of the instrument), distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in order to perform the essential service functions of this position. 
  • Occasionally operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer
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