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Norgine
Norgine

Validation Manager

Hengoed On-site 10+ yrs exp Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 1,181 employees
Validation StrategyGMP ComplianceValidation Lifecycle ManagementQualification and ValidationQuality Systems

Requirements

Requires significant pharmaceutical or medical device industry experience, validation management and project leadership, and experience coaching and developing teams. Candidates should have strong validation lifecycle and quality-system knowledge, working knowledge of ICH Q8, ICH Q9, GAMP, cGMP, and EU/FDA requirements, and a degree-equivalent qualification in a scientific or engineering discipline.

Job Description

Transform Lives Through Innovation

At Norgine, we have been transforming patients' lives for over a century. We combine specialist expertise, entrepreneurial thinking, and strong partnerships to bring life-changing healthcare solutions to patients across Europe. We encourage our people to Drive, Dare, and Develop every day, creating an environment where innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement thrive.

The Role

We are looking for a Validation Manager to lead the site validation function, ensuring validation strategies, systems, and activities remain compliant, inspection-ready, and aligned with business objectives. This role provides leadership, governance, and technical expertise across validation lifecycle activities while driving continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.

Requirements


Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and develop the site validation strategy, programmes, policies, and procedures
  • Ensure validation activities comply with GMP requirements, regulatory expectations, and industry best practice
  • Oversee qualification and validation activities for facilities, utilities, equipment, computerised systems, cleaning processes, and manufacturing processes
  • Review and approve validation documentation and key deliverables
  • Provide oversight of deviations, investigations, CAPAs, change controls, audits, and inspections
  • Monitor validation performance, identify risks and improvement opportunities, and communicate outcomes to senior stakeholders
  • Build strong partnerships across Quality, Operations, Engineering, and Regulatory functions


Experience

  • Significant experience within the pharmaceutical or medical device industry
  • Proven validation management and project leadership experience
  • Experience leading, coaching, and developing teams
  • Strong knowledge of validation lifecycle management and quality systems
  • Working knowledge of ICH Q8, ICH Q9, GAMP, cGMP, and EU/FDA regulatory requirements


Skills

  • Quality assurance and validation expertise
  • Risk management and analytical problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management abilities
  • Ability to make sound decisions in complex environments
  • Effective reporting, negotiation, and presentation skills
  • Commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence


Qualifications:

Degree equivalent in a scientific or engineering discipline such as Chemistry, Biology, Process Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or Medical Technology.

Success at Norgine means living our values:


Drive: Take ownership, deliver results, and apply business insight to achieve meaningful outcomes.

Dare: Challenge constructively, embrace innovation, and demonstrate courage when tackling complex issues.

Develop: Collaborate effectively, value different perspectives, and help build the capability of others.

Why Norgine?

Join a company that encourages multidimensional careers where you can grow professionally, contribute to meaningful healthcare outcomes, and work alongside talented colleagues who are passionate about improving patients' lives.

Apply via LinkedIn or through our careers page.

If you want a multidimensional 3D career in a leading healthcare organisation, join us.

This advert summarises the key responsibilities of the position and is not exhaustive. Norgine may adjust responsibilities to meet business and organisational needs,

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Benefits

Our benefits may vary per location. Please liaise with the Norgine TA representative to obtain more information.

Sound good? Find out more about the career you'll have with Norgine, then apply here.

Education

Bachelor Degree

Skills

Validation StrategyGMP ComplianceValidation Lifecycle ManagementQualification and ValidationQuality SystemsRisk ManagementAnalytical Problem-SolvingProject LeadershipTeam Leadership and DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementCommunication and InfluencingDecision-MakingReporting and PresentationNegotiationContinuous ImprovementRegulatory Compliance

About Norgine

Norgine is a uniquely positioned, specialty pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare company, with more than €500 million of annual revenues and a 120-year track record of bringing life-changing products to patients and consumers across their core markets of Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Today’s Norgine is a nimble, innovative, and high-performing company that has been transformed by a relentless focus on operational excellence to do the right thing by patients, push boundaries, and take strides into new therapeutic areas. The company’s integrated approach – strong commercial capabilities, deep medical, regulatory and clinical expertise, in-house manufacturing, robust supply networks, and best-in-class enabling functions – ensures delivery of high-quality, transformative medicines quickly and effectively to more than 25 million patients annually.

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