Engineer, Validation (temporary 12 months)

PURPOSE STATEMENT

Manage the operational strategy of the validations area, ensuring that the equipment, processes, and systems in the plant remain properly qualified and validated in accordance with Allergan’s standards, regulations, and procedures, as well as actively supporting business growth and continuous improvement.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Identify best practices in resource management that ensure low turnover, resource maximization, and suitable results that guide the company’s operational success.
• Negotiate with customer areas and external representatives on priorities and tasks related to validation and associated studies, safeguarding the company’s key interests, and participate in the evaluation of changes to validated processes.
• Coordinate with various areas the plant’s needs regarding equipment and process validation.
• Identify the competencies of area resources to assign tasks to direct reports, ensuring outcomes and providing proper follow-up.
• Facilitate the execution of various tasks by providing administrative assistance, focused training, and specialized courses.
• Identify improvement opportunities and look after the professional and personal growth of assigned staff, and participate in the development and implementation of new products and processes and actively identify and implement process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with corporate and legal EHS requirements and global policies (integrity/ethics, adverse events, etc.) by adhering to the applicable policies and internal procedures. Ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Participate in the evaluation of changes to validated processes, and actively identify and implement process improvements.
• Ensure Data Integrity (DI) compliance with regulatory standards and Abbvie‘s corporate procedure requirements.
• All other functions inherent to the position and those assigned by the immediate supervisor.