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Job ref: VMS310726
Job type: Permanent
Location: Newry
Closing date: Friday 14 Aug 2026 17:00
Main Activities/Tasks
- Provide leadership, guidance and performance management to the Sterilisation and Aseptic processes validation team with respect to validation at the Norbrook sites.
- Conducting meetings with the team of Validation Analysts to ensure validation activities are scheduled, prioritised and completed within agreed timelines, and that company/departmental communications are relayed within the team.
- Drive timely completion of deviations, change control actions, risk assessments, OOS investigations and CAPAs associated with Validation Activities.
- Ensure Validation Protocols, Reports, Standard Operation Procedures, Validation Master Plans and associated technical documentation are prepared, reviewed and approved in line with current GMP and regulatory requirements.
- Communicate status of validation projects to ensure effective cross-functional collaboration ensuring validation requirements are incorporated into business projects.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the team with respect to sterilising and aseptic process validation strategy and industry standards.
- Identify training requirements and ensure the validation team remain competent in current GMP, sterilisation technologies and regulatory expectations.
- Support introduction of new equipment, facilities, products requiring sterilisation or aseptic validation.
- Mentor the direct reports as assigned and ensure that they are appropriately trained and performing their functions.
- Attend meetings within the organisation to promote the validation requirements and timelines required to achieve validation activities. Such meetings will include specific project meetings.
- To ensure that Health and Safety practices and procedures are followed in the incumbent's area of responsibility.
- Provide technical support and participate in internal, external and regulatory audits/inspections.
- Participate in company compliance and continuous improvement projects as requested.
- Undertake any other duties as deemed necessary by Norbrook line management
Essential Criteria:- Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Chemistry or a related discipline, or at least 5 years relevant industry experience
- Proven experience and knowledge of sterile manufacturing, including sterilisation & aseptic processing
- Comprehensive Knowledge of GMP, specifically in relation to sterile manufacturing and sterilisation processes
- Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across all organisational levels.
- Previous experience in leading staff in a laboratory or manufacturing setting.
- Demonstrated understanding of sterilisation and aseptic validation standards for both EU and US
Desirable Criteria:- Understanding of criteria to achieve successful porous load sterilisation, fluid load sterilisation, dry heat sterilisation,depyrogenation and sterilisation by radiation
- Pervious experience in achieving on-time-in-full validation schedule compliance
Duration: Permanent
Location: Newry
Benefits:- Free life assurance
- Pension salary sacrifice scheme with 5% employer contribution
- Healthcare cash plan
- 32 days annual leave (increasing with length of service)
- Wedding leave
- Enhanced Maternity / Paternity Pay
- Company Sick Pay
- Subsidised Canteen Facilities
- FREE On-site parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Tech Purchase Scheme
- Free Will-Writing Service
- Employee perks/discounts scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Employee well-being initiatives
- Employee recognition scheme
- Career development opportunities
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Job Info:
- Company: Norbrook
- Position: Validation Manager - Sterilisation
- Work Location: Newry
- Country: GB
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