Validation Engineer - VIE Contract

Validation Engineer - VIE Contract

• Location: Ireland, Waterford
• Hiring Manager: Caroline MURPHY
• Target start date: 01/01/2025

iMove, the Sanofi VIE Program, is available to citizens of the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) aged between 18 and 28.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

PLEASE NOTE that applications that are only submitted in French cannot be considered by our non-French speaking partners at Sanofi worldwide. Therefore, only applications that are submitted in English will be considered. Please make sure to apply with your personal email address.

About the job

Looking to launch your career at the cutting edge of healthcare? Join Sanofi for a chance to develop with mentoring and guidance from inspirational leaders while helping to make an impact on the lives of countless people worldwide. As a Validation Engineer VIE in our Engineer team you will develop knowledge to design and build a program to monitor and review all sites computerised systems (CS), ensuring that the CS remain in a validated state. This includes compliance to regulatory requirements, compliance to corporate and site standards and procedures.

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main responsibilities:

• Develop a deep understanding for computer system validation and qualification.
• Develop knowledge to monitor and review computerised systems (CS), ensuring that the CS remain in a validated state. This includes compliance to regulatory requirements, compliance to corporate and site standards and procedures.
• Design and build validation plans for computerised systems from the concept phase of a project through to the end of life of a system.
• Contribute within an agile team to support Commissioning, Qualification and Validation activities in close collaboration with cross functional departments such as Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Automation, Project Management.
• Develop reporting skills to record and inform on outcomes of Commissioning, Qualification and Validation activities.
• Develop knowledge of GAMP 5 categorisation of computerised systems and apply this knowledge spanning across Enterprise systems to standalone systems and computerised equipment.

About you

Experience:

• Within development and manufacturing industries and ideally biopharma would be a plus, experience with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) is only a plus.

Soft and Technical skills:

• Familiarity with computer software installations is a plus.
• Demonstrated “get-things-done” mindset.
• Problem-solver with the ability to find creative ways to overcome roadblocks and keep the wheels running.
• Ability to work to timelines and goals.
• Ability to work in cross-cultural environments.
• Ability to break down complex topics, without prior domain knowledge.
• Comfortable working with cross-functional teams consisting of a different mix of stakeholders, including business leaders, engineers, manufacturing scientists, data scientists, IT specialists, and business analysts, through an adaptive communication style.
  

Education:

• Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, electronics, or related field.
  

Languages:

• Fluent English.

Why choose us?

iMove is a unique program tailored for European youth interested in challenging themselves with meaningful assignments across the globe. At Sanofi we have a strong ambition to invest in young talents who will drive the success of Sanofi tomorrow.

Sanofi’s Work Abroad Program, iMove, offers jobs-assignments with actual responsibilities and a perspective to grow. We provide those opportunities in various functions such as: marketing, finance, regulatory, supply chain, clinical trials, production, etc. and in more than 40 countries. Sanofi unites people who are passionate about solving healthcare needs across the world. Joining our iMove Work Abroad Program is a unique opportunity to make a difference through your work.

PursueProgress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

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