The Position

Genentech, Inc. seeks a Principal Validation Engineer at its Hillsboro, OR location.

Duties: Author, review, & approve validation master plans, validation & change control documentation including protocols, summary reports etc., for development and validation activities. Provide technical and engineering expertise to support the drug product manufacturing process, as well as process/product tech transfers and/or new technologies introductory projects. Serve as Site Sterilization Subject Matter Expert (SME); develop and manage sterilization processes including overseeing change management, technical assessments, protocol/summary reports and field executions. Implement sterilizations strategies for aseptic filling lines along with Risk Assessments to ensure compliance with the current global regulatory standards. Coordinate, Manage, and Perform Initial and continuous process qualifications. Participate in the identification, evaluation, and implementation of new process technologies in alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements. Own  and  facilitate planned and unplanned  events,  and Root  Cause  Analysis  along  with  serving  as a risk management representative on cross-functional and multi-site teams. Conduct investigations and atypical events, as well as resulting corrective or preventive action implementation. Minimize potential contamination to product by identifying gaps and improving existing site contamination control procedures. Improve filling line down time through change management and technical and risk assessments, and through continuous improvement processes. Improve technical skill for junior engineers and contractors on validation principles and equipment functionality to increase overall productivity, performance and to develop new SMEs. Participate in FDA and global regulatory audits and pre-approval inspection.  Serve as audit lead and represent and defend Validation/Engineering requests, and respond to 483 form queries and concerns. May telecommute up to 1 day per week.

Education and experience required: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Pharmaceutical or Chemical Engineering or related field and 8 years of experience as a Validation Engineer or related position

Alternative education and experience required: Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Pharmaceutical or Chemical Engineering or related field and 10 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience as a Validation Engineer or related position

Special Requirements: 5 years of experience must include: 

• Sterilization using steam, dry heat and Chemical decontamination

• Aseptic facility and drug product manufacturing operations 

• Clean room technologies (ISO grade A, B and interventions) including media fill and air flow visualization needed to support sterile manufacturing process 

• Equipment Qualification with family/grouping approaches

• Sterile Boundary including product path and sterile hold times

• Proven technical leadership capabilities and structured problem solving (Root Cause Analysis) 

• Experience with Quality systems including Trackwise, Veeva, and ValGenesis

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The expected annual salary range for this position based on the primary location for this position of Oregon is $162,750 to $222,480 per year. Actual pay within the range will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below. Benefits (https://roche.ehr.com/default.ashx?CLASSNAME=splash)

Worksite: 4625 NE Brookwood Pkwy., Bldg. 11, Hillsboro, OR 97124

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