At Thorne we make products that matter - ones that make people's lives better. Each day begins with a mission to help others discover and achieve their best health. We count on our team members to challenge and push the boundaries to make that happen. At Thorne, you’ll be joining a team of more than 750 passionate individuals committed to our cause of providing superior health solutions.
POSITION SUMMARY: The Validation Engineer I supports commissioning and qualification activities associated with cGMP equipment acquisition, installation, operation, and facility modification. The Validation Engineer I will support and execute verification activities in alignment with Thorne Research’s Validation Master Plan to ensure that all cGMP equipment is installed and maintained in a qualified state. The Validation Engineer I works in partnership with the Engineering management, Engineering Staff (Engineers and Technicians), Quality Assurance, and Equipment System Owners to develop and oversee the commissioning and qualification strategy for all equipment.
RESPONSIBILITIES – Satisfactorily performing and/or achieving the following Responsibilities are essential duties of the job.
General Responsibilities:
- Knowledgeable of current FDA guidelines and industry standards pertaining to cleaning validation.
Equipment Qualification and Process Validation:
- Assists in the identification of critical quality parameters and process attributes for new equipment or facility modifications.
- Assists in the development and review of User Requirements Specifications (URS).
- Facilitates formal quality risk assessments. Suggests design modifications to address risks and design in quality and safety.
- Develops commissioning strategies based on the URS and Risk Assessment to verify equipment design while minimizing project cost and schedule impact (risk-based approach).
- Develops, writes, and executes protocols for Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ), and Performance Qualification (PQ).
- Supports periodic review of manufacturing systems to ensure that equipment remain in a qualified state and that processes remain in a validated state.
- Responsible for all aspects of Process Validation including providing process risk assessments and authoring, writing, and reviewing validation protocols and reports.
- Leads Continuous Process Verification activities to assure processes remain in a validated state.
Cleaning Validation:
- Responsible for all aspects of Cleaning Validation from start to finish, including establishing, managing, and maintaining a scientifically sound cleaning validation program.
- Writes, reviews and/or revises site Cleaning Validation Master Plan.
- Performs sampling for cleaning studies and/or continuous monitoring/verification activities, including the collection of rinse water sampling and surface swab sampling and the submission of samples to QC lab for testing.
- Coordinates and schedules cleaning validation and/or continuous monitoring/verification activities with appropriate departments.
- Assists in the investigation of deviations encountered during the execution of validation and/or continuous monitoring/verification activities and provide documentation to support the findings of the investigation.
- Evaluates cleaning procedures and revise with process improvements as necessary.
- Trains other personnel on rinse sampling and surface swab sampling.
- Writes, reviews, and executes cleaning validation protocols for product manufacturing and support processes, including analysis and review of test data results.
- Responsible for summarizing results and conclusions when writing final reports.
- Ensures final reports and study data is reviewed and approved in a timely manner after execution is completed.
- Develops clean/dirty hold times.
- Helps with various validation projects as assigned by Manager.
Responsible for the Qualification program. Individually accountable for timely qualification deliverables on key projects (construction / process equipment / processes).
- Acts as a liaison between Engineering and Quality Assurance during project planning, execution, and closeout.
- Promotes the Company’s Mission and Values, including an accountable, innovative and results-oriented culture promoting customer service, openness, teamwork, mutual trust and respect.
- Actively participates in all required training and development programs and electives as may suit one’s needs, and support colleagues, trainers and management as appropriate with these efforts.
What You Need:
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in an applicable process and equipment engineering field, with documented combination of education and experience readily available. 1-3 years’ experience in an FDA-regulated environment and/or in a manufacturing facility with a cGMP environment preferred.
What We Offer:
At Thorne, we offer employees the chance to work with great people on exciting projects, with opportunity for growth. We also provide a full range of benefits for you and your eligible family members, such as:
- Competitive compensation
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
- Company- paid life insurance
- 401k plan with employer matching contributions up to 4%
- Gym membership reimbursement
- Monthly allowance of Thorne supplements
- Paid time off, volunteer time off and holiday leave
- Training, professional development, and career growth opportunities
- A safe and clean work environment
A little bit more about us.
We are committed to providing personalized health solutions, cutting-edge home health test technology, and superior supplements. To do that, Thorne owns every step of its business, from R&D to product delivery and customer service. Currently, we are:
- The only company with exclusive partnerships with the Mayo Clinic and U.S. Olympic teams.
- The #1 prescribed practitioner brand to 30 to 40-year-olds.
- The #2 most dispensed supplement brand.
- The fastest growing supplement company with sales on Amazon; the #1 practitioner brand; with an average ranking of 4.42 of 5 stars.
If you want to make a difference in the lives of others consider becoming part of the Thorne team.
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