Validation Engineer / Validation Engineeress

Make a Difference with Bavarian Nordic

At Bavarian Nordic, our mission is centered around enhancing and saving lives by harnessing the power of the immune system. Our commercial product portfolio includes leading vaccines against mpox, rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, typhoid fever, cholera, and chikungunya. With a strong emphasis on R&D innovation, manufacturing, and commercialization, we aim to improve the health and quality of life for individuals worldwide, safeguarding our future. Join us in this vital mission.

Join Our Team

We are looking to expand the MSAT Validation Team with a Validation Engineer in MSAT (f/m/d).

Position Overview

This role within the Manufacturing, Science and Technology (MSAT) team focuses on process, cleaning, and shipping validation for biotechnological products. Responsibilities include leading technical investigations, supporting Manufacturing Support Engineers, and ensuring ongoing process verification.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform all functions associated with process, cleaning, and shipping validation, including defining validation strategy, planning, writing plans/protocols, execution support, and data evaluation.
• Author and lead process risk analyses, defining the process control strategy.
• Represent as a Validation Subject Matter Expert (SME) on global project teams and validation councils.
• Provide support on internal teams, including investigation and project teams.
• Author and assist with deviations, investigations, and change controls in manufacturing.
• Make recommendations for process changes, lead implementation, and manage the respective change controls.
• Engage in process monitoring (control charts) and statistical process analysis, including authoring continued process verification reports (CPV).
• Contribute data, analyses, reviews, and other input to annual Product Quality Reviews (PQR).
• Participate in internal, customer, and regulatory inspections.
• Support Technology Transfer projects as receiving or sending process SME.
• Drive initiatives in Operational Excellence and Environmental Health and Safety improvements.

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Life Sciences.
• Highly autonomous and proactive.
• Excellent written (especially technical writing) and verbal communication skills in both German and English.
• Experience in mid and large-scale process and cleaning validation in a GMP regulated Life Science industry (preferably Biotech) is advantageous.
• Knowledge in cell culture, downstream processing, and aseptic manufacturing is a plus.

Why Join Us?

This is your opportunity to be part of an international organization with cutting-edge technology and a dedicated team. If you share our passion and desire to make a significant impact, we invite you to join our dynamic MSAT team. You will experience a vibrant work environment that fosters the growth of your personal and technical skills, along with an extensive benefits package and a competitive salary.

Application Process

Are you ready to join us in our mission? If this aligns with your career aspirations, apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

We look forward to receiving your CV, including your motivation for applying for this position. A cover letter is optional. Please note that applications submitted via email will not be considered.

We kindly request that headhunters or recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this position.

About Bavarian Nordic

Founded in 1994, we have over 30 years of experience in developing life-saving vaccines. As a global leader in smallpox and mpox vaccines, our commercial product portfolio also includes market-leading vaccines against rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, cholera, and typhoid fever. Our headquarters is in Denmark, supplemented by manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America. Our core values – what we proudly refer to as our Bavarian Nordic DNA – guide our daily actions as persistent pioneers. We embrace change, value collaboration, and believe in our mission to protect lives every day. If this resonates with you, we invite you to join Bavarian Nordic!

Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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