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Cleaning Validation Specialist

Carolina, PR · Biotech/Pharmaceutical
Job Posting: Cleaning Validation Specialist / Cleaning Validation SME

We are seeking a Cleaning Validation Specialist / Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide dedicated support to the Cleaning Validation Program within a regulated pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environment. The selected resource will be 100% dedicated to cleaning validation activities, including documentation review, protocol and form development, digital platform implementation, data integrity assessments, change controls, SOP revisions, training support, and execution-related activities.

Key Responsibilities
The Cleaning Validation Specialist / SME will be responsible for supporting the following activities:
•    Actively participate in Cleaning Validation team meetings and provide input regarding project timelines, task status, activities, escalations, and project execution considerations.
•    Evaluate and understand manufacturing equipment cleaning processes and cleaning requirements.
•    Review paper forms, protocols, process instructions, and equipment cleaning instructions to support their transfer to new digital platforms.
•    Identify opportunities to simplify cleaning instructions and documentation prior to transfer into electronic systems.
•    Assess work centers, equipment capabilities, and cleaning instructions to identify improvement opportunities.
•    Serve as Subject Matter Expert for the development and implementation of cleaning protocols and forms in Kneat and Tulip platforms.
•    Support the implementation of additional data integrity requirements related to the cleaning validation program.
•    Review and approve cleaning strategy documents.
•    Participate in the review of cleaning documentation records related to manufacturing stages and process steps.
•    Lead and/or participate in triage activities to assess change control requirements.
•    Issue and/or support the generation of change controls and the revision of standard operating procedures.
•    Prepare and present change controls in the Change Control Board to obtain approval.
•    Review documentation associated with the cleaning validation program, including Cleaning Validation Master Plans, risk assessments, protocols, reports, working instructions, sampling schemes, limit calculations, and related documents.
•    Review equipment cleaning instructions during their transfer to new digital platforms.
•    Review SOPs related to the cleaning program and cleaning validation requirements.
•    Participate in and/or lead Data Integrity assessments and corresponding action items for the cleaning program.
•    Lead training activities provided to manufacturing operators.
•    Support on-call rotation for cleaning execution activities, as required.
•    Comply with Individual Learning Plan requirements, including qualification modules for Darwin, TrackWise, Veeva QualityDocs, and other applicable systems.
•    Perform additional tasks as requested by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications and Experience
•    Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, or a related technical field.
•    Experience in Cleaning Validation within a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or regulated manufacturing environment.
•    Knowledge of cleaning validation documentation, including protocols, reports, risk assessments, sampling schemes, limit calculations, cleaning instructions, and SOPs.
•    Experience reviewing and improving cleaning documentation and equipment cleaning instructions.
•    Experience supporting change controls, SOP revisions, documentation updates, and quality system requirements.
•    Knowledge of Data Integrity principles and their application to validation and GMP documentation.
•    Ability to assess cleaning processes, equipment capabilities, and documentation requirements.
•    Strong technical writing, documentation review, and communication skills.
•    Ability to work cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, Engineering, and Digital/Systems teams.
•    Availability to support on-call rotation for cleaning execution activities, as required.

Preferred Qualifications
•    Experience with Kneat platform.
•    Experience with Tulip platform.
•    Experience with TrackWise, Veeva QualityDocs, Darwin, or similar GMP documentation and quality systems.
•    Previous experience serving as SME for cleaning validation, cleaning documentation remediation, or digital transformation of validation records.
•    Experience leading operator training related to cleaning processes, cleaning documentation, or new digital systems.
•    Experience presenting change controls in Change Control Board meetings.

Desired Skills
•    Strong knowledge of GMP requirements and cleaning validation expectations.
•    Ability to identify documentation simplification and process improvement opportunities.
•    Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
•    Ability to manage multiple priorities and assigned tasks within established timelines.
•    Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
•    Ability to work independently while maintaining alignment with project and compliance requirements.

**Weil Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.**

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