QA Validation QC Engineer

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Liège, Walloon Region, Belgique Nalys Temps plein

Validation Engineer – QA Validation QC, Utilities & Facilities
Brabant Wallon, Belgium

About Nalys

Nalys is a growing consultancy company specialized in high-tech engineering and life sciences. Founded 15 years ago, we partner with leading organizations to deliver innovative solutions and expert support across a wide range of technical domains.
At Nalys, we believe in combining deep expertise with a human-centric approach — empowering our consultants to thrive and our clients to succeed.

Joining Nalys means becoming part of a collaborative, agile, and forward-thinking team that values excellence, innovation, and continuous growth.

Job Description

As a Validation Engineer , you will join the QA Validation department of a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in Belgium, supporting a strategic active substance remediation program.

You will provide quality oversight across the validation lifecycle, from strategy definition through documentation review to on-the-floor presence during validation and requalification runs.

This role sits at the interface between validation engineering, production, and quality, requiring both technical rigor and the ability to navigate a complex, multi-stakeholder environment. You will help ensure that validation activities are executed logically, safely, and in full compliance with GMP requirements.

The Role & Responsibilities

Working closely with the validation and quality teams, your responsibilities will include:

Providing QA oversight throughout validation activities linked to the remediation program, including field presence during validation and requalification runs
Actively contributing to the definition of validation strategies, in line with internal quality requirements
Reviewing and approving validation documentation, including validation plans, validation summary reports, URS, FMEA, IQ/OQ and PQ protocols and reports, and Periodic Reviews where applicable
Building a solid understanding of the technical challenges of the remediation program to help shape the right implementation and validation approach
Planning your workload in line with both project and routine schedules
Ensuring validation activities are carried out in a logical and chronological sequence
Actively participating in follow-up meetings and troubleshooting discussions to anticipate risks and contribute to solutions
Providing QA oversight on the methods implemented
Supporting deviation investigations and root-cause troubleshooting
Coaching colleagues and supporting knowledge transfer across projects and routine activities.

Skills & Qualifications

You hold an engineering or university degree in biotechnology, agronomy, chemistry, or pharmacy
You have at least 5 years of experience in an aseptic, laboratory, industrial, quality, or production environment
You have experience working within a regulated environment such as cGMP
You have hands-on experience in industrial validation, including cleaning-specific documentation
A first experience or qualification in a QA Validation role within a similar large-scale pharmaceutical environment is a strong asset
You are comfortable adapting to complex, multi-interface environments
You have solid knowledge of GMP and aseptic environments, production equipment, closed systems, and Utilities & Facilities technologies
You bring a project-level, risk-based quality mindset
You have strong analytical skills and the ability to anticipate issues
Your communication, oral and written, is clear and effective in English and French
You are solution-oriented, proactive, and able to negotiate, with a critical mindset.

The Recruitment Process

By applying for the "Validation Engineer" position, you will go through the following steps in our recruitment process:

Olivia Braszko, TA Specialist, will analyze your resume and schedule a first screening to assess your motivation and answer all of your first questions
You will have a second interview with one of our Technical Experts
The last interview will be with our Director Life Sciences, Jimmy Rousseaux.

If you're driven by quality and want to play a key role in a strategic validation program within a world-class pharmaceutical environment, we'd love to hear from you