Validation Engineer

2 months ago


Kilkenny, Ireland Abbott Full time

Have you ever wanted to make a difference?

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Ireland

In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

Diabetes Care Kilkenny

Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, opening in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies, including the FreeStyle Libre 3, a system that automatically delivers real-time, up-to-the-minute glucose readings, with the smallest and thinnest wearable glucose sensor that provides unsurpassed 14-day accuracy and optional glucose alarms directly to smartphones. This enables people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can.

At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare. 

This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:

As a Validation Engineer you will act as the SME for the Technical Services function and support site Validation activities, primarily focusing on Process and Equipment Qualifications.

Responsibilities

Generate, execute, and review validation protocols and associated reports for related Process, Equipment & Software Validation Activities.

Lead the execution of prescribed validation tests and the compilation of the supportive information for the validation report.

Identification of opportunities and Improvements on current manufacturing process & software.

Ability to manage multiple responsibilities at once while adhering to project plans and timelines.

May assist in providing technical information for Non-Conformance reports.

Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and performing other duties as assigned by management.

Ability to work to pre-agreed schedules and report on progress to management.

Apply knowledge of cGMP, industry regulations and the validation lifecycle.

Education and Qualifications

Minimum NFQ Level 7 qualification in Engineer/Science or equivalent related discipline.

Minimum 2 years in a similar role.

Experience working in a 21CFR820 and/or ISO13485 regulated industry. May consider experience in pharmaceutical validations.

What we Offer

Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as

Family health insurance,

Excellent pension scheme

Life assurance

Career Development

Fantastic new facility

Growing business plus access to many more benefits.

Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.



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