Validation Specialist

The position


Joining our company, you will gather an overview of the GBS Enabling Services Organization with a particular focus on the tasks and responsibilities from Validation Management. You will work in a globally operating team that designs, builds and continuously improves Boehringer Ingelheim’s global Processes, using agile principles, methods and tools on a daily basis.

You will be qualified to contribute to a cross-functional team, and as an MDM Validation Specialist you will be able to coordinate the activities around change requests, performing impact analysis, reviewing, and approving documents and ensuring a validated state of the system.

Tasks & responsibilities

  • Based on your expertise in Computer System Validation you ensure that changes are managed according to our validation rules in close cooperation with local experts in our GBS user community
  • Acting as a Validation Management Specialist, you support our daily operation of processes and applications
  • You ensure that our processes and systems are always compliant and in a validated state
  • Furthermore, you manage the execution and documentation of testing activities
  • You are familiar with Agile methods and tools, participating to projects driven with this methodology
  • You are familiar with working in projects and being measured against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) / Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to strive for continuous improvement measures
  • You demonstrate exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to efficiently multitask and manage one's own workload effectively, ensuring timely completion of tasks and adherence to deadlines in a dynamic environment.

About our future employee

You should speak English fluently and have around 1-2 years of experience in Validation Management, ideally in Computer Systems Validation (CSV).

Additionally, we are looking for:

  • Bachelor’s Degree; preferably in engineering, sciences, pharmaceuticals, or biotechnology or equivalent 
  • Good Knowledge of GxP (Good Practices) regulations 
  • Experience with Master Data or Reference Data would be an asset
  • Experience in Test and Change Management would be an advantage
  • Experience with Agile methods (e.g. SCRUM, Kanban) and tools (e.g. JIRA) would be an advantage 
  • Agile, accountable and entrepreneurial mindset with a dedicated solution and result orientation
  • Good analytical capabilities and problem-solving competence including a proper understanding of prioritization
  • Dedicated team player with good communication skills, and a structured way of working