Retrain for Starter and Senior Validation Roles
Job Descriptions and Salaries
Please Note:
The Application DEADLINE for our next Validation Training Program (ONLINE) – For Starter Roles and Validation Training Program (ONLINE) – For Senior Roles is Wednesday, July 15th 2020.
Here are some of the potential job roles you could retrain into and the expected salaries.
Validation Engineer
Responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring the validation strategy in highly regulated industries such as pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing. They measure and analyse the process, audit and calibrate equipment and create a document trail that shows the process leads to a consistent result to ensure the highest quality products are produced.
Some companies might call this role:
- CQV Engineer
- C&Q Specialist
- Validation Specialist
- Starting Salary: €35,000 to €45,000
- After 2 Years: €40,000 to €55,000
- After 5 Years: €50,000 to €75,000
- Starting Salary: $54,400
- After 2 Years: $68,000
- After 5 Years: $81,600
Validation Technician
Works as part of the Validation team to measure and analyse the manufacturing process, audit and calibrate equipment and create a document trail that shows the process leads to a consistent result. This ensures that the product is consistently of the highest quality.
- Starting Salary: €35,000 to €45,000
- After 2 Years: €40,000 to €55,000
- After 5 Years: €50,000 to €65,000
- Starting Salary: $54,400
- After 2 Years: $68,000
- After 5 Years: $81,600
Validation Team Member
This role is more focused on working on capital projects, equipment focused, higher salary than Validation Technicians as there would be a lot of overtime associated with the role. You would also need to move to where the job located and you could be working away from home.
- Starting Salary: €30,000 to €36,000
- After 2 Years: €36,000 to €45,000
- After 5 Years: €45,000 to €50,000
- Starting Salary: $40,800
- After 2 Years: $51,000
- After 5 Years: $61,200
What Courses Do I Need to Take?
For starter level roles, such a Validation Specialist and Validation Team Member, you would need to take our Validation Training Course (Online) – For Starter Validation Roles where you’d learn Commissioning and Qualification (IQ OQ PQ) of Equipment and Systems.
Pharmaceutical Validation Training Course – For Starter Level Roles
Ideal for:
- Pipefitters / plumbers / pipe welders / electricians / instrument or boiler technicians (i.e. those that can interpret technical drawings)
OR - Those with Commissioning & Qualification experience in any industry
OR - Those with GMP manufacturing experience
…who want: a starter level validation role in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Duration: 15 weeks
Delivery: Completely Online
Hours per week: 15
Awarding body: GetReskilled
For more Senior Validation roles with a higher salary, take our academically accredited Pharmaceutical Validation Training Course – For Senior Validation Roles
Pharmaceutical Validation Training Course – For Senior Level Roles
Ideal for:
- Those with a sound understanding of GMP rules and regulations
AND - Can read a P&ID
AND - Can populate a validation protocol
…who want: senior level validation roles in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Duration: 30 weeks
Delivery: Completely Online
Awarding body: Technological University Dublin, Ireland
Available Jobs
Irish Pharmaceutical Jobs Board
Check out the Irelands largest pharmaceutical and medical device jobs board and see what jobs are available.
Check now for open positions. Irish Pharma Jobs Board
UK Pharmaceutical Jobs Board
Check out the UK’s largest jobs board focused exclusively on the pharmaceutical and medical device sector and see what jobs are available.
Check now for open positions. UK Pharma Jobs Board
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#15-0000 - Career Builder
https://www.careerbuilder.com/insights
Salaries calculated as 80%, 100% and 120% of BLS averages.