Validation Roles
Job Descriptions and Salaries
Please Note:
The Application DEADLINE for our next Equipment Validation Training Course (ONLINE) – For Starter Validation Roles and Pharmaceutical Validation Training Course (ONLINE) – For Senior Validation Roles is Wednesday, 6th October 2021.
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: €40,000 to €50,000
- After 2 Years: €45,000 to €60,000
- After 5 Years: €55,000 to €100,000
Some companies might call this role:
- CQV Engineer
- C&Q Specialist
- Validation Specialist
- Starting Salary: $54,400
- After 2 Years: $68,000
- After 5 Years: $119,000
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: €45,000 to €60,000
- After 5 Years: €55,000 to €70,000
- Starting Salary: $54,400
- After 2 Years: $72,000
- After 5 Years: $85,600
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: €35,000 to €39,000
- After 2 Years: €39,000 to €50,000
- After 5 Years: €50,000 to €70,000
- Starting Salary: $40,800
- After 2 Years: $55,000
- After 5 Years: $81,200
What Courses Do I Need to Take?
For starter level roles, such as a Validation Specialist and Validation Team Member, you would need to take our Equipment Validation Training Course (Online) – For Starter Validation Roles where you’d learn Commissioning and Qualification (IQ OQ PQ) of Equipment and Systems.
Equipment Validation Training Course – For Starter Level Roles
Ideal for:
- Those with GMP manufacturing experience
OR - 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
…who want: an entry-level equipment 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 – to get a level 7 university accredited “Certificate in Validation-dt758A” from Technological University Dublin, Ireland.
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.
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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.
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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.