What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Validation Engineer position at Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences?
Company Description
- Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences is hiring entry level candidates for several positions for contract research in Clinical trials of drugs, biologics and medical devices.
- We have a few immediate job opportunities available in Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Research field. We work with University hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and recruiting partners.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and maintain software quality assurance processes for non-product software used in medical device development.
- Ensure adherence to regulatory standards (FDA, ISO 13485, IEC 62304) and industry best practices for non-product software.
- Support audits and inspections by regulatory bodies, ensuring that non-product software systems comply with quality and documentation standards.
- Ensure computerized systems are appropriately validated Assessment of applicability & criticality of GxP and 21 CFR Part 11.
- Creation and review of validation deliverables including but not limited to Requirement Specifications (User, Functional.) Plan.
- Qualification Protocol (Installation, Operational, Performance.).
- Reports (Summary, Exception) of protocol execution.
- Traceability Matrix.
- Periodic Reviews.
- System Retirement/Decommissioning.
- Execution of Dry/Test protocol run.
- Conduct Periodic Reviews to determine if system is in a validated state and take appropriate actions .
- Perform System Retirement/Decommissioning of systems not in business.
- Work closely with software development and IT teams to establish best practices for quality and compliance.
- Provide expertise and guidance on quality assurance processes for non-product software to ensure robust software management.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in software development processes, ensuring alignment with the company's quality management system.
- Competencies: Medical Device & Regulations.
- Experience (Years): 4-6.
Requirements:
- A Minimum bachelor's degree in engineering, Science or related technical field
- Minimum of 4-5 years of experience in software quality assurance or software validation, preferably within the medical device industry.
- Strong understanding of quality standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, IEC 62304).
- Experience with non-product software validation, including tools for development, testing, and maintenance.
- Key Words to search in Resume Computer System Validation, 21 CFR Part 11, GxP, FDA, 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 13485, IEC 62304.
- Good knowledge and experience of CSV activities but not limited to:
- GxP and 21 CFR Part 11 applicability/criticality assessment.
- Identification, Preparation and Review of validation deliverables such as Requirements, Plan, Protocols, Test specifications, Reports, Traceability Matrix etc.
- Execution of Dry/Test protocols.
- Conduct Periodic Reviews of systems.
- Perform System Retirement of systems that are not in business.
- Understanding of Medical Device Quality and Compliance.
- Good knowledge of GxP, GAMP and 21CFR Part 11 guidelines.
- Working experience in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool.
- Sound knowledge of computer system development lifecycles.
- Knowledge of JIRA, JAMA software and test automation is a plus.
Additional Information
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