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Validation Scientist

Lensa
Watertown, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/4/2025 CLOSED ON 12/29/2025

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Validation Specialist – Biologics (Relocation Offered!)

Are you passionate about driving quality and innovation in biologics manufacturing? We’re looking for a Validation Specialist to join a dynamic team and play a key role in ensuring compliance and excellence across drug substance and drug product processes.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead validation programs for drug products, drug substances, and starting materials.
  • Support validation documentation to enable process characterization and development.
  • Implement validation policies and ensure adherence to GMP standards.
  • Conduct investigations, root cause analyses, and risk assessments to resolve quality issues and CAPAs.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally and mentor junior team members.

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong background in validation, process development, and CAPA investigations.
  • Experience with drug substance, drug product, and biologics manufacturing.
  • Familiarity with GMP, audits, and CDMO environments.
  • Education:
  • BS with 5 years of industry experience
  • MS with 3 years
  • PhD with 2 years

Additional Perks

  • Competitive compensation and benefits.
  • Relocation package available – we’ll support you every step of the way!
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge biologics in a collaborative environment.

If you’re ready to make an impact and grow your career in a thriving organization, apply today!

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Waltham, MA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $125000.00/yr.

They have health, dental, vision, and 401k. They also will get permissive time off, so there is no specific accrual process in 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Waltham,MA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 12, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com ( actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.

If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com

Salary : $100,000 - $125,000

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