What are the responsibilities and job description for the Validation Engineer position at Novozen Healthcare LLC?
Job Title: DeltaV Decommissioning/Validation Engineer
Company: Novozen Health Care
Location: North Chicago, IL
Employment Type: Contract – 12 Months
Job Responsibilities
- Author and execute DeltaV decommissioning protocols for existing GMP manufacturing systems and equipment.
- Support decommissioning activities involving tanks, bioreactors, process skids, and associated control systems.
- Execute decommissioning activities for DeltaV control modules, equipment-level controls, and associated PI points/tags.
- Support DeltaV Batch-related activities as required.
- Collaborate with engineering, validation, automation, and project teams to ensure proper documentation and decommissioning of existing systems.
- Support D3-related protocol activities in coordination with the designated technical specialist.
- Manage the generation and execution of approximately 100–150 decommissioning protocols while maintaining documentation accuracy and GMP compliance.
- Support Impact Assessments, Risk Assessments, and Change Controls related to decommissioning activities.
Required Qualifications
- Strong hands-on experience with Emerson DeltaV in a GMP pharmaceutical or biotechnology manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience authoring and executing validation and decommissioning protocols.
- Strong knowledge of DeltaV control modules, equipment controls, and system architecture.
- Experience with Impact Assessments, Risk Assessments, and Change Controls.
- Solid understanding of GMP validation requirements and documentation practices.
- Minimum 3 years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience in a GMP environment.
- Ability to independently manage high-volume protocol authoring and execution.
- Experience supporting the decommissioning of manufacturing equipment and automation systems is highly desirable.
- DeltaV Batch experience is beneficial. Prior D3 expertise is not mandatory.
Pay Scale
Anticipated hourly pay range $60–$65 per hour on W-2.
Benefits
Employees hired into this position are eligible for the following benefits, subject to the applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements.
Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision insurance options are available through a third-party provider. Employees are responsible for paying the full cost of their insurance premiums.
Retirement Benefits: A 401(k) retirement savings plan is available. No employer matching or other employer contributions are provided.
Paid Time Off (PTO): No PTO is provided other than leave required by applicable state and local laws.
Salary : $60 - $65