AstraZeneca
Associate Director – Validation
$139K–$208K
US – Tarzana – CA · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 10-12 years in validation program management, engineering, and capital projects, with significant experience in a pharmaceutical or regulated industry.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related life sciences field; Master’s degree preferred.
About the job
Leads the site-wide validation program for facilities, equipment, and processes, ensuring cGMP compliance and effective commissioning, qualification, and validation across their life cycles.
What you'll do
- Set site validation strategy and lead cross-functional teams executing validation plans and CQV deliverables.
- Oversee validation projects, documentation, change-control assessments, audits, and regulatory compliance.
- Drive validation gap remediation and continuous improvement of processes and program efficiency.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related life sciences field.
- Extensive knowledge of GMP, FDA regulations, and relevant compliance requirements.
- Proven experience leading complex validation processes, asset life-cycle validated status management, capital engineering projects, and technical teams.
- Strong project management skills, including budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
Pay
USD 138,771–208,156 base salary
Tools
Enterprise Quality Vault (EQV), FDA, EMA, cGMP
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative