Sr QA Validation Specialist
About this opportunity
Build our future together:
At Regeneron, we use science and innovation to develop life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases. Regeneron is currently seeking a Senior QA Validation Specialist to join our Quality Assurance team.
This position offers the opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing, science-driven organisation making a meaningful difference to patients worldwide.
Where:
Location: Raheen, Limerick
Some travel may be required.
What you’ll do:
Supervising the end-to-end qualification process ensuring each piece of equipment fits for the intended use that contribute to 365 inspection readiness program
Following, fostering and implementing a quality culture and other company manufacturing standards, policies and procedures
Scheduling, executing, reviewing and approving qualification activities
Assessing executed change controls and deviations for impact to the qualified state for conformance to regulations, SOPs, specifications, and other applicable acceptance criteria
Investigating and troubleshooting problems which occur and determining solutions or recommendations for changes and/or improvements
Reviewing, editing, and approving deviation notifications, deviation investigations and corrective actions, change controls, SOPs, reports and other documentation
Coordinating with other departments and outside contractors/vendors to complete validation tasks
Managing and driving projects
Supervising, providing direction and assigning work to less experienced full-time employees (e.g. validation specialists) and/or contingent workers to meet goals and deadlines
The environment and physical rhythms of this role:
Ability to work independently or as part of a team
Strong knowledge and understanding of the equipment used for QC analysis and operations
Ability to communicate with transparency
Meets commitments on scope and on time
You have strong knowledge of Data Integrity
Ability to prioritize and balance multiple tasks simultaneously
You have project management experience
Let’s find out if we’re a fit:
To be considered for this opportunity you must have a BS/BA in Engineering, Chemistry or Life Science and requires at least 5 – 8+ years’ proven experience within the field preferred; may substitute relevant experience for education.
Previous experience as a SME in a highly regulated environment (e.g. pharma, biotech, medical devices) in both internal and external regulatory audits
Strong background in site change controls, risk management and data integrity initiatives/programs
You have expert knowledge of EU annex 11 and FDA 21 CFR Part 11
Thrive today. Grow tomorrow.
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Does this sound like you? Apply now to take your first step towards living the Regeneron Way! We are committed to building a workplace with an inclusive culture. Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, civil status, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, nationality, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, membership of the Traveler community, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Where required, we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities or chronic illnesses during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would impose undue hardship.
Where necessary, we disclose salary ranges for roles in all countries in which we operate. The final offer will be determined within the relevant range based on the country of employment, specific role level, and your skills and experience. In some countries, collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) may apply and influence certain elements of pay or benefits. Regeneron offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role: annual bonuses or other incentive plans, equity awards, pension or retirement benefits, 401(k) company match, health and wellness programs, fitness centers, insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability), paid time off, and family support benefits. For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the U.S., please visit https://careers.regeneron.com/en/working-at-regeneron/total-rewards/ . For other locations, additional information will be provided during the recruitment process. If you have any questions, please speak with your recruiter.
Please be advised that at Regeneron, we believe we do our best work when we are together. For that reason, many roles are required to be performed on‑site. Please speak with your recruiter and hiring manager for more information about on‑site expectations for your role and location.
As part of the recruitment process, certain background checks may be conducted in accordance with the laws of the country where the position is based. The purpose of such checks is to verify certain information prior to the commencement of employment such as identity, right to work and educational qualifications.
For jobs in Canada: this posting is for an existing position.
Salary Range (annually)
€54,200.00 - €88,400.00
Job details
How this role compares
Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.
We currently track 136 comparable Senior Quality roles across 36 biopharma companies.
Salary context
34 of 136 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
Where these roles are based
Top locations among the 136 comparable roles
+ 15 more countries
Seniority mix
136 of 136 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
0 of 136 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.
Similar opportunities
The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.
How we calculate "similar"
No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.
Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.
0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.