Validation Associate

Type:
Full Time, Contract , Casual
Salary:
$40-60/hr (depending on experience)
Published:
July 4th, 2026
Location:
Ringwood, Victoria, Australia
Reference:
BH-340744
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About the role:
  • Major pharmaceutical company
  • Based in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne 
  • Looking for a Validation Associate to join the team
  • 3-month casual contract (potential to extend)
  • Monday to Friday, full time hours
  • Immediate start
  • Open to Working Holiday Visas and engineering graduates with experience in equipment qualification

About your duties:
  • Execute validation activities across equipment (e.g. tanks, pumps, filling machines, incubators) in alignment with Validation Master Plans and regulatory requirements
  • Develop and review qualification and validation documentation in accordance with compliance requirements and project timelines
  • Provide oversight of the sites quality systems and compliance
  • Perform real time review of records concurrent with manufacturing, QC, or warehouse operations on the floor
  • Support the development, revision and implementation of SOPs, protocols, and other GMP documents
  • Conduct internal audits to verify adherence to quality systems and support external regulatory inspections
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders

About you: 
  • Tertiary education in Science, Engineering or Pharmaceutical Science
  • Proven experience in validation to support equipment qualification activities for manufacturing
  • Must have prior experience within nutraceutical, cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Excellent communication skills, detail oriented and team collaboration

Apply!
If you think this could be the role for you then please apply now! Please send us a cover letter AND a detailed resume in WORD format (PDFs can be corrupted / not processed).  
Or, if you have any questions, please contact Linda on 03 9040 1630.

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