Senior Validation Engineer
ICU Medical
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Austin, TX · Posted October 20, 2026
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About the job
Position Summary
Completes advanced validation projects with peer input and guidance from engineering and validation management. A specialist on complex technical and business matters. Work is highly independent. May assume a team lead role for the work group. May also lead validation contract support and be responsible for tracking validation hours and budget.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Analyzes, plans, organizes and completes projects of a very complex nature. Develops scope and provides creative solutions. Plans, organizes and conducts technical projects. Consolidates results of design elements of major projects for purpose of design review. Integrates subsystems and components in total systems design. Develops specifications from customer requirements.
Receives general project direction. Responsible for project progress.
Prepares, reviews, and executes computerized system validation protocols per local procedures and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.
Decisions consistently affect multiple or critical projects in the business and may impact external relationships.
Serve as project coordinator or project manager for validation/qualification aspects of projects.
Delivers communications tailored to the needs of the receiver (managers, peers, customers) with appropriate frequency to maximize its utility and promote cross-functional collaboration. Brings substantive conflicts and disagreements into the open and attempts to resolve them collaboratively; builds consensus
Manages training new/current employees with respect to documentation, use of equipment, laboratory techniques and department procedures. May routinely monitor or supervise the work of one or more employees. Provides input on performance evaluations to area manager.
Work on special projects as they arise
Support inspection readiness, participate in regulatory agency inspections and provide audit support, as required .
Lead continuous improvement activities for the validation program and revise, create and approve validation documents and procedures
Develop technical assessments using engineering principals and standards to support leveraging existing validation studies for changes that do not represent a new worst case.
Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications
Has an advanced understanding of validation and regulatory requirements
Can assess what work supports the validation strategy and make insightful recommendations regarding priorities
Expert in equipment, utilities and facilities domains of validation. Familiar in other areas of domain expertise within the team.
Experience using project management tools is a plus.
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
7+ years of validation, science/technical or engineering background required, pharmaceutical validation or engineering experience preferred.
Minimum Qualifications
Must be at least 18 years of age
Travel Requirements
Typically requires travel less than 5% of the time
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
This is largely a sedentary role.
This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.
Work may be performed in a clean room environment
Must be able to occasionally move and lift objects of up to 25 lbs.
Innovation, Impact, and Purpose.
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We manufacture the critical IV solutions providers count on to deliver consistent, reliable care. Each product we make helps ensure patients receive the therapies they need without disruption.
When you work here, you become part of something bigger—a team dedicated to reliability and innovation. No matter the role, your work directly strengthens the healthcare supply chain and impacts patients nationwide.
We offer opportunities for growth, collaboration, and meaningful contributions, all in pursuit of a mission that truly matters.
Join us and help shape the future of IV solutions.
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