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Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water, and shipping.\nAs we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.\nAbout the role\nAs a LifeScience Quality & Validation Lead, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, compliance and performance of Alfa Laval’s Life Science systems. You will own and develop Quality & Validation processes our R&D Life Science systems portfolio throughout the entire product lifecycle-from New Product Development to Existing Product Development.\nYour mission will be to demonstrate that our Life Science systems and related processes meet defined requirements, industry standards and customer expectations. You will contribute from the early stages of development through product maintenance, working with planning, requirements definition, documentation, testing, qualification and follow-up.\nWorking closely with R&D and other stakeholders, you will help ensure the quality of our products and drive continuous improvement across our processes and solutions.\nKey responsibilities\nCreate and maintain validation documentation, SOPs, work instructions, test protocols and qualification protocols, including CSV, FAT, IQ and OQ.\nManage validation-related change control activities across development and maintenance projects, software activities and testing assignments.\nDefine requirements for software, components, validation and testing in collaboration with R&D, Quality and other key stakeholders.\nEnsure alignment with relevant industry standards, GMP requirements and pharmaceutical customer expectations.\nParticipate in testing and verification of machine functionality at R&D facilities, Alfa Laval manufacturing sites and subcontractors.\nLead internal, external and customer audits, identifying deviations, improvement opportunities, gaps and required actions.\nLead risk assessments and define Quality & Validation strategies throughout the product lifecycle, aligned with the Life Science product roadmap.\nDrive continuous improvement, promote best practices and share knowledge through training, demonstrations, conferences and stakeholder activities.\nWho you are\nYou are a collaborative and communicative professional who enjoys working with colleagues across different functions, locations and levels of responsibility. You can explain complex topics clearly, both verbally and in writing, and build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.\nYou are curious, structured and solution oriented. You see challenges as opportunities to improve, anticipate potential consequences and take ownership of delivering high-quality results on time.\nWhat you know\nAt least five years of experience validating complex systems in the Life Science or pharmaceutical industry.\nStrong knowledge of GMP and pharmaceutical compliance requirements.\nFamiliarity with computerized system validation (CSV).\nExperience with risk assessments and risk-based validation approaches.\nKnowledge of qualification and testing activities, such as FAT, IQ and OQ.\nAn understanding of relevant Life Science regulations, standards and industry guidelines.\nExcellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.\nWhat’s in it for you?\nThis is an opportunity to develop as a Subject Matter Expert and help strengthen Alfa Laval’s ability to meet industry regulations and customer expectations. You will have a central role in shaping robust, compliant and reliable Life Science systems while influencing the development of our products, processes and ways of working.\nYou will work with talented colleagues across the organization and have the opportunity to make a tangible impact throughout the product lifecycle.\nFor more information, please contact\nFabio Gillué Tomás, Manager Smart Separation Systems Design & Development, \nRegina García Moguel, Talent Acquisition Partner, \nUnion information\nAxel Schäring, Akademikerna, \nAnders Jansson, Unionen, \nWe review applications continually so please send in yours as soon as possible and not later than November 1st, 2026.\nPlease note that, in compliance with GDPR, we cannot accept applications submitted via email.\nAs part of Alfa Laval commitment to a safe and healthy workplace, alcohol and drug testing is applied during the preemployment process.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4897,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Biotechnology","Industrial Machinery","HVAC & Refrigeration"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-15T00:34:16Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/alfa-laval-lifescience-quality-validation-lead","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/alfa-laval-lifescience-quality-validation-lead.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T09:36:37Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":14455,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":67993},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=67993"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Falfa-laval-lifescience-quality-validation-lead"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Falfa-laval-lifescience-quality-validation-lead"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Falfa-laval-lifescience-quality-validation-lead"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/alfa-laval-lifescience-quality-validation-lead\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Falfa-laval-lifescience-quality-validation-lead"}]}