Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026.
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced GxP Presales & Solution Consultant to support Life Sciences opportunities within the GRC practice. The role is responsible for understanding customer requirements, assessing GxP applicability, designing compliant and commercially viable solutions, supporting RFP/RFI responses, estimating GxP effort, and presenting and defending solutions with customers.
The role requires strong knowledge of GxP, Computer System Validation (CSV), Computer Software Assurance (CSA), GAMP 5, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, Data Integrity and risk-based validation/qualification, combined with strong presales, stakeholder-management and customer-facing capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
. Presales & RFP Solutioning
Analyze RFPs and RFIs to determineGxPapplicability, scope, regulatory expectationsand compliance requirements.
IdentifyGxPrequirements across applications, infrastructure, cloud, OT/shopfloorand platform environments.
Develop GxPsolution approaches, scope, assumptions, dependencies, exclusionsand deliverables.
Prepare customer clarification questions to resolve gaps in GxPscope, ownership, volumes, toolsand responsibilities.
Develop proposal responses, solution decks, operating models, transition approachesand customer-ready solution narratives.
Participate in solution-defense sessions and customer presentations.
2. GxPSolution Architecture
Define risk-based validation and qualification approaches aligned with GAMP 5, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11and ALCOA+ principles.
Develop lifecycle approaches covering validation planning, risk assessment, requirements, testing/qualification, traceability, releaseand maintenance of the validated state.
Define GxPgovernance models for transformation, transitionand BAU managed services.
Establish clear ownership boundaries between customer Quality, GxP/CSV teamsand technical delivery towers.
3. Effort Estimation & Commercial Support
Develop GxPeffort and FTE sizing models based on the system landscape, risk classification, document/test volumesand operational demand.
Define onsite/offshore and L2/L3/SME resource models.
Provide inputs for pricing and commercial discussions.
Document assumptions and dependencies that protect the solution from undefined or unbounded GxPscope.
Optimizesolutions while maintainingregulatory and quality expectations.
4. Customer Engagement & Solution Defense
Lead or participatein customer discovery workshops.
Understand customer Quality Systems, validation methodologies, toolsand operating model.
Present and defend the proposed GxPsolution.
Explain complex regulatory and validation requirements in clear business language.
Collaborate with customer QA, IT, Security, Infrastructure, Application, Cloudand OT stakeholders.
5. Internal Collaboration & Knowledge Management
Work with Sales, Account teams, GRC leadership, delivery teams, technical towersand commercial teams to build integrated solutions.
Coordinate technical inputs requiredfor solution development.
Support transition of won opportunities from presales to delivery, including knowledge transfer and handover of assumptions and commitments.
Maintain reusable GxPproposal content, solution accelerators, estimation models, case studiesand knowledge repositories.
Skill Requirements
GxP& Regulatory Knowledge
GxPand regulated Life Sciences environments
Computer System Validation (CSV) and Computer Software Assurance (CSA)
GAMP 5
FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and EU Annex 11
Data Integrity and ALCOA+ principles
Risk-based validation and qualification
Change Control, Deviation and CAPA concepts
Periodic Review and maintenance of the validated/qualified state
Application validation and infrastructure qualification
Presales & Consulting Skills
RFP/RFI analysis and response
Solution architecture and proposal development
Customer discovery and requirement analysis
Effort estimation and resource sizing
Solution assumptions, dependenciesand commercial inputs
Solution presentation and defense
Executive stakeholder communication
Strong written and verbal communication
Other Requirements
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