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With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services.\nJob Title\nValidation - Engineer III / Lead Engineer - Project FarmaLocation(s)\nCustomer Site - DC, Customer Site - MA, Customer Site - MD, Customer Site - NJ, Customer Site - PA, Customer Site - VAJob Description\nThe successful candidate will reside in one of Project Farma's primary markets and be willing to travel domestically to meet client project requests.\nProject Farma’s purpose is to improve patient lives by accelerating the delivery of life-changing therapies. We accomplish this through the successful execution of high-quality life sciences projects across the full project lifecycle. Project Farma (PF) team members collaborate with cross-functional teams to build trusted client relationships, deliver an exceptional customer experience, and contribute to business growth by identifying opportunities and applying data-driven insights to support project planning, cost, schedule, and performance management.\nAll team members are expected to embody Project Farma’s values by being curious, personable, and unselfish, while maintaining a strong commitment to a Patient Focused and People First mindset.\nThe Validation Engineer III / Lead Engineer is an advanced individual contributor with demonstrated depth in their technical discipline and a growing record of leading complex workstreams. This role applies strong subject-matter expertise to solve high-impact technical and operational challenges, supports technical decision-making, and contributes to the evolution of standards, methods, or best practices within their area. The Validation Engineer III / Lead Engineer works with a high degree of independence, mentors junior and peer engineers, and partners closely with project and people leaders-while remaining focused on technical delivery rather than formal people management.\nKey Responsibilities\nTechnical Delivery\nExecute specific technical tasks within a project, ensuring high-quality deliverables. \nPerform CQV tasks, such as protocol development or equipment testing, under the Site Lead’s guidance. \nReport technical issues to the Site Lead and support resolution efforts. \nEnsure tasks meet client specifications, regulatory requirements (e.g., FDA, GMP), and industry standards. \nAuthor technical documents: SOPs, requirements specifications, testing protocols, summary reports, etc. \nIdentify and close individual knowledge gaps with support from other team members or leads as needed. \nExecute system and process validation protocols by using GxP best practices. \nSupport necessary billables as forecasted by site dashboards on billable targets per month. \nCommunicate updates internally in a timely manner and relay in-field project decisions to highlight long-range, down-stream project and team impacts. \nProvide hands-on support and troubleshooting for clients navigating the engineering life cycle of cutting-edge equipment and manufacturing processes. \nPerform due diligence on system and subject domains to generate high-quality project deliverables. \nProactively identify and escalate roadblocks and utilize critical thinking skills and knowledge of problem- solving skills to identify creative solutions to those problems and roadblocks. \nGeneral understanding of Earned Value Analysis (EVA) and project management tools \nMay be requested to assist with Project Controls and Scheduling to include; Budget estimates, detailed project schedules and milestones, feasibility estimates, risks, forecasts and scenario analysis and project cost reports and analysis. \nCreate alignment with cross-functional client departments including but not limited to Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering and Project Controls \nMaintain internal site tools such as site dashboards, deliverable trackers, etc. \nContinually develop technical aptitude of Project Farma’s core services within the life science space including but not limited to: Capital Project Management, Tech Transfers, Validation Life Cycles including CQV and Computer system Validation, Quality, Regulatory and Compliance, GxP Automated Systems, and Quality Control including clinical and commercial. \nAnalyze complex project data and then deliver clear, articulate and concise messages in a compelling manner to support decision making \nTalent Development\nFocus on professional development and support team collaboration under the Site Leads guidance. \nShare technical knowledge with peers to support project delivery. Mentor less experienced team members. \nParticipate in Project Farma internal qualification training program. \nSite Strategy \nSupport the execution of site strategy under the direction of the Site Lead, contributing to specific project tasks that align with Project Farma’s services. \nPerform assigned tasks to meet strategic objectives, such as preparing and executing CQV Protocols \nIdentify and reports client needs or project challenges to the Site Lead for further action. \nMaintain professional relationships with project team members and client POCs at the operational level (e.g., technicians, engineers) to facilitate task completion \nResource Management\nProvide input on task-level resource needs to the Site Lead to support project delivery. \nReport workload or skill gaps within assigned tasks. \nAssist in maintaining project schedules by communicating resource constraints. \nBusiness Growth & Development\nContribute to project-level success by delivering high-quality work that supports business growth opportunities. \nBuild meaningful internal and external relationships. \nPresent Project Farma as a service to clients as needed. \nCommunicate with clients in a professional manner. \nEnsure any client feedback or opportunities identified are being escalated properly. \nProvides data or insights (e.g., project progress, risks) to the Site Lead for inclusion in dashboards or expansion discussions. \nParticipate in project tasks that support extensions or proposals, such as preparing deliverables for clients. \nIdentify opportunities for cross-selling and up-selling of additional Project Farma services outside of the Validation dicscipline. \nOperational Performance & Billability\nMaintain 100% individual billability by completing assigned project tasks. \nEscalate any roadblocks on achieving billable targets to the site lead. \nExperience Required\nBachelor’s Degree in Life Science, Engineering, or related discipline (OR a combination of equivalent work experience in capital project engineering, pharma cGMP facility start-up, CapEx/OpEx project management and/or comparable military experience. \nYears of Experience: 2-7 years in consulting and/or engineering services \nWillingness to travel as required for client project assignments. \nOther Preferred\nFull-time on-site client presence \nWillingness to travel up to 100% or as required. \nProject Farma is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.\nApplicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We will not sponsor applicants for current or future work visas for this position. This position may require significant travel to support project and business needs. We cannot employ anyone with an invalid driver's license.\nThe annual compensation range for this full-time position is $(71,000) to $(106,000). The final base pay offered to the successful candidate will be determined by factors including internal equity, work location, as well as individual qualifications, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.\nPerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. 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