Senior process engineering technician vs validation technologist

The differences between senior process engineering technicians and validation technologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a senior process engineering technician and a validation technologist. Additionally, a senior process engineering technician has an average salary of $101,268, which is higher than the $50,457 average annual salary of a validation technologist.

The top three skills for a senior process engineering technician include process engineering, technical support and data analysis. The most important skills for a validation technologist are troubleshoot, python, and test results.

Senior process engineering technician vs validation technologist overview

	Senior Process Engineering Technician	Validation Technologist
Yearly salary	$101,268	$50,457
Hourly rate	$48.69	$24.26
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	85,179	48,765
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	4	4

Senior process engineering technician vs validation technologist salary

Senior process engineering technicians and validation technologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Process Engineering Technician	Validation Technologist
Average salary	$101,268	$50,457
Salary range	Between $79,000 And $129,000	Between $38,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	Frederick, MD
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	AstraZeneca
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between senior process engineering technician and validation technologist education

There are a few differences between a senior process engineering technician and a validation technologist in terms of educational background:

	Senior Process Engineering Technician	Validation Technologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Chemical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	Stanford University	Purdue University

Senior process engineering technician vs validation technologist demographics

Here are the differences between senior process engineering technicians' and validation technologists' demographics:

	Senior Process Engineering Technician	Validation Technologist
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 84.1% Female, 15.9%	Male, 74.5% Female, 25.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.6% Asian, 11.3% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 11.2% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior process engineering technician and validation technologist duties and responsibilities

Senior process engineering technician example responsibilities.

Lead a team, scheduling, resource planning, to create 120 catheters on schedule for a clinical trial.
Implement and review ISO certifications foster SPC and FMEA documentation.
Develop a method to get AutoCad isometric drawings relevant to relief valve transferred electronically to the relief valve sizing package.
Aid QC chemistry department in resolving issues with multiple measurement assays.
Project allow for proper allocation of QC resources and development of action plans for provider's not meeting specifications.
Utilize filtration equipment, autoclaves depyrogenation ovens and glass wash systems.

Validation technologist example responsibilities.

Manage all cleaning validation schedule and coordinate activities with QA and/or external laboratories and operations.
Project coordinator, liaise with QA, QC, production, suppliers and contractors
Create HDD with Linux O.S.
Generate QC sampling schemes for cleaning validation, collect samples for airborne contaminants and surface contaminants.
Develop and write validation procedures following FDA guidelines for laboratory testing.
Perform system validation on autoclaves, ovens, refrigerator/freezers and equipment washers.

Senior process engineering technician vs validation technologist skills

Common senior process engineering technician skills

Process Engineering, 10%
Technical Support, 9%
Data Analysis, 8%
SR, 8%
Troubleshoot, 5%
R, 5%

Common validation technologist skills

Troubleshoot, 6%
Python, 6%
Test Results, 6%
Data Collection, 6%
Linux, 5%
ISO, 4%

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