Senior validation specialist job description

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Job Description What You'll Do

Responsible for conducting validation activities such as financial models, acquisition and portfolio management scorecards, anti-money laundering models, and anti-fraud tools. Provides recommendations for model enhancements.

How You ll Do It

• Performs independent validations on statistical, financial and machine learning, models across different business areas models from areas of finance, treasury, acquisitions, marketing, fraud, loss forecast, PPNR forecast, risk and collections in different lines of businesses like credit cards, network, payments, loans and banking.

• Write and present model validation reports and provide value-added recommendations to model owners and developers.

• Query data from multiple sources and platforms (SAS, Teradata, Essbase, Excel, and others) to find the right information to help address problems.

• Interpret model-validation test results and establish required action plans with model owners and developers.

• Maintain and enhance the enterprise-wide model inventory.

• Maintain working papers and records of model validation results.

• Reads model documentation, research modeling methodology and framework, and dig deeply into data, asks the right question to learn about the modeling process and techniques, identifies model limitations and recommend future action.

• Build benchmark models when necessary, using the best-practice approach in the appropriate areas.

Qualifications You ll Need

The Basics

• Master's degree in Statistics, Economics, Engineering, Business, or other quantitative field

• 2+ years of experience in model development and/or validation in a financial services industry, or related field

Bonus Points If You Have

• 4+ years of experience in model development and/or validation (especially for CCAR or CECL purposes) in a financial services industry, or related field

• FRM or PRM certification

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Overview / Responsibilities

Wood PLC, on a global scale, serves the Pharma-Bio, Oil & Gas, Federal, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Mining, and Power Industries. Our Philadelphia office has become the center of excellence for our global Life Sciences network. It provides process engineering, process design, and commissioning - qualification - validation (CQV) services to pharmaceutical/biotechnology clients worldwide. For projects of every scale, we provide services that support a facility's entire life cycle to bring life-saving therapeutics from concept through fruition. Learning from our team of industry-leading experts in facility design, regulatory standards, and project management will pay dividends toward your future engineering career.

Our CQV group at Wood is growing and we are adding to our well respected and established team of Senior Validation Specialists. We are looking for candidates experienced in commissioning, qualification and/or validation within the pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, and aseptic processing areas. If you are interested in working with a global leader in life sciences and possess the skill and drive to flourish in a dynamic and exciting environment, apply today!

This position offers a competitive salary, opportunty for growth, and a signing bonus.

Key Responsibilities

* Preparation and execution of CQV life cycle deliverables, URS/DR/DQ/Risk Assessments/CTP/FAT/SAT/IOQ/PQ/PV/TOPs/Final reports
* Ability to work independently and direct the work of junior team members
* Ability to read, review and perform walk downs of P&IDs
* Manage punch list and execute deviation resolution
* Effectively interfacing and communicating with 3rd parties, client and CQV project teams
* Ability to multi-task and adjust priorities to meet aggressive project timelines.
* Use of test equipment, as required.
* Complete work at client sites, the ability to travel 100% of the time is essential.
* Ability to complete work remotely, as required.

Skills / Qualifications

Skills/Qualifications

* Degree in engineering (preferably) or life sciences or suitable industry experience.
* Minimum of 5 years of direct experience in CQV and/or Engineering.
* Strong and clear communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Ability to effectively interface with Wood management, co-workers, clients, vendors and subcontractors.
* Understanding with advanced knowledge of common unit operations and processes used in biopharma/pharmaceutical manufacturing.
* Thorough knowledge of cGMPs as related to the pharmaceutical industry.
* Strong computer skills.
* Customer service oriented.
* Ability to understand while manage project scope and schedule with drive to achieve both.
* Ability to work safely and keep the safety of those around in mind.
* Ability to recognize hazards and communicate these to the appropriate individuals.

Physical Requirements

* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, crouch, sit, and stand and may require close vision work
* Ability to work at an active construction site is required

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

10591 – Sr. IVI Validation Specialist

Location - Michigan

PURPOSE

• Validate implementation of requirements and change list for regular/irregular Navigation SW release (including DB) on both functionality and performance sides, oversee SW quality by constructing validation plans for detecting SW errors and evaluating full stack system SW.
• Establish validation plans and policies according to vehicle release and main event schedules, and publish reports by integrating validation results according to issue management standards.
• Support local client events (audits/joined-validation etc.), while tracking and managing raised issues.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

SW Quality Control (40%)

• Issue Management - Manage confirmation/registration/modification of issues collected through internal/external issue, VOC etc., while tracking issues in various ways including raising objections and pursuing validation for terminated issues until finalized and closed.
• Report Development - Collect Test Case analysis results and remaining issues for each event to publish reports according to validation management standards, and report status to clients (HATCI/NAQC).
• SW Monitoring - After finalization of SW, constantly monitor for potential issues, and determine significance of detected issues for either prompt implementation or negotiation for a case of R/C
• Validation Advancement - When either specification change or external investigation necessitates adjusting Test Case, perform aperiodic modification and apply to validation.

SW Verification & Validation (40%)

• Analyze SW Specification/Change list (Requirements) and generate Test Case
• Perform validation based on Test Case and register issues
• Perform unit validation for each module (IS/RG/RP/TI/MD)
• Perform validation on System incorporation/integration and performance
• Perform integration validation through driving tests

Client Management (20%)

• Event Support - Provide field support for local events (audits/pre-audits/monitoring/joined-validation etc.). Deliver presentation on reports on internal validation. Provide prompt, accurate response to client's requests to minimize company issues, and when an issue occurs, report to HQ with utmost specifics in order to not delay the investigation.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Geographic Information Science and Information Technology majors preferred or equivalent experience
• At least 5 years of experience as a SW Validation Engineer
• SW required engineering
  • Understanding of Software architecture and Software development process

• Software test strategy
  • Able to test in International Standards (ISO,IEC,IEEE 29119) of unit
  • Knowledge of process for Black and White box testing

CERTIFICATIONS

• ISTQB F/L (Preferred)
• CSTS (Preferred)

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