LifeScience Quality & Validation Lead
Alfa Laval Technologies AB · Stockholm · Tills vidare · Deadline 2026-10-29
Alfa Laval Technologies AB is seeking a **LifeScience Quality & Validation Lead** to oversee quality, compliance, and performance across its Life Science systems portfolio. Working across the entire product lifecycle from new product development to product maintenance, the lead owns and develops quality and validation processes. Key responsibilities include creating and maintaining validation documentation, SOPs, and qualification protocols such as CSV, FAT, IQ, and OQ, as well as managing change controls and leading risk assessments. The role involves defining software and component requirements alongside R&D, participating in machine testing and verification at facilities and supplier sites, and leading internal, external, and customer audits to ensure alignment with GMP requirements and industry standards. Candidates must have at least **five years of experience validating complex systems** within the life science or pharmaceutical industry. Essential qualifications include strong knowledge of GMP and pharmaceutical compliance requirements, familiarity with computerized system validation (CSV), understanding of risk-based validation approaches, and practical knowledge of qualification testing. Excellent written and spoken **English communication skills** are required. Pre-employment screening includes alcohol and drug testing.
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About the role
As 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.
Your 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.
Working 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.
Key responsibilities
- Create and maintain validation documentation, SOPs, work instructions, test protocols and qualification protocols, including CSV, FAT, IQ and OQ.
- Manage validation-related change control activities across development and maintenance projects, software activities and testing assignments.
- Define requirements for software, components, validation and testing in collaboration with R&D, Quality and other key stakeholders.
- Ensure alignment with relevant industry standards, GMP requirements and pharmaceutical customer expectations.
- Participate in testing and verification of machine functionality at R&D facilities, Alfa Laval manufacturing sites and subcontractors.
- Lead internal, external and customer audits, identifying deviations, improvement opportunities, gaps and required actions.
- Lead risk assessments and define Quality & Validation strategies throughout the product lifecycle, aligned with the Life Science product roadmap.
- Drive continuous improvement, promote best practices and share knowledge through training, demonstrations, conferences and stakeholder activities.
Who you are
You 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.
You 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.
What you know
- At least five years of experience validating complex systems in the Life Science or pharmaceutical industry.
- Strong knowledge of GMP and pharmaceutical compliance requirements.
- Familiarity with computerized system validation (CSV).
- Experience with risk assessments and risk-based validation approaches.
- Knowledge of qualification and testing activities, such as FAT, IQ and OQ.
- An understanding of relevant Life Science regulations, standards and industry guidelines.
- Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
What's in it for you?
This 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.
You will work with talented colleagues across the organization and have the opportunity to make a tangible impact throughout the product lifecycle.
For more information, please contact
Fabio Gillué Tomás, Manager Smart Separation Systems Design & Development,
Regina García Moguel, Talent Acquisition Partner,
Union information
Axel Schäring, Akademikerna,
Anders Jansson, Unionen,
We review applications continually so please send in yours as soon as possible and not later than November 1st, 2026.
Please note that, in compliance with GDPR, we cannot accept applications submitted via email.
As part of Alfa Laval commitment to a safe and healthy workplace, alcohol and drug testing is applied during the preemployment process.
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