Uniphar – Who we are
With a workforce of more than 3000 employees spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA, and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and MedTech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines around the world. Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our highly expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions: Supply Chain Retail & On Demand, Uniphar Med Tech and Uniphar Pharma.
Supply Chain & Retail
Supply Chain Services provides both pre-wholesale and wholesale distribution of pharmaceutical, healthcare and animal health products to pharmacies and hospital nationwide. The business supports a diverse customer base through the provision of strong service levels coupled with innovative commercial initiatives. In addition, the business provides services and supports that help independent community pharmacy to compete more effectively in an increasingly difficult environment and runs a network of Uniphar-owned pharmacies under the Life, Allcare, McCauleys and Hickeys symbol brands.
Pharma – On Demand
The On-Demand business is a specialist medical supply business that sources and distributes pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and consumable supplies to healthcare professionals in over 160 countries worldwide. We have offices in Ireland, UK, Europe, USA and New Zealand. The company’s main divisions encompass everything from International Sales through Sales to NGO’s and Charities, Clinical Trials Supply, Imported (Unlicensed Medicines), Sexual Health Supplies, and the storage and distribution of medical products and devices for third parties.
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Culture at Uniphar
Uniphar is a combination of many businesses each with its own identity, culture, values, and ways of working. Our overarching culture narrative is inclusive of each of these stores. Uniphar lives and breathes four key pillars which unpin and support our culture.
We have a people first approach - we do the right thing. We support entrepreneurial spirit where adaptability, commitment & resilience is embodied in our way of working. We have a Common Purpose that connects our diversified businesses and people. Finally, Trust is at the heart of how we operate.
Everything Uniphar does is enabled by our people and as we continue to grow domestically and internationally, we become more diverse. This diversity fuels our business and culture.
Sustainability
Sustainability is at the core of what we do and is deeply embedded in our business strategy. We want to contribute positively to the people and the world around us. Running our business in a sustainable way ensures that Uniphar will continue to prosper in the long-term. We are focused on ensuring that each of the five pillars of our sustainability strategy are a fundamental part of our decision-making process.
Objective
The Validation Engineer is responsible for the validation and coordination of validation activities across the Uniphar Group. The function will act to develop, implement and maintain a validation master plan and execute all activities as it relates to this plan.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design validation study features, such as sampling, testing, or analytical methodologies.
- Direct validation activities, such as protocol creation or testing.
- Analyze validation test data to determine whether systems or processes have met validation criteria or to identify root causes of problems.
- Coordinate the implementation or scheduling of validation testing with affected departments and personnel.
- Prepare validation or performance qualification protocols for new or modified manufacturing processes, systems, or equipment for pharmaceutical, electronics, or other types of production.
- Review validation and compliance documentation, such as Process Flows, Training Records, or protocols.
- Create, populate, or maintain databases for tracking validation activities, test results, or validated systems.
- Prepare validation or performance qualification protocols for new or modified processes or equipment.
- Maintain validation test equipment by coordinating equipment Calibration requirements.
QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED
- Third level degree in a science/engineering subject as a minimum.
- Previous validation experience is advantageous .
- Good understanding and application of GMP and regulatory requirements.
- Experience of wide range of validations including equipment, cleaning and facilities validation plans.
- Excellent communication / interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail
COMPETENCIES
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, direct and influence people
- Experience in the pharmaceutical wholesaling/distribution arena.
- Strong planning, organisational and time management skills