Full-Time

CQV Engineer

CAI

CAI

501-1,000 employees

Operational readiness consulting for pharma

No salary listed

Italy

Hybrid

Willing to travel throughout Italy and other European countries; hybrid role.

Category
Biology & Biotech (2)
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Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Requirements
  • High attention to detail
  • Ability to multi-task and take initiative to accomplish assigned tasks accurately by established BS or MS in a relevant science or engineering field, or equivalent years of hands-on experience
  • Minimum 4 – 8 years’ experience performing commissioning and / or qualification activities in an FDA regulated industry. Ideally, you will already have experience in facilities and equipment startup, walk downs & troubleshooting, utilities (Water for Injection, Reverse Osmosis, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning), building automation or other pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and equipment, FAT/SAT, URS, design review, P&IDs, IQ/OQ/PQs, generation & execution, etc.
  • Provide cGMP leadership and guidance for the integration and delivery of CQV services for our Life Sciences clients.
  • Excellent technical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with solid knowledge of typical project technical issues
  • Ability to work independently, while quickly building and nurturing a project team
  • Managing the Commissioning and Qualification documentation and execution lifecycle from SLIA generation through to OQ completion
  • Support onsite and offsite activities, such as: FATs, SATs, IOQ and PQ Executions and System Walkdowns
  • Proficient in life science manufacturing processes in areas such as biotech, aseptic processing, aseptic fill/finish, Oral Solid Dose, Gene Therapy or equivalent experience.
  • Familiarity with Baseline Guide 5 (Second Edition) a plus
  • Isolators qualification protocols execution and reporting, VHP cycle development, GMP based knowledge
  • Expertise in Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Excellent oral and written English are required.
  • Suitable candidates must be available for travel throughout Italy and some European travel may be required.
Responsibilities
  • Support documentation for the Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation of pharmaceutical facilities, utilities, and equipment.
  • Responsible for protocol writing and execution (field verification), and development of summary reports at client sites.
  • Position Responsibilities include: Support on-site and off-site activities, such as FATs, SATs, IOQ and PQ Executions and System Walkdowns.
Desired Qualifications
  • Creates strategies to balance short-term requirements with long-range business plans.
  • Pursues meaningful initiatives to capitalize on strengths, market opportunities, and counter competitive threats.
  • Aligns strategic priorities of own area with current direction and strategic priorities of the broader organization.
  • Apply Commercial Insights
  • Demonstrates understanding of financial and economic levers that impact business performance and deploys them to improve short- and long-term results.
  • Promotes best-in-class risk awareness and reviews risk management performance on a continuing basis.
  • Draws appropriate conclusions from financial reports and analyses to identify and evaluate major strategic priorities and investments.
  • Focus on Customers
  • Fosters a customer-focused environment.
  • Identifies and anticipates customer requirements, expectations, and needs.
  • Creates systems and processes that make it easy for customers to do business with CAI.
  • Lead Execution
  • Maintains accountability throughout the organization and encourages managed risk taking.
  • Delegates assignments to the lowest appropriate level and keeps people focused.
  • Monitors progress and redirects efforts when goals change or are not met.
  • Ensures people have resources, information, authority, empowerment, & support needed to achieve objectives.
  • Influence and Engage Others
  • Identifies the agendas, concerns, and motivations of others.
  • Negotiates persuasively to create win-win solutions for all parties.
  • Cultivates networks across the organization to garner support and create a foundation for future influence.
  • Inspires and coaches others to achieve beyond their own expectations and develop a winning mindset.
  • Build Talent
  • Provides feedback, coaching, and guidance where appropriate to enhance others’ skill development.
  • Shapes roles and assignments in ways that leverage and develop people’s capabilities.
  • Develops successors and talent pools to ensure availability of future talent.
  • Promotes the recruitment, advancement, and success of the best people from diverse backgrounds.
  • Achieve Results with People
  • Fosters a sense of energy, ownership, and personal commitment to the work.
  • Inspires others to stretch beyond what they thought they could do.
  • Encourages others to set challenging goals and high standards of performance.
  • Creates an environment in which performance excellence is rewarded.
  • Challenges self and others to learn and develop to improve capabilities.
  • Lead Courageously and Safely
  • Develops and drives a safe and inclusive work culture.
  • Takes well-reasoned stands on important issues and always leads with integrity.
  • Makes tough people and business decisions and challenges “the way it has always been done.”
  • Develops breakthrough ideas, safe working processes, initiatives, and business ventures.
  • Travel availability to perform domestic and international travel.

CAI Technical Consulting Malaysia SDN (cagents.com) delivers operational readiness consulting for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare clients to prepare for full-scale production. It works by conducting operational readiness assessments and then providing tailored implementation plans that cover project planning, production operations, asset management, reliability, and sustainability, plus specialized services like Digital Pathology Validation for Leica Biosystems. The firm differentiates itself through active industry collaboration, ongoing professional development, and a global, hands-on approach that pairs quick assessments with practical, cost-effective solutions. Its goal is to help clients achieve operational excellence and successful scale-up by delivering ready-to-deploy strategies and compliant processes.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Pre-seed

Total Funding

$3.4M

Headquarters

Indianapolis, Indiana

Founded

1996

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What believers are saying

  • JLL Partners investment expands CAI globally across four continents for 700 professionals.
  • Fedegari partnership integrates turnkey sterilization, cutting biotech lifecycle costs.
  • CAI's CQV services marked 30 years in 2026, accelerating facility compliance worldwide.

What critics are saying

  • Oracle Life Sciences automates CQV with cloud platforms, eroding CAI's share in 12 months.
  • Fedegari sells sterilization systems directly, capturing pharma clients in 18 months.
  • JLL-mandated expansion dilutes CAI expertise, causing CQV failures in 24 months.

What makes CAI unique

  • CAI specializes in commissioning, qualification, and validation for life sciences facilities.
  • CAI delivers operational readiness assessments for biotech and pharma full-scale production.
  • CAI pioneered neurodiversity hiring in enterprise consulting services.

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Benefits

100% Employee Owned

24 Days PTO/5 Sick days per year + Additional Holidays depending on Country

Medical / Dental / Vision (In accordance with each countries’ applicable regulations)

Professional Development (Approximately $5,000 paid career-related, continuing education)

ESOP/401k – 15% Company Contribution

Company Paid Long-Term Disability

Company Paid Life Insurance

Company Paid Parental Leave (In accordance with each countries’ applicable regulations)

Other Benefits Depending on Country