Senior Manager, Verification & Validation

Overview

Senior Manager, Verification & Validation is responsible for managing a Verification & Validation (V&V) team and has accountability for the performance and results of the team. Lead and develop a team of 5–10 people with internal and external resources with expertise in full product life cycle and in-depth capabilities in verification and validation, fostering a culture of quality and compliance.

This position reports to the Director, PjM and System and is part of the Cell Therapy R&D Department located in Grens and will be an on-site role.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. By harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

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What you will do

• Ensure development of hardware, software, and disposables complies with QMS, FDA Design Controls, MDD, and EU MDR standards.
• Manage product evaluations from prototype to verification and validation, delivering high-quality risk management files and reliability studies.
• Promote Design for Reliability & Manufacturability (DRM) practices and actively contribute to design and technical reviews.
• Apply problem-solving tools such as Six Sigma, Lean, and root cause analysis; understand sampling techniques.
• Support DHF remediation to meet EU MDR requirements, including risk assessments, standards testing, and usability engineering.
• Ensure robust execution of V&V protocols and documentation for both new and legacy products.
• Contribute to quality system activities including audits, CAPA, non-conformities, and complaint investigations requiring design updates.

Who you are

• 10+ years of experience in Medical Device Industry, with a proven ability to deliver compliant, high-quality products in a regulated environment. Deep expertise and practical experience of relevant regulations and standards
• Minimum 5+ years of experience building and leading high-performance teams in a global environment.
• Experience with the full product lifecycle of mechano-fluidic products with minimum 10+ years experience in managing V&V activities including, planning, risk management (PFMEA, DFMEA), execution, and documentation (reports, traceability matrix).
• Experience in design verification and validation activities, including biocompatibility, extractables & leachables (E&L), bioburden, endotoxin (LAL), aging, packaging.
• Skilled in statistical methods, statistical process control, sampling plans, and familiar with reliability analysis and test methods (as t-test, Anova, linear regression, tolerance intervals, DOE).

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements

• Ability to travel up to 25%

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