CQV Manager

🇧🇪 CQV Manager - Belgium (Portfolio Oversight Role)

Location: Geel, Belgium
Position Type: Full-time

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced CQV (Commissioning, Qualification & Validation) Manager to oversee a portfolio of small to medium-scale projects within a leading pharmaceutical site in Geel. This role focuses on new process equipment with limited scope, ensuring compliance and operational readiness while supporting global engineering and customer-side stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Portfolio Oversight: Manage multiple CQV projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with client expectations.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary liaison between global CQV leadership, engineering teams, and customer representatives.
• Solutions-Oriented Leadership: Provide strategic guidance and troubleshooting across multiple sites to ensure smooth execution.
• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure all CQV activities meet regulatory standards and internal quality requirements.
• Reporting: Deliver clear, concise progress updates to global CQV leadership and client-side teams.

Reporting & Scope

• Reports directly to Global CQV Leadership.
• Supports customer-side stakeholders and global engineering teams.
• Operates across multiple sites with a focus on smaller-scale CQV projects.

Candidate Profile

• Experience: Proven track record in CQV management, ideally within pharmaceutical or biotech environments.
• Project Scale: Skilled in handling small to medium-sized CQV portfolios.
• Coordination Skills: Strong ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Global Mindset: Comfortable working across diverse teams and geographies.
• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with process equipment qualification and validation principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years in CQV roles, with at least 2 years in a leadership capacity.
• Knowledge of EU GMP and regulatory compliance standards.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Dutch speaking will be a bonus