Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.Are you ready to lead critical validation projects that ensure our advanced medical technologies meet the highest standards? This is your chance to make a real impact on patient outcomes while driving innovation and compliance in a global organization.What will you be doing?You’ll take ownership of validation activities for new processes, technologies, and modifications to existing systems. From developing site-wide validation master plans to creating data-driven protocols, you’ll ensure every piece of equipment and process meets regulatory and quality requirements before it reaches commercial manufacturing. You’ll collaborate with engineering, quality, and regulatory teams, lead complex benchmarking, and coach others to embed best practices—all while shaping the future of our Hull site.
What will you need to be successful?
Success in this role means combining technical expertise with leadership and problem-solving skills. You’ll need to:
1. Hold a degree in a STEM discipline and bring broad experience in process validation within a manufacturing environment
2. Demonstrate strong project management skills and knowledge of documentation and quality systems
3. Apply statistical methods and risk-based approaches to create efficient, compliant validation plans
4. Communicate effectively and lead cross-functional teams through complex technical challenges
Inclusion and Belonging: Committed to welcoming, celebrating and thriving on inclusion and belonging. Learn more about our on our website www.smith-nephew.com
Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension schemes, Save As You Earn share options
Work/Life Balance: Flexible vacation and time off, paid holidays and paid volunteering hours so we can give back to our communities
Your Wellbeing: Private health and dental plans, healthcare cash plans, income protection, life assurance and much more
Flexibility: Hybrid working model (for most professional roles)
Training: Hands-on, team-customised, mentorship
Extra Perks: Discounts on gyms and fitness clubs, salary sacrifice bicycle and car schemes and many other employee discounts