Senior IT CSV Engineer

Location: Leiden (NL) | Hours: 36-40 per week

This role is based in the Netherlands. Applicants must be eligible to work in the Netherlands.

As Senior IT CSV Engineer at HAL Allergy, you play a critical role in ensuring that computerized systems supporting GxP processes remain compliant, secure, and fit for intended use throughout their lifecycle. You act as the bridge between IT, Validation, Quality, and business stakeholders, ensuring that system implementations and changes are delivered efficiently without compromising compliance.

You combine strong technical expertise with extensive validation experience and are responsible for the IT side of qualification, verification, validation, and change management activities. Through a pragmatic, risk-based approach, you help drive efficient system delivery while maintaining regulatory compliance and data integrity standards.

• Lead IT validation activities for new systems and system changes from initiation through validated go-live.

• Perform risk assessments (e.g., FMEA) and define validation strategies using CSA and GAMP 5 principles.

• Author and maintain validation documentation, including Validation Plans, IQ/OQ protocols, UAT documentation, SOPs, and Validation Summary Reports.

• Execute and coordinate qualification, verification, validation, and configuration review activities.

• Validate on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and SaaS applications.

• Manage system changes, impact assessments, patching, and re-validation activities through the change management process.

• Ensure compliance with GxP, Annex 11, ALCOA++, and data integrity requirements.

• Support supplier qualification, audits, inspections, deviations, CAPAs, and periodic system reviews.

• Drive continuous improvement through automation, standardization, and risk-based validation practices.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of CSV experience within the pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences industry.
• Strong knowledge of GxP, EU Annex 11, ALCOA++, CSA, and GAMP 5.
• Experience with IQ/OQ, UAT, validation documentation, and computerized system lifecycle management.
• Solid technical understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud technologies (Azure), networking, and identity & access management.
• Experience with cloud and SaaS validation in regulated environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills.
• Professional proficiency in Dutch and English.

You are a hands-on validation professional who enjoys working where technology, compliance, and innovation come together. You have a strong technical foundation, but also understand the importance of quality, regulatory compliance, and business needs in a GxP environment.

You are naturally curious, challenge the status quo, and apply a pragmatic, risk-based approach to solving complex problems. Whether leading a risk assessment, discussing technical solutions with IT teams, or partnering with Quality and Validation colleagues, you are able to build trust and drive decisions.

You thrive in a dynamic environment where no two projects are the same, take ownership of your work, and enjoy improving processes through automation and smart ways of working. Most importantly, you are passionate about delivering compliant, reliable systems that support patients, products, and business success.

We look forward to hearing from you! We are interested in your CV, but we also want to find out more about your ambitions, your personality and what drives you to apply. So be sure to include a brief cover letter telling us why you are a match for this position. The application process consists of an introduction by the Recruiter, three interviews either via video call or live at our office in Leiden with the Hiring Manager and/or a Department Specialist and the CEO followed by contract negotiations. Depending on the vacancy, an assessment could be part of the process.

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HAL Allergy is one of the European top players in the development, production and distribution of allergen immunotherapies for the treatment and prevention of allergic diseases. We focus on the development and manufacturing of modified allergen extracts for the therapeutic and diagnostic purposes of respiratory and food allergies. With all our activities the patient's well-being is always top of mind. At Hall Allergy we foster open discussions, an entrepreneurial spirit and close collaborations within the teams and with our international colleagues summing up to more than 300 highly specialized people across various positions. If you too would like to become a part of an innovative and challenging pharmaceutical manufacturer, then this is your perfect opportunity!

HAL Allergy is headquartered in Leiden, where all disciplines work under one roof, from development to sales. We work in an informal, culturally diverse organization with room for growth and continued personal development. HAL Allergy is located in the middle of the thriving and energetic Leiden Bio Science Park, the largest innovation district of the Netherlands in the field of Life Sciences & Health. The central train station and the ancient city center of Leiden are just a 5 minute bike ride away from our office.