Pinnaql

Validation &amp; Engineering Group, Inc. (V&amp;EG) a Pinnaql company is a leading services supplier who provides solutions for the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Chemical, Food, and Medical Devices industries in the following areas: Laboratory, Compliance, Computer, Engineering, Project Management, Validation, and other services.
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical Lead - Program Standards &amp; Knowledge Management to support a 12 month contract with a client in Raritan, NJ. The Senior Technical Lead will provide technical leadership, structure, and coordination for a complex program within a regulated life sciences environment. This individual will be responsible for developing and standardizing technical playbooks, establishing and maintaining a structured knowledge repository, coordinating program schedules and deliverables, and ensuring consistent execution across multiple stakeholders and workstreams. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with excellent organizational and leadership capabilities. This is a hands-on role requiring someone who can independently develop frameworks, organize technical information, establish processes, and drive execution—not simply coordinate activities.
Description:
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<li>Provide senior-level technical leadership and coordination across multiple program activities and stakeholders.</li>
<li>Develop, write, and maintain technical playbooks, procedures, standards, templates, and execution frameworks.</li>
<li>Translate technical requirements, lessons learned, and best practices into clear, practical, and repeatable processes.</li>
<li>Create and manage a centralized technical repository that provides a structured and sustainable approach to documentation, standards, templates, decisions, and lessons learned.</li>
<li>Establish document organization, naming conventions, version control, ownership, and governance practices for the repository.</li>
<li>Develop and coordinate integrated schedules, milestones, priorities, dependencies, and deliverables across multiple workstreams.</li>
<li>Identify potential scheduling conflicts, technical gaps, dependencies, and execution risks and proactively drive resolution.</li>
<li>Facilitate technical working sessions and coordination meetings with cross-functional stakeholders.</li>
<li>Track technical actions and deliverables through completion and provide clear visibility of status, risks, and priorities.</li>
<li>Promote consistency and standardization across teams and projects.</li>
<li>Capture lessons learned and incorporate them into future playbooks, standards, and execution strategies.</li>
<li>Serve as a technical point of contact capable of communicating effectively with engineering, quality, operations, project management, and leadership.</li>
<li>Support continuous improvement of program processes, documentation, and execution methodologies.</li>
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Qualifications:
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<li>Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical discipline.</li>
<li>Significant experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other regulated manufacturing environments.</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience in a senior technical, engineering, program, or project leadership role.</li>
<li>Strong technical writing skills with demonstrated ability to develop playbooks, procedures, technical standards, guidelines, and structured documentation.</li>
<li>Experience establishing or managing technical documentation repositories and knowledge-management systems.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of project/program scheduling, milestones, dependencies, and cross-functional coordination.</li>
<li>Ability to organize complex technical information and convert it into practical, scalable processes.</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to work independently, establish structure in evolving environments, and drive activities to completion.</li>
<li>Strong leadership, facilitation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.</li>
<li>Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously.</li>
<li>Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaborative/document-management platforms such as SharePoint, Teams, or equivalent systems.</li>
<li>10+ years of relevant experience in engineering, technical operations, validation, manufacturing, quality, or related functions within the life sciences industry.</li>
<li>Experience supporting large capital programs, engineering portfolios, technology transfers, manufacturing programs, or other complex technical initiatives.</li>
<li>Experience developing governance models, standardized workflows, technical libraries, or knowledge-management frameworks.</li>
<li>Familiarity with project scheduling and planning tools.</li>
<li>Experience working in a matrixed organization with multiple technical disciplines and stakeholders.</li>
<li>Key Competencies Technical Leadership | Technical Writing | Playbook Development | Program Structure | Knowledge Management | Schedule Coordination | Cross-Functional Leadership | Documentation Governance | Process Standardization | Risk Identification | Stakeholder Management | Continuous Improvement</li>
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At Validation &amp; Engineering Group, people always come first. We believe that when you're empowered to do your best work, bold ideas thrive and real progress happens. This isn't just a job - it's an opportunity to make a meaningful difference by shaping the future of healthcare and technology alongside a purpose-driven, supportive team. 
Excited to build something meaningful together? We look forward to hearing from you. 
Validation &amp; Engineering Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.
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Senior Technical Lead - Program Standards & Knowledge Management

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