Senior Cleanroom Specialist (GMP), Visp

Job Description A global life sciences organisation is seeking a Senior Cleanroom Hygiene&Contamination Control Specialist (GMP) to ensure the effective implementation and continuous improvement of hygiene standards at a major production site in Visp. This role plays a critical function in maintaining GMP‑compliant cleanroom environments and driving contamination control strategies across multiple departments.

In this position, you will act as a key interface between Production, QA, Monitoring, Engineering, and EHS, ensuring alignment on hygiene practices and standards. You will lead hygiene‑related projects, manage cleanroom performance qualifications (PQs), and take ownership of deviation investigations, CAPAs, and change controls.

Additionally, you will support audit readiness, represent hygiene topics during inspections, and contribute to building a strong site‑wide hygiene culture through training and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Degree or vocational education in a scientific discipline (e.g. Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacy, Bioprocess Engineering or equivalent)

Professional experience in a GMP‑regulated environment, ideally within contamination control, cleanroom hygiene, or quality management

Strong knowledge of GMP regulations and hands‑on experience with GMP documentation (SOPs, CAPAs, deviations, change controls)

Experience in deviation investigations, root cause analysis, and CAPA definition and tracking

Experience coordinating and executing Cleanroom Performance Qualifications (PQs)

Ability to manage change requests (CRs) and ensure compliance with quality system requirements

Strong analytical mindset with a structured and solution‑oriented approach

Excellent communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams

Ability to work independently with a high level of responsibility and quality awareness

Fluent English (written and spoken); German is an advantage

Preferred Requirements

Experience leading or contributing to hygiene or contamination control projects (e.g. gowning, cleaning, disinfection, material transfer)

Experience preparing and supporting internal and external audits or regulatory inspections

Ability to standardise and harmonise processes across multiple production areas

Experience delivering training programs within GMP environments

Strong stakeholder management skills across cross‑functional teams

Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence

Practicalities

Start Date: ASAP

Scope: Site‑level hygiene and contamination control across production and support functions

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