Validation Team Lead (Copenhagen HQ)

Salary Competitive

We are seeking a driven and experienced Validation Team Lead to lead our growing team of validation engineers and deliver top-tier CQV (Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation) projects to clients across highly regulated industries such as within pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution. Based at our headquarters in Copenhagen, this is a unique opportunity to take ownership in a high-impact leadership role within a fast-scaling, innovation-driven company.

About Eupry

Founded in Denmark in 2014, Eupry is revolutionizing how organizations sense, monitor, and document environmental data such as temperature and humidity. Originally a collaboration between UNICEF and the Technical University of Denmark, Eupry today serves global leaders like AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, FedEx, Eurofins, and DSV.

Our innovative Compliance-as-a-Service solution integrates IoT technology to transform the way companies approach compliance—disrupting an industry traditionally dominated by outdated tools.

Eupry consists of over 25+ nationalities, all working together on a mission to create user-friendly storage compliance solutions that will significantly improve the way our medicine, food and other sensitive goods are stored and transported.
The Validation team consists of validation specialists from various backgrounds, working together to support our customers meeting regulatory requirements. We can offer a great deal of responsibility and personal learning, and the possibility of excelling and expanding your knowledge on qualification processes at many different companies.

Why join Eupry?
Currently collaborating with companies like Carlsberg, Arla, Novozymes and AstraZeneca, Eupry is trusted by industry leaders across Europe to deliver the easiest way to monitor storage temperature and humidity.  Our “Compliance as a Service” solution takes the whole process into the IoT area, disrupting an industry usually dominated by traditional legacy products.
We have a history of supporting the professional development of our team members and creating an engaging environment for all of our people to thrive in. This means that we will help you face challenges, empower you to become independent, as well as make sure we celebrate your wins!


Here is what some of our team members have to say about working at Eupry:

“I started as an intern and have since been hired full-time. I’ve had great opportunities for building and expanding my career path, as well as my professional skills as a commercial professional in a very technical industry such as the life science industry. Being in a startup company is extremely valuable to me, as I can say that I’ve been part of the journey from the beginning.”
- Aleš Ukmar, Sales Development Manager at Eupry

“Working as a Project Manager in Eupry, I’ve had the opportunity to try a lot of different things which ultimately have guided my passion for software development. Passionate and happy colleagues, a fun environment and a company that keeps expanding and growing are perfect ways to describe Eupry. I just love it here!”
- Nicoline Pedersen, Project Manager at Eupry

About the Position

As Validation Team Lead, you will oversee and actively participate in delivering CQV projects You will lead a team of 6 skilled validation engineers, guide client-facing validation projects, and work directly with international colleagues to align our CQV strategies across global markets.

You will report directly to the Global Validation Manager, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and act as a key operational and strategic partner in our global validation activities.

This role combines team leadership with hands-on technical involvement—perfect for someone who enjoys both guiding people and being close to the process.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of 6 validation engineers delivering CQV services to a wide range of clients, including top pharmaceutical companies

  • Drive project execution of CQV activities involving particularly temperature mapping of warehouses and Temperature Controlled Units (TCUs)

  • Plan, coordinate, and prioritize daily project activities to ensure timely, high-quality delivery

  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and support to your team on CQV best practices and regulatory expectations

  • Develop and review qualification protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ) and related documentation in alignment with GMP, GxP, and client-specific requirements

  • Execute temperature mapping and qualification activities on-site and remotely as needed

  • Serve as a technical consultant and primary point of contact for clients throughout CQV projects, ensuring clarity, transparency, and satisfaction
  • Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams including R&D, QA, and Customer Success to support smooth delivery of services
  • Maintain and improve internal validation procedures and knowledge base to support scalability

  • Align with the Global Validation Manager to implement and maintain global validation standards and practices

Requirements

Your Experience & Education

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, life sciences, or another technical discipline
  • Leadership background with experience managing or mentoring technical teams
  • Proven experience in CQV, with a focus on regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotech, or medical devices
  • Familiarity with temperature mapping, validation protocols, GxP documentation, and international regulatory expectations
  • Hands-on project management skills and the ability to lead customer-facing projects independently
  • Comfortable working in scale-up or agile environments
  • Fluent in English (spoken and written); Danish is a plus but not required
  • Willingness to travel on business trips—primarily domestic, and within the EU

Benefits

  • A visible leadership role with real impact and autonomy
  • Direct collaboration with the Global Validation Manager (US-based)
  • An international, purpose-driven, and friendly team culture
  • Opportunities for personal and professional development
  • A modern and flexible work environment in our Copenhagen HQ

Competitive salary and benefits package

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Near public transit
Near public transit

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

Free friday beers
Free friday beers

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Working at
Eupry

Here is our Journey from Start-up to Scale-Up... We are on a mission to substantially reduce the waste of valuable resources & time within the LifeScience industry. We provide the world's leading & next-generation compliance solution for monitoring and securing the correct storage of sensitive assets (Where we specialize in handling pharmaceuticals, eg. vaccines). We automate and digitalize processes, meaning freedom for employees and control for quality teams. Helping scientific teams to improve outcomes & the teams in quality to focus on actually improving quality. Eupry's IoT temperature monitoring solution was launched in 2016. Today, customers globally and such as Novo Nordisk, Novo Zymes, Astra Zeneca, Carlsberg, Arla, and many names and brands you know of, are using our product and services. We call our services Storage Compliance as a Service as we sell trust and stability with superior products and services for the elite in the industry. We are currently employing +30 people and growing 65% in revenue yearly. We are working on the forefront of Covid19 making the distribution of vaccines compliant. Traditionally this is time-consuming work, however, with Eupry's innovative solutions around 70% of time can be saved. We are in this industry to deploy changes with user-friendly solutions that will have a massive impact on humanity. Eupry will lead the way to change how medicine is distributed which will eventually cause medicine will be available to everyone around the globe. At Eupry you'll join a young and motivated team of talented and startup-experienced individuals with solid backgrounds, humor, and a certain calmness that characterizes the atmosphere at Eupry. Eupry is our trademark derived from the Latin word for a Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna scolopes. It's a colorful little fellow but aside from the colorful exterior, the Hawaiian bobtail squid has a unique way of adapting to its environment because of a decentralized nervous system. We've taken inspiration from this way of transmitting signals around in our IoT sensor system which is truly one of our great advantages.

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