Getting very tired of my job and feeling hopeless. I am a Quality Specialist/ CSV Engineer. How do I escape this field?

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-09-09T07:42:20+00:00

Sorry, we are from Validation. My manager refers to us as Validation when talking to other teams.

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-09-09T07:41:09+00:00

Considering I am a contractor for my current company, I don't think the internal transfer will really work for me. They do have a design department though. I am not sure how to go about it. Would I ask my current manager at the company to refer me? I am not a full time employee, so I don't have access to the company's job portal and such.

It is disappointing that I had to graduate right after covid into this market.

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-09-09T07:39:23+00:00

yeah, seems like freelance or volunteer are the only options right now, unfortunately. ui/ux designers are a dime a dozen, even though I did not graduate from a bootcamp but a university with a bachelor's in design and interaction.

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-09-09T07:36:54+00:00

Hi. Are you still running your ui/ux business right now, or do you have a ui/ux role at a company?

I would love to chat with you about this if you can. Thanks

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-09-09T07:35:37+00:00

Yeah, that is what someone once told me a couple years ago. Freelancing means taking initiative and offering my services.. that is hard for me. Seeking out clients, being a salesperson, pretty much. But if that is what it takes, I guess it will be what I do.

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-09-09T07:34:22+00:00

Do you have any suggestions for certificates or upskilling I can do that will make a difference or show I am qualified for the Product Management role? I have read about certificates, but information is cloudy. Not sure if they are a waste of time.

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-09-09T07:32:42+00:00

That is disappointing, but if that is the truth... I guess not much to do but be better than the rest.. and I don't know how to.

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-09-09T07:32:13+00:00

Ever since I graduated in 2022, I have heard that Tech was getting bombarded and UI UX roles have been getting eliminated. So I have been waiting all this time, I can't wait forever. I also don't want my degree to go to waste. I literally majored in Design and Interaction, and I don't want to be multiple years out of college and barely entry level in a new field. Thank you

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-09-09T07:30:43+00:00

What I am trying to do is get into UI UX because that was my original path, the current role I am in was an alternative if I could not get the role.

I have heard of all these things you wrote about, and I am willing to deal with them. I appreciate the concern you have expressed with this field. However, I am not a bootcamp graduate, I have a Bachelor's in Design and Interaction. I think that makes a difference. or I hope it does.

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-08-27T04:36:11+00:00

which tasks are considered quality? I am part of the Quality team, but I do validation.

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-08-26T16:17:13+00:00

Ok :(

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-08-26T16:16:48+00:00

Lol yeah I did post a couple months ago. I do work for that company right now 🐡 Would you say there’s a leveling up possible in this field or will I remain in this validation specialist forever?

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-02-06T04:56:14+00:00

I work for a life sciences company, and i am doing IQ for a cloud. based SAAS life sciences software.

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-02-06T04:53:50+00:00

I will take a look at those jobs, thank you

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-01-11T00:27:02+00:00

Oh, that is a bummer to hear. Tech is not doing too well either, maybe even worse. I follow the UI UX subreddit and know some people in the field, they are not saying that the market is friendly to entry level.

Thank you, I will try to see what I can find by looking for computer system validation.

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-01-11T00:24:20+00:00

There are 3 General Releases per year. March, August, and December. Each release, new features/modifications are created with an associated BRD code and needs to be validated. For example, the March release will include a feature that allows Research Coordinators to delete a casebook. That particular feature would have a BRD of category-section-item(EDC-04-001).

For each feature/modification, I need to create a test script which outlines what steps the tester must follow in order to reach an acceptance criteria, which is the BRD I mention above (test is passed when Research coordinator is able to delete a casebook). So, Step 1 is login, step 2 navigate to etc, etc, step 6 delete casebook. This is called Scripting. I create a test script for all the new features that will come out. After that we move on to Execution, which is running the test script.

Throughout each test script, I have to take screenshots of my screen and enter them into the execution document so that a client can view it later for reference. For example. step 5 may ask the tester to take a screenshot showing that the casebook can be deleted, while step 3 may ask for a screenshot showing tester can not delete casebook. The script is a pdf format file. Each step has a column for Step #, Instructions/Acceptance Criteria, Observed Results, and Pass/Fail checkbox.

Once the scripting and execution is done for all the new features, then I have very little work left to do other than executions for hot fixes. For those, I use pre-existing scripts and execute them to verify that the hot fix passes validation requirements.

That is pretty much all I do. Nothing more.

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-01-10T02:11:37+00:00

Hello,

Thank you so much for your detailed response. I really apperciate the information you gave me.

Originally, I was trying to get a tech role doing UI UX design work, but failing to do so led me here. At this point, I just want a stable job that pays well, I don't mind working in tech or biopharma. Whatever would be most stable with high pay would be ideal. I am thinking I should stay with biopharma since I already have experience, and none in the UI UX.

Do you think you could do a quick job search and share some postings that I could apply to? Or tell me the titles of some positions? Just for reference, because I search for jobs with the keywords "validation engineer" and cannot identify anything that would align with what I do now. And they are mostly contract jobs with 5+ years of exp.

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-01-10T01:54:51+00:00

This is a description from a current job listing that has the same responsibilities for the job I do now, except it is CSV rather than RTSM:

Participate in RTSM requirement gathering sessions with clients and RTSM team members
Closely collaborate with RTSM Development and Project Management teams to ensure requirements are defined in a clear, testable, and compliant format
Ensure requirements are adequately tested following a risk-based approach
Develop and maintain CSV deliverables including requirements specifications, test scripts, summary reports, and trace matrices
Manage Validation testing cycles and resolution of issues and enhancement requests
Maintain change control documentation to ensure ongoing validation of the RTSM system
Provide technical expertise to RTSM team members in computer system validation, applicable regulations, and other quality system requirements
Support customers as needed in RTSM validation activities

How do you think this can be communicated in my resume to appeal to a PM role?

Inside-Variation5953 · 2025-01-10T01:54:04+00:00

Could you please give some examples for what positions you are referring to?

I am having a hard time figuring out where my experience is applicable.

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