Catherine Conway Email & Phone Number

Ireland

Galway, Connacht, Ireland

A highly motivated, dedicated, senior Quality professional with 20+ years proven experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Extensive experience in managing a high throughput laboratory with significant focus on People Management, Quality, R&D, Compliance, Right First Time, Operational Excellence and Regulatory agency audits in support of world wide.

QC LABORATORY MANAGER: November 2006 - April 2018Overall responsibility for Finished product, Raw Materials, Packaging, QC Sampling, Stability, Training and Documentation management groups. (headcount of 42, with 4 direct reports)Key ResponsibilitiesResponsible for management of employee relations, change management, policy implementation, motivation.

Athlone

Selected to form part of a site OE team for a 12-month secondment position with a goal of identifying and implementing specific cost reduction initiatives. Led various cross functional teams to support cost saving projects using DMAIC approach. Overall team savings of $3 million were identified with $1 million achieved in first 12-months. Presented to the.

Athlone

QC STABILITY SUPERVISOR: January 2003 – October 2006Key ResponsibilitiesCoordinated the consolidation of the development and commercial stability groups into one functional unit involving harmonisation of procedures and group management. Created new template reports to reflect this new group.Liaised directly with clients on all product related activities.

Athlone

Key ResponsibilitiesScheduled daily activities, conducted training and mentoring of junior personnel.Generation of reports to support Regulatory filingsTravel to the US site to support controlled substance stability study initiation.Responsible for approval of investigations, calibrations, management of projects and was also a site subject matter expert.

Athlone

R&D STABILITY ANALYST Key Responsibilities / Achievements:Laboratory analysis of in-process and finished product (Solid Dosage Forms / Suspensions) using the following main techniques: HPLC, GC, Dissolution (UV and HPLC), Moisture analysis, Particle size, UV, FTIR to support development programmes and Regulatory filingsReview of analytical data and.

Chemistry, Chemistry / Analytical Chemsitry, Honours Degree

Diploma In Fine Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals, Analytical Chemistry, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Member of the volleyball club, won 3 All Ireland HESF titles while in college with the then Galway RTC