Associate Director, Global Quality Engineering - Process Lifecycle
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
In this role I am responsible for the quality strategic oversight of expansion projects, and lifecycle management of QbD, Tech Transfer, Validation and Continuous Process Verification processes globally. I have developed and lead a global team of managers located across four manufacturing sites in Australia, Switzerland, Germany and US. Key highlights include:• Establishing a new matrix organisation and team for Quality Engineering. This included creating a structure, recruitment of all global team members, contributing to vision, mission, and objectives, and also sharing with the company our roles, responsibilities and values.• Receiving regulatory approval and successful PEI Inspection for new global KNC Base Fractionation facility in Germany (Project Phoenix): $800 million expansion project. PEI Inspection saw only 4 minor observations relating to site systems. FDA Approval received in 2023. • Being QMS Process Owner for new global SOP for Quality Stage Gate to ensure clearly defined GMP requirements for project phases, and a risk based collaborative approach for transitioning between key milestones. This SOP aligned CSLB, Seqirus and R&D business units. • Leading a team who manages 60+ portfolio projects for the CSL Behring organisation, including new products, new facilities, internal technology transfers, CMO technology transfers and process optimisation.