Ciara Farren

Provides QA oversight for batch record review and release, ensuring GMP compliance. Manages QA team workload, conducts walkdowns, and supports inspection readiness.

Led client audits and internal GMP inspections, driving follow-up actions. Provided QA oversight of deviations, investigations, and CAPAs, and reviewed validation documentation.

Generated quality metrics for leadership, led investigations and CAPAs, and managed change controls. Trained staff in quality procedures and data integrity.

Led method transfer, validation, and regulated testing in a GMP laboratory. Directed daily workload and oversaw investigations and audit responses.

Established a high-throughput diagnostic laboratory, overseeing SOP development, equipment validation, and staff training. Served as GDP Governance Manager.

Managed scientific surveillance activities, data analysis, and cross-functional reporting in a regulated public sector environment.

Applied GCP principles in testing clinical trial samples for antiviral drug development programmes.

HDip in Medical Technology from the University of Galway and Atlantic Technological University Sligo, focusing on medical technology and regulatory affairs.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification from DCM Learning, enhancing process improvement and quality management skills.

PhD in Infection and Immunity from the University of Edinburgh, focusing on advanced research in infectious diseases and immune responses.

MSc in Molecular Biology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, with a focus on molecular techniques in disease research.

BSc in Biochemistry from Nottingham Trent University, providing a strong foundation in biochemical principles and laboratory practices.