Heather Dowd

Senior Director, Quality Management at Flourish Research

Role
Senior Director, Quality Management at Flourish Research
Location
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Heather Dowd

Quality-driven clinical research professional with a passion for supporting and guiding others to meet their compliance and regulatory goals through comprehensive quality risk management and process improvement. Experienced in QMS creation, audits/inspections, risk management, regulatory oversight, issue management (RCA, CAPA), and change management/process implementation.

Experience

  1. Senior Director, Quality Management

    Flourish Research

    Apr 2022 — Present

    Design, build, implement, and manage companywide Quality Management System• Develop and oversee execution of clinical quality risk management framework• Create and lead Project Quality team in quality compliance oversight and risk management processes across 20+ sites nationwide• Support sites with inspection readiness and preparation, and serve as on-site inspection lead• Oversee internal audit program (sites, systems, processes, vendors), including training staff in audit conduct• Serve as quality lead for new site integrations including risk management oversight• Represent Quality in leadership Quality Forums• Serve as Quality SME within Business Process Management team

Education

  • Wake Technical Community College

    Associate’s Degree, Biopharmaceutical Technology

    2010 — 2011

  • Pima Community College

    Associate’s Degree, Legal Assistant Studies

    1997 — 1999

  • The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

    Master of Science in Health Sciences, Regulatory Affairs

    2017 — 2022

  • International Culinary Center

    Grande Diplome - Pastry Studies

    2000 — 2001

  • The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

    BS Clinical Research Administration, Clinical Research

    2013 — 2017

Skills

  • Laboratory Skills
  • Management
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Regulatory Affairs
  • Customer Service
  • Research
  • Quality Control
  • Gmp
  • Chromatography
  • Standard Operating Procedure (Sop)
  • Analytical Skills
  • Biochemistry
  • Electronic Data Capture (Edc)
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Glp
  • Leadership
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Project Management
  • Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Gl
  • Lims
  • Time Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Life Sciences
  • Hplc
  • Microsoft Word
  • Operations Management
  • Laboratory
  • Gcp
  • Biotechnology
  • Clinical Trials
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office
  • U.s. Title 21 Cfr Part 11 Regulation
  • Clinical Research
  • Ich
  • Ctms
  • Clinical Monitoring
  • Clinical Trial Management System (Ctms)

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