Kathryn Schwartz

About Kathryn Schwartz

Experienced Principal Quality Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the…

Experience

1. Learning and Development Manager

   Sanofi

   Jan 2022 — Present

   Responsible for overall execution of training process at Specialty Care sites or across a global function with main goal of ensuring those working in and supporting GMP areas are qualified to do their jobs. Key Responsibilities: • Manage site training System to ensure state of control and compliance readiness, including taking lead during defense of System during Audits and Inspections • Compile, present, and interpret metrics and KPI’s which reflect training System health • Build and maintain working relationships with subject matter experts to create, review, and edit training materials, facilitating timely accomplishment of learning related deliverables • Manage complex projects, and sometimes more than one at a time, by including identifying milestones, developing timelines, clarifying responsibilities, and maintaining actor accountability on deliverables • Assist with strategic planning activities to proactively provide effective and efficient learning solutions to business areas based on individual and business needs • Embrace a competency-based philosophy to learning plan development and drive organizational alignment with competency framework • Build partnerships within L&D team members, network sites, and out of network teams to evaluate, test, and recommend continuous improvement initiatives • Continuously assess current state environments and their effectiveness, understand future state needs, and define training plans, programs, or changes to ways-ofworking to address gaps • Manage staff performance to assure quality and consistency of work output, while fostering team and individual growth • Introduce new training ideas into the organization, adapts new ideas and converts them into approaches that meet training/regulatory challenges

Education

• Colorado State University

  Bachelor of Science, Zoology and Biology

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Sterilization
• Validation
• Root Cause Analysis
• Technology Transfer
• Cip
• Deviation Management
• Management
• Training
• Biopharmaceuticals
• Sip
• Lifesciences
• Biotechnology
• Life Sciences
• Glp
• Mammalian Cell Culture
• Capa
• Cryopreservation
• Good Laboratory Practice (Glp)
• Quality System
• Standard Operating Procedure (Sop)
• Filtration
• Lims
• Compliance
• Corrective and Preventive Action (Capa)
• Deviations
• Change Control