Paola Marcela Fletscher Covaleda

Director of Continuous Improvement and Innovation @Amgen

Oak Park, CA, US
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WORK HISTORY

Nov 2024 — Present

Director of Continuous Improvement and Innovation @Amgen

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Thousand Oaks, CA, US

Responsible for assessing, monitoring and continuously improving the Quality Management System processes within Amgen R&D to ensure these processes are efficient, industry leading and fit for purpose for the end user. Provide systematic and strategic methods to assess and measure Quality as a competitive advantage for Amgen R&D. Lead, collaborate and partner with internal R&D team members to analyze and resolves issues and risks to drive clear scope, sponsorship, planning and execution. Lead and support management directed projects based on data driven from either Management Review or QMS trending or ad-hoc individual quality events that are of large impact/scope and thus risk for Amgen clinical trials and pre-clinical research activities. Set strategy, standards and performance expectations for R&D QMS Business Process Owners in Partnership RDQ Leadership Team. Participate, conduct, lead industry collaborations aimed to advance Amgen’s QMS within R&D. Lead Continuous Improvement / Root Cause Analysis in response to improvement opportunities resulting from inspections and or audits.Key Achievements:• Lead the design and implementation of the Audits and Inspections, Serious Breaches, and Planned Deviations modules in the new Amgen Quality Management System.• Design and implementation of Yellow Belt training for all R&D Quality staff.• Establishment of the continuous improvement and change management team for R&D Quality.

EDUCATION

2013 — 2016

Universidad Santo Tomas

Especialista en Auditoria de la Salud, Auditoria de Salud

2010 — 2012

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Magister en Ciencias - Farmacologia, Farmacología

2016 — 2016

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Diplomado Aspectos Regulatorios, Buenas Prácticas Producción y Farmacovigilancia Medicamentos Biotec

2004 — 2009

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Química Farmacéutica, Farmacia

2014

Universidad de Buenos Aires

Maestría en Efectividad Clínica, Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria

2009 — 2009

Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud

Diplomado de Farmacoterapia

N/A

Universidad de Alcalá

Master's degree, Pharmacovigilance

SKILLS

Pharmaceutical IndustryLiderazgo De EquiposEnglishBuenas Prácticas De FabricaciónEspañolPlanificación EstratégicaBiotecnologíaInglésClinical ResearchMicrosoft WordGestión De ProyectosSpanishStrategic PlanningLiderazgoIndustria FarmacéuticaAsistencia SanitariaMicrosoft ExcelEnsayos ClínicosMicrosoft PowerpointQuímicaTrabajo En EquipoMicrosoft OfficeCustomer ServiceInvestigación Y DesarrolloFarmacovigilanciaInvestigación Clínica

ABOUT PAOLA MARCELA FLETSCHER COVALEDA

Pharmacist, Master in Pharmacology, Master in Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance, Specialist in Health Auditing and aspiring Master of Clinical Effectiveness with emphasis on Health Technology Assessment, with a high sense of responsibility, ability to work in teams, leadership, decision making, experience in management teams and troubleshooting.15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry leading pharmacovigilance, compliance, and pharmaceutical care programs, with solid knowledge of international regulations. Leader in the management of regulatory inspections for GPvP and GCP by various reference entities such as FDA, MHRA, TGA, EMA, and Health Canada.Knowledge and experience in root cause analysis, deviation management, CAPA implementation, and effectiveness verification, focused on continuous improvement and process innovation.

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