My Auditing Journey Ep2 - Graham Saunders

04/11/24 • 33 min

Conversations on the Pharmaceutical Industry

For his second episode in this series of conversations Peter is joined by highly experienced Qualified Person Graham Saunders to share insights he has gleaned across his rich and varied career.

Graham has worked within some of the biggest Pharma companies around, covering commercial, IMP GMP's and API's. His auditing experience is equally as impressive, conducting audits all across the world within all quality areas and Quality Management Systems.

In this wide ranging conversation, Graham talks about how he got his start in auditing and how his varied learning experiences shaped and propelled his career in Pharmaceutical Quality.

He also shares some illuminating stories from both internal and external audits he has been involved in - shining a light on what is a surprisingly varied skillset required for a pharmaceutical auditor to excel in their role.

Want to join Graham in becoming a pharmaceutical auditor? From nurturing early-career talent, to fostering continuous professional development (CPD), RSSL provides you with a comprehensive auditing career path giving you a powerful platform to propel your career further: https://www.rssl.com/training-consultancy/auditing-career-path-training-programme/

For his second episode in this series of conversations Peter is joined by highly experienced Qualified Person Graham Saunders to share insights he has gleaned across his rich and varied career.

In this wide ranging conversation, Graham talks about how he got his start in auditing and how his varied learning experiences shaped and propelled his career in Pharmaceutical Quality.

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My Auditing Journey Ep1 - Adam Slater

For the first episode in our brand new series we are joined by RSSL Lead Auditing Tutor Adam Slater. Adam is a highly experienced auditor, with over 30 years experience in the Pharmaceutical GMP sector. His broad portfolio of auditing scopes and extensive work contract manufacturing, worldwide managing quality improvement programmes, improvement audits and compliance audits mean that Peter and Adam will have plenty to get stuck into.

Adam shares his earliest experiences of auditing and reflects on how the industry has improved in both auditing practice and training. We talk about his opinion on how auditors should develop competence through experience and finally Adam recounts some great stories to tell of his auditing experiences – good and bad!

Want to join Adam in becoming a pharmaceutical auditor? From nurturing early-career talent, to fostering continuous professional development (CPD), RSSL provides you with a comprehensive auditing career path giving you a powerful platform to propel your career further: https://www.rssl.com/training-consultancy/auditing-career-path-training-programme/

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My Auditing Journey Ep3 - Sue Mann

For our third episode Peter is joined by Lead Auditor Tutor and Practitioner Sue Mann.

Sue has had a wide and varied career spanning many different companies and even continents. Starting as graduate pharmacist and swiftly progressing through to senior leadership roles in major pharma and consultancy, Sue has conducted countless audits in her career and openly shares her experiences in this expansive conversation.

Some of the topics covered include:

Sue's introduction to the world of auditing and how she learned on the job
Unique audit experiences of her work in the UNIDO Africa GMP development auditing programme, helping under-developed nations with their pharmaceutical quality
Experience as a solo female auditor both in the UK and travelling abroad

Want to join Sue in becoming a pharmaceutical auditor? From nurturing early-career talent, to fostering continuous professional development (CPD), RSSL provides you with a comprehensive auditing career path giving you a powerful platform to propel your career further: https://www.rssl.com/training-consultancy/auditing-career-path-training-programme/