My Auditing Journey Ep8 - Sam Huff

07/25/24 • 58 min

Conversations on the Pharmaceutical Industry

For our latest My Auditing Journey episode, our host Peter Deegan chats with RSSL Lead Auditor course alumni Sam Huff.

Despite the fact Sam is early in his career, he has already accumulated an impressive amount of experience - and not all of it has been straightforward! Peter and Sam dive in to some of the tricky situations that Sam has found himself in and how these experiences have made him a better auditor.

We also hear about how the Lead Auditor course has shaped his career and what he has learned beyond the classroom, including:

Why being mentally sharp is crucial when conducting an audit
The importance of understanding and recalling standards
How to strike the right tone in an audit and why it matters

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Want to follow in Sam's footsteps and become 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 our latest My Auditing Journey episode, our host Peter Deegan chats with RSSL Lead Auditor course alumni Sam Huff.

We also hear about how the Lead Auditor course has shaped his career and what he has learned beyond the classroom, including:

Why being mentally sharp is crucial when conducting an audit
The importance of understanding and recalling standards
How to strike the right tone in an audit and why it matters

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Previous Episode

My Auditing Journey Ep7 - Marc Helouin

This week we are joined by Wheeler Bio's Chief Quality and Regulatory Officer Marc Helouin!

To say Marc has had a varied career would be an understatement. A trained Pharmaceutical Auditor with 25 years of Biopharma experience under his belt including Corporate Head of Audit (R&D) for AstraZeneca and leadership roles at other major pharma companies, Marc has been involved with domains ranging from quality assurance, corporate audit, supply chain assurance, commercial compliance and more.

Coupled with his degree in chemistry, Marc also holds a law degree and is a member of the bar for the state and federal courts of Ohio, as well as being a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. As if this isn't enough, Marc is also a graduate of the US Navy's Nuclear Power School, subsequently rising to the rank of lieutenant commander.

With a CV as long as your arm Peter and Marc found plenty of fertile ground to cover on Marc's experience of auditing, not only on both sides of the table but both sides of the Atlantic. Marc shares how his background in law helped his auditing, how crucial frameworks can be when investigating GMP environments, how being proactive auditee can work to your benefit and just how difficult it can be navigating an audit where English isn't necessarily the first language.

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Want to follow in Marc's footsteps and become 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/

Next Episode

My Auditing Journey Ep9 - Tracy Sienko

As pharmaceutical supply chains diversify auditors are regularly faced with new and unconventional challenges. How would you approach auditing a rural snake farm providing key materials that will potentially save patient lives?

With 25 years of pharmaceutical experience across all stages of development and manufacturing, Tracy Sienko has faced every kind of challenge giving her the opportunity to think deeply about her role and how well she can perform it.

On our latest episode she and Peter discuss the important foundation formal auditing training provides, how consistency across audits boosts auditee confidence and how to handle suppliers who may not be as cooperative as others.

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If you enjoyed this episode and wanted to follow in Tracy's footsteps please check out our Auditing Career Path Programme. 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/