Mark Ellison

Quality Head at Viralgen

Spain

About

I am a senior pharmaceutical quality professional with nearly 30 years of experience spanning industry and regulatory roles. I have led major quality and compliance functions in global organizations and have a strong record of driving continuous improvement, inspection readiness, and regulatory compliance across diverse manufacturing environments. At the MHRA, I served as a GMDP Senior Inspector and Operations Manager, conducting and overseeing inspections worldwide on behalf of the MHRA, EMA, WHO, and PIC/S. My regulatory experience underpins my deep understanding of global GMDP standards and inspection practices. In the industry, I have held senior leadership roles with Abbott, GSK, and Thermo Fisher Scientific, directing large multidisciplinary teams responsible for quality control, compliance, and batch certification. I combine strategic leadership with hands-on technical expertise in both sterile and non-sterile manufacturing, ATMPs, and quality systems management.

Experience

  • Quality Head at Viralgen
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • Site Quality Director at Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Aug 2021 - Oct 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • GSK (Full-time · 6 yrs 10 mos)
    • OnePharma Quality Director
      Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr

    • Quality Standards Director
      Nov 2019 - Jul 2020 · 9 mos

    • Head of Quality Systems
      Jan 2016 - Nov 2019 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • MHRA (London, United Kingdom)
    • Operations Manager, GMDP
      Jun 2011 - Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      GMP Operations Manager

    • GMDP Inspector
      Jul 2009 - Jun 2011 · 2 yrs

  • Value Stream Manager at Aesica Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Queenborough, Kent, U.K.
    Sep 2007 - Jul 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos