Michael Kraft

Lead Supplier Quality Management

Basel, Basel, Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Bayer (11 yrs 6 mos)
    • Lead Supplier Quality Management
      Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Head Audit Program Management EMEA
      Mar 2020 - Jan 2025 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    • Head of Audit Management API - Corporate Quality
      Nov 2018 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Bayer Consumer Care AG (20 yrs 1 mo)
    • Quality Manager Contract Manufacturing
      Jan 2012 - Jan 2025 · 13 yrs 1 mo

      - Managing of globally located contract manufacturer. - QA-Support to technical changes, e.g. new API supplier in alignment with affiliates and HQ-functions, e.g. procurement, product supply and regulatory affairs. - GMP survaillance and assessment audits - Supplier evaluation - Set up and maintenance of Quality Agreements - PQR/APR`s - QA-Support to launches and development projects - Operational Excellence Projects

    • Technical Supplier Manager
      2009 - Sep 2012 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      -Project manager for manufacturing site transfers of single and multi registered OTC products as well as nutritional and cosmetic formulations to internal sites & contract manufacturers. - Leading cross functional project teams for technical changes on OTC products, e.g. API supplier change, change of excepients, process changes & reformulations - Evaluation of new sourcing opportunities - Contribution in regulatory compliance initiatives - GMP Audits - Provide technical support to pharmaceutical manufacturing processes

    • International Laboratory Coordination
      2005 - 2009 · 4 yrs

      Support of 12 sites world wide -Manage the implementation of Laboratory Infomation Management Systems (LIMS) incl Training, Installation, Validation and go live. -Laboratory Planning and Design -Instrument selection -IT-infrastructure -Robotic Systems -Know-how-Transfer and synergies between laboratories of regional sites -QA-expertise in due diligence projects -Lead and provide best practice guidance for QA/QC projects, e.g. transfers

  • China - Site Quality Management at Bayer HealthCare
    Mar 2013 - Jun 2013 · 4 mos

    Short Term Assignment

  • IT Projects, Data Acquisition Systems at Bayer Healthcare
    2002 - 2005 · 3 yrs

    - Implementation of networked data aquisition systems in quality control laboratories incl. installation, training and validation. - Interfacing of analytical equipment to ERP systems - Implementation of online dissolution systems with UV or HPLC - Validation of IT systems - Various automation projects in QC areas - Audits of IT vendors