Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Quality Leader with over 17 years of experience in Fragrances, Cosmetics, Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Pharma, working in regional and global roles within multinational organizations. My background combines hands-on operational quality leadership — across Quality Control, Quality Assurance, GMP, Quality Systems, Sensory and Operational Excellence — with solid experience supporting commercial and market-facing organizations, partnering closely with Commercial, Marketing and Regulatory teams. Throughout my career, I have worked at the intersection of operations and business, helping organizations connect manufacturing realities, regulatory requirements and customer expectations to enable sound, risk-based decisions and sustainable performance. I am used to operating in matrix environments, collaborating with Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, Regulatory and Commercial teams, and supporting senior stakeholders with practical, business-oriented quality insights. I am especially motivated by people leadership — building strong teams, developing talent and reinforcing a quality culture that supports both compliance and business growth.
Regional ownership of customer-related quality across the Americas, acting as a quality partner to commercial leadership, key accounts, Regulatory affairs and manufacturing sites aligning global quality expectations, regional operations, regulatory requirements and business priorities.
Led Quality Control laboratory and Sensory team, with full accountability for GMP compliance, release decisions, investigations and operational quality performance, partnering closely with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Commercial and Creative & Inovation areas.
Coordinated Quality Assurance / Quality System activities for the Local Operating Company, supporting commercial, Distribution Center, marketing activities and regulatory compliance. Acted as quality partner for product launches, lifecycle management and Change Management, ensuring risks were understood and appropriately managed.
Responsible for Quality Assurance and QMS activities for manufacturing site, including 3rd party / contract manufacturing and supplier audits, ensuring compliance with Global Quality and GMP Policies, Brazilian regulatory requirements and extended supply chain quality expectations.
In charge of QC laboratories (microbiology, physico-chemical and packaging testing) and acted as quality partner to Manufacturing, R&D and Process Engineering during routine operations, investigations and industrialization activities.