Valentina Biz Da Riva

R&D Project manager and Technical leader for Renal Solutions and Container chez Baxter International

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

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Experience

  • Baxter International Inc. (Full-time · 11 yrs 3 mos)
    • Project manager - Renal HD Solutions and Containers
      Nov 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 8 mos

      - Spearhead product design changes, worldwide registrations, and launch activities for dialysis treatment and intensive care solutions. - Provide technical assessments for product modifications related to design, labeling, raw materials, manufacturing support, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, and new registrations in collaboration with senior scientists. - Coordinate and ensure follow-up on technical activities with key stakeholders, aligning with project commitments, quality procedures, and business needs. - Deliver timely technical support in response to authority inquiries, including FDA, TUV, and MOH audits. - Utilize project management methodologies such as Agile and Six Sigma to enhance project delivery and foster collaboration among team members.

    • Regulatory compliance officer
      Apr 2015 - Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      - Led compendial awareness initiatives and follow-up for global operations at Baxter. - Ensured product, process, and method compliance with compendial regulations, including Ph.Eur, USP, JP, and ChP. - Collaborated closely with the European Pharmacopoeia, managing proactive interactions through the Belgian Pharmacopoeia and EDQM groups. - Evaluated the impact of proposed changes by testing new methods and assessing changes to criteria for equipment monographs.

  • Master Thesis Student at Hospital of Feltre, Molecular Biology Dept.
    Jun 2012 - Sep 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Master Thesis « MODIFICATION OF METABOLIC AND MOLECULAR PATHWAYS K-RAS/B-RAF AND PI3K/PTEN IN RELATION TO THE MUTATIONAL STATUS OF EGFR AND HER2 EXPRESSION IN BREAST CANCER » Tools: CISH, FISH, PCR, PCR-RT

  • Trainee Pharmacist at Pharmacy Sartori
    May 2011 - May 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Traineeship required to become a professional pharmacist.

  • Student Trainee at University of Padova
    2008 - 2011 · 3 yrs

    Traineeship in Analytical Chemistry and Galenic Preparations laboratories. Tools: IR, UV-Vis, NMR, HPLC, TLC