Griet Velghe

Senior Quality Executive (GxP) & Consultant | Enabling Clinical Development & Innovation | Industrial Pharmacist & Qualified Person | 25+ Years in Biotech, Pharma & CROs

Antwerp Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • Galapagos (10 yrs 3 mos)
    • Senior Director Quality in innovative Biotech R&D
      Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

      Senior Quality & Compliance Leader accountable for defining and executing the end-to-end R&D Quality Strategy across multiple clinical development programs in Oncology (ATMP) and Immunology.

    • Head of Quality Management, R&D Director
      Apr 2019 - Jul 2024 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      Led R&D Quality across clinical programs, ensuring compliance with GCP, cGLP, GVP and GMP. Defined quality governance models, KPIs and management review processes. Oversaw QMS design, implementation, ad continuous improvement, including eQMS rollout. Partnered closely with ClinOps, RA, PV, CMC and Data Science. Managed and coached the R&D Q team.

    • Quality Lead R&D Associate Director
      May 2016 - Apr 2019 · 3 yrs

      Designed and executed risk-based quality monitoring strategies for clinical trials. Provided Quality Oversight across CROs and vendors. Supported inspection readiness and regulatory interactions.

  • QP / Head of Pharmacy CPU Antwerpent at SGS LSS
    Jul 2011 - Apr 2016 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Management of IMP in the framework of phase I clinical trials ; People management ; Qualified Person ; GMP activities

  • Local Quality Assurance Manager at SGS Life Science Services
    Jan 2004 - Sep 2011 · 7 yrs 9 mos

    Management of the Quality System : CAPA, Internal + external audits, Quality Documents management, System validation, Complaint Handling

  • Clinical Trial Quality Support Associate at Pfizer
    Jul 2001 - Dec 2003 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Quality Assurance Industrial Pharmacist at Terumo
    Jan 1997 - Jul 2001 · 4 yrs 7 mos