Marco Scholl

Dr. rer. nat. | QC/QA | Product manager QC

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

About

- PhD in chemistry with the focus on analytical chemistry - Experience in the pharmaceutical industry working in the departments quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) (in GMP regulated environment) - Experience in analytical laboratories of different sectors such as industry (Celanese & pharmaceutical companies), a government agency (Federal Criminal Police Office) and research institutes (e.g. Max Planck Institute for Chemistry) - Experience in the aseptic filling process of pharmaceuticals - Experience in leading projects in the quality control department and in research (trace analysis) - Expert in the development and validation of analytical methods - Managed an analytical laboratory - Former head of the sustainability group at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Experience

  • Product manager QC (Analytical expert) at Sanofi
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    - Part of the Quality QC Analytical expertise and transfer team - Project lead for QC topics for production at external site (QC strategy, quality agreements, sampling strategy, sampling justification protocol, shipment, stability studies etc.)

  • Senior Scientist at CSL
    Jan 2025 - May 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Senior Scientist at CSL Behring in the group „Quality Control Analytical Technology“ responsible for method transfers, development, verifications and validations. Tasks: - Project Lead for the transfer of all analytical methods for product release testing of two products to an external testing laboratory in an Asian country --> Project management --> Troubleshooting --> Cooperation between lab personal in Marburg and analysts from external company --> Successful transfer of one product with 25 methods within only 4 months --> On-site suppport (inter-cultural exchange) - Subject matter expert of different analytical methods (chromatography methods, density determination, conductivity determination) - Expert for analytical methods in deviations and change controls - Support of submission of new analytical method and specification setting (response to health authority questions and requests) - Preparing and representing method validations/verifications in inspections and audits - Part of project team for pipetting robot - Review of method validations

  • agap2 (Francoforte sul Meno)
    • Specialist (Project position as "QA Manager" at Sanofi)
      Sep 2024 - Dec 2024 · 4 mos

      Task as "QA manager" at Sanofi in Frankfurt in the group „quality“ of the production unit fill & finish (since 01.09.2024): - Theoretical and practical trainings: GMP, aseptic processes, work in clean room environment, processes of filling line, contamination control strategy (CCS) - Member of the extended leadership team - Updating of revalidation plans for aseptic process simulation (sterile media fill) according to regulations of annex 1 of EU GMP guideline - Supervision of aseptic process simulation (media fill) - Revalidation report - Updating of master batch manufacturing record (MBMR) - Revision of requalification report of devices - Working on deviations (action team meeting, immediate action, root cause analysis, CAPAs, support of batch assessment) - Risk assessments - Writing of plan for flow visualisation in isolator and observation of the flow visualisation (smoke study) - Preparation of inspections - Updating site validation master plan

    • Specialist (Project position as "Scientist" in quality control at CSL Behring)
      Jan 2024 - Aug 2024 · 8 mos

      Task in inter-project phase at agap2 (01.08.2024-31.08.2024): - Presentation of the former project - Continuous further education (quality assurance, CAPA, aseptic production, media fills, new regulations of annex 1 of the EU GMP guidelines) - Internal projects (improvement of the onboarding process, structuring of new sharepoint and knowledge database) Task as "Scientist" at CSL Behring in Marburg in the group Quality Control Analytical Technology (13.02.2023 - 31.07.2024): - Project lead of the implementation and validation of a size exclusion HPLC (SE-HPLC) method for the quantification of impurities in a drug (protein) using a fluorescence detector (FLD) - Lead of additional studies as support for the specification setting for the new method - Training of colleagues - Troubleshooting and root cause analysis for HPLC methods - Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the transfer of an SEC method to other sites (globally) - Support as SME and temporary management of the method transfer of two RP-HPLC methods - Project management of the outsourcing of a Ph. Eur. method to an external test laboratory (titration after enzymatic degradation) - Support of different issues in a GMP-certified analytical laboratory - Review of method validations

    • Junior specialist (project position as "Scientist" in QC group at CSL Behring)
      Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr

      Task as "Scientist" at CSL Behring in Marburg in the group Quality Control Analytical Technology (since 13.02.2023): - Method development and validation of a size exclusion HPLC (SEC) method for the quantification of impurities in protein samples using a fluorescence detector (FLD) - Support of method transfer to other sites as subject matter expert (different RP-HPLC methods) - Troubleshooting on HPLC methods (root cause analysis) - Project lead for implementing new method (titration after enzyme degradation) for substitution of an existing method (discussion and decision about outsourcing of the method) - Various other projects in a GMP-certified analytical laboratory (electroimmunodiffusion according to Laurell) Tasks during onboarding at agap2 (16.01.-12.02.2023): - Internal workshops and training courses - Continuous independent further education (quality management and assurance, GxP, CAPA) - Support in the process of recruiting (active sourcing to identify professionals on social media platforms, selection of candidates) - Internal projects

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie (5 yrs 6 mos)
    • Postdoctoral Research Scientist
      Mar 2022 - Jan 2023 · 11 mos

      - Management of the analytical laboratory and supervision of students - Derivatization of quinones for analysis by GC-MS - Finalizing projects started during the phD

    • PHD Student
      Aug 2017 - Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      - Management of the analytical laboratory including topics such as occupational and environmental safety, ordering of equipment, the creation of operating instructions and standard operating procedures (SOPs) - Supervision of students - Sample preparation (extraction, purification) and analysis using GC-MS - Investigation of toxicity using various assays - Supervision of Bachelor thesis analyzing quinones and hydroxylated PAHs using GC-MS and LC-MS

  • Celanese (Frankfurt am Main und Umgebung, Deutschland)
    • Working Student
      Jul 2017 - Jul 2017 · 1 mo

      At One.Analytics: Continuation of the topic of the master thesis

    • Research Internship (for the master thesis)
      Feb 2017 - Jun 2017 · 5 mos

      At One.Analytics: Project title: "Development and Validation of a Headspace Gas Chromatography Method for the Determination of Residual Monomers in Polyoxymethylene"

    • Working Student
      Sep 2016 - Jan 2017 · 5 mos

      At One.Analytics: - Validation of a new test method - Implementation of a new chromatography software (Chromeleon) - Updating of SOPs and operating instructions