Mark van Eck

QA Manager, Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Netherlands

Bussum, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Professional Quality Control Manager with more than 30 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry and 20 years experience in staff management. Driven by continuous improvement using LEAN Lab principles, efficient, result oriented with an eye for the health and well-being of employees. Apply all experiences in different aspects of the pharmaceutical industry to solve all kinds of company challenges and ultimately provide patients with excellent products which will improve the quality of their lives.

Experience

  • Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Netherlands (Full-time · 2 yrs 5 mos)
    • QA Manager
      Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    • Head of Biologics and developmental Drugs
      Feb 2024 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Prothya Biosolutions (Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland)
    • Quality Business Improvement Lead
      Jan 2023 - Jul 2023 · 7 mos

    • Manager Quality Control Operations
      Jul 2021 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Sanquin (11 yrs 9 mos)
    • QC Manager Operations
      Sep 2017 - Jul 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    • Department Head QC Chemie
      Nov 2009 - Aug 2017 · 7 yrs 10 mos

      Activity -Lead a staff of 26 technical personnel in development, validation, performing and reporting of analytical and biochemical release testing of finished products, intermediate products and stability samples according CFR, EudraLex, ICH and WHO Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Finished Pharmaceuticals. -Quality Control Expert during GMP Supplier Audits Responsible for -All validated analytical and biochemistry assays performs according US Pharmacopeia and/or European Pharmacopeia -On time reporting of analytical and biochemical release testing -Innovation, validation and efficient use of analytical equipment and assays. -Continuous Enchantment of Quality Performance of assays, equipment and personnel. -Maintain proper documentation and records according Good Documentation Practices Projects - Reduce lead-times for all analytical and biochemistry assays. -Coordinated and supervised multidisciplinary project team to relocate all QC laboratories and successfully prepared FDA submission -Introduce working stations in QC analytical and biochemical laboratory according LEAN principles. -Reorganization of multidisciplinary tasks within the QC-department.

  • Internal Coordinator QC at Crucell
    Dec 2007 - Oct 2009 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Supervision of QC-group for internal testing -QC team leader (4 FTE) Product Specific Assays -Planning resources QC -Coordination between Production and QC activities -QC representative in project management teams, Technical and Assay Transfer teams -QC Subject Matter Expert for HVAC and Water Systems

  • Head Analyst Pharmacy & Toxicology at Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis
    Jan 2002 - Nov 2007 · 5 yrs 11 mos

    -Daily supervision of Group Pharmacy (4 FTE) -Coordination activities of group Pharmacy -Communication and coordination of activities for extern customers -Implementation of new equipment (CCKL, GMP-z) -Analytical advising of hospital pharmacist -Method development, validation (ICH) and implementation of pharmaceutical (HPLC, GC, IR and UV) and bio analysis of medicines.