An NSF International Company Mr Rob Hughes
Consultant
Bsc (Hons) CChem MRSC, MCQI CQP
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Rob has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 30 years, initially working in tablet analysis and supplier assurance at Glaxo, where he underwent training as a “Qualified Person.”
Rob subsequently joined ICI (later Zeneca) as Quality Assurance Officer responsible for tablet manufacturing at Macclesfield. Following this, he had responsibility for the quality assurance of liquids and creams and management of the product release office. After leading a project to prepare for the first FDA inspection of API manufacture at Macclesfield, he was seconded to the Bristol API plant as Quality Assurance Manager.
Rob then moved to Central Operations QA initially with responsibilities for the development of QA systems for the international supply chain and the management of post approval dossiers, and subsequently the development and implementation of the international QA strategy and supporting systems. During the merger with Astra, Rob was responsible for devising the structure of QA in Operations and Development. Post merger he assumed responsibility for the development of the corporate QMS and the strategy for Process Analytical Technology.
After transferring to R&D as Head of QA for drug substance and drug product development he assumed leadership of the continuous improvement team responsible for improving R&D performance from pre-clinical to the end of phase II. During this period, he worked with fellow colleagues in the industry to produce a lifecycle guide to change management under the ISPE PQLI initiative.
Post AstraZeneca, Rob has supported organisations in systems development and implementation, mentoring, staff development, training and process mapping.
Rob holds a Degree in Applied Chemistry and is accredited with the Royal Society of Chemistry as a Qualified Person under the permanent EU arrangements.
