Cristina Santos Dizon
About Cristina Santos Dizon
Cristina Santos Dizon is the Lead Validation Engineer at Alkermes, with extensive experience in quality assurance and validation within the pharmaceutical industry.
Title and Current Role
Cristina Santos Dizon currently serves as the Lead Validation Engineer at Alkermes. In this role, she applies her expertise to ensure the company's pharmaceutical products meet stringent regulatory standards. Her responsibilities include overseeing validation activities and ensuring compliance with FDA and EMA regulations.
Professional Experience at DPS Group Global
From 2017 to 2019, Cristina Santos Dizon worked at DPS Group Global as a Validation Engineer. During her tenure, she was involved in various validation projects, focusing on ensuring products met all necessary regulatory standards. This role allowed her to further hone her skills in validation processes within the pharmaceutical industry.
Career at Chanelle Pharma
Cristina Santos Dizon had an extensive career at Chanelle Pharma, where she served in various roles from 2002 to 2017. Initially, she worked as a Quality Assurance Specialist for six years, focusing on maintaining high quality standards. She then transitioned to the role of Senior Validation Engineer, a position she held for nine years in Galway, Ireland. Her work at Chanelle Pharma involved overseeing validation processes and ensuring compliance with Good Practice Quality Guidelines (GxP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
Early Career at LLOYD LABORATORIES INC.
From 1997 to 2002, Cristina Santos Dizon worked at LLOYD LABORATORIES INC. in the Philippines. She started as a Manufacturing Supervisor, overseeing the Penicillin, Cephalexin, and Rifampicin sections for two years. She then moved on to the role of PPIC & Customer Service Officer, where she spent three years managing production planning and customer service operations.
Educational Background
Cristina Santos Dizon holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Pharmacy from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, where she studied from 1992 to 1996. Her education provided a strong foundation in pharmaceutical sciences, which she has successfully applied throughout her career in various quality assurance and validation roles.
Specialization and Skills
Cristina Santos Dizon specializes in Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) and Change Control processes. Her skill set includes a comprehensive understanding of Good Practice Quality Guidelines (GxP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). She is also well-versed in meeting regulatory requirements set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).