Fiona Horrigan
About Fiona Horrigan
Fiona Horrigan is the Associate Director of Business Process Excellence at Alkermes, with over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries.
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Fiona Horrigan is the Associate Director, Business Process Excellence - External Operations Management Systems at Alkermes in Athlone, Co Westmeath, Ireland.
Current Role at Alkermes
Fiona Horrigan currently serves as the Associate Director of Business Process Excellence - External Operations Management Systems at Alkermes. In this role, she focuses on developing and embedding robust product and business measures within the day-to-day operations of the External Operations organization in Athlone, Co Westmeath, Ireland.
Previous Positions at Alkermes
Before her current role, Fiona Horrigan held several positions at Alkermes. She was the Senior Engineer, GXP Process Excellence - External Operations Management Systems for 5 months in 2019. From 2016 to 2018, she worked as a Senior Engineer - Technical Operations. Prior to that, she spent 17 years as a Senior Validation Engineer from 1999 to 2016.
Career at Intel Corporation
Fiona Horrigan began her career at Intel Corporation. She served as a Senior Process Improvement Engineer from 1995 to 1999 in County Kildare, Ireland. Before that, she worked as a Yield Engineer from 1993 to 1995, also in County Kildare. Her initial role at Intel was as a Yield Engineer in Santa Clara, CA, from 1992 to 1993.
Education and Professional Development
Fiona Horrigan has an extensive educational background. She holds a Professional Diploma in Strategy and Innovation (MBS pathway) from Irish Management Institute (2021) and a Professional Diploma in Leadership (MBS pathway) from the same institute (2019-2020). She achieved a Master Black Belt in Statistics from the International Quality Federation (IQF USA) in 2014. She also holds a Graduate Diploma in Electronics Engineering from the University of Limerick (1991-1992) and a BSc in Experimental Physics & Chemistry from Maynooth University (1987-1991).
Industry Experience
With over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries, Fiona Horrigan specializes in Process Engineering, Validation, and External Operations roles. Her expertise includes process control, continuous improvement, statistics, root cause analysis, and risk management. She has led several globally strategic initiatives at Alkermes, such as Statistical Process Excellence, Quality Risk Management, and Technology Transfer.
Personal Interests
Outside of her professional career, Fiona Horrigan enjoys participating in equestrian activities such as show jumping, dressage, and cross-country at a hobby level. She has recently taken up athletics and regularly participates in 10km distance road race events. She believes in setting new challenges for herself, both in her career and personal life.