Nora Marin
About Nora Marin
Nora Marin is the Associate Director of Quality Assurance at Alkermes in Columbus, Ohio, with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
Title and Current Position
Nora Marin currently serves as the Associate Director of Quality Assurance at Alkermes in the Columbus, Ohio Area. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing quality-related processes and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturing industry.
Professional Experience in Quality Assurance
Nora Marin has accrued extensive experience in the field of quality assurance. She worked at Alkermes as Quality Assurance Manager from 2015 to 2017 before transitioning to her current role. Her experience also includes serving as Senior Manager QA at Amgen from 2012 to 2014 and as Senior Manager Quality Assurance and Site Process Owner from 1999 to 2012. Earlier in her career, she was QA Supervisor at Janssen, Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson from 1997 to 1999, and Technical Information Specialist at Roche from 1994 to 1997.
Educational Background
Nora Marin has a robust educational background in microbiology and immunology. She earned a Master of Science (MS) in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Michigan. Additionally, she holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) with a major in Microbiology and a minor in Chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico-Humacao.
Skills and Expertise in Quality Systems
Nora Marin possesses a broad understanding of various quality systems within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Her expertise includes non-conformance investigations, Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) audits, and change control. She also has knowledge of annual product reviews, regulatory inspections, quality agreements, batch records, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), complaints, specifications, and validations.
Leadership and Team Development
Nora Marin demonstrates strong leadership and team development skills, focusing on advancing new initiatives and creating strategic alliances with customers. She is passionate about transforming operations to run more efficiently and facilitating site strategies to strengthen and streamline processes. She finds mentoring new staff while achieving established goals to be one of the most rewarding aspects of her job.