Rocío M.
About Rocío M.
Rocío M. is the Senior Manager GMP Quality Europe at BeiGene in Basel, Switzerland, with over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, specializing in quality assurance and GMP compliance.
Current Title and Role
Rocío M. is currently serving as the Senior Manager GMP Quality Europe at BeiGene in Basel, Switzerland. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliance across European operations, reflecting her deep expertise in quality assurance.
Previous Roles at Bayer Consumer Care AG
Before joining BeiGene, Rocío M. held several key positions at Bayer Consumer Care AG. She was the Global Quality Manager External Manufacturing for 8 months in 2021, focusing on overseeing quality processes with third-party manufacturers. From 2014 to 2021, she served as the Global Quality Manager for API and Strategic Raw Materials, managing the quality of active pharmaceutical ingredients and raw materials crucial for manufacturing operations.
Quality Assurance Roles at Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Rocío has an extensive background in quality assurance owing to her tenure at Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Her roles included working on process and cleaning validation, managing deviations, and overseeing the Release Office from 2003 to 2014 in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. These roles involved ensuring regulatory compliance and supervising final product quality checks.
Early Career and Education
Rocío began her career as a Production GMP Technician at Bayer Pharmaceuticals, gaining pivotal hands-on experience. She also worked as a Marketing Assistant Manager at Drug farma and contributed to inorganic chemistry research as a researcher at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Rocío holds an MSc in Pharmacy with a specialization in Industrial and Galenic Pharmacy from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, completed from 1996 to 2001.
Experience in Deviation Management
Rocío M. has specialized experience in deviation management, crucial for maintaining quality standards in pharmaceutical manufacturing. During her tenure at Bayer Pharmaceuticals from 2006 to 2010, she ensured that any deviations from standard operating procedures were properly investigated and rectified to comply with regulatory standards.