Maria Pozo
About Maria Pozo
Maria Pozo is a Quality Control Technical Services Specialist at Bristol Myers Squibb in Dublin, Ireland, with extensive experience in analytical chemistry and laboratory information management systems.
Company
Maria Pozo is currently working at Bristol Myers Squibb. She serves as a Quality Control Technical Services Specialist at their Dublin, Ireland location. Previously, she had been employed at Forest Laboratories, now known as Allergan, and Schlotter Limited Ireland in various capacities.
Title
Maria holds the position of Quality Control Technical Services Specialist, a role in which she applies her extensive expertise in laboratory information management systems (LIMS), quality assurance, and analytical chemistry.
Education and Expertise
Maria Pozo completed an MSc in Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance from Dublin Institute of Technology, which she attended from 2006 to 2009. She also holds an Honours Degree in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Valladolid in Spain, earned between 1995 and 2000. Her expertise includes building and updating e-methods, CIMS Templates, and Empower methods, as well as developing Test Methods and Plans for Environmental Monitoring Testing using MODA.
Background
Maria's career began at Schlotter Limited Ireland, where she worked as an Analytical Chemist from 2004 to 2006. She then joined Bristol Myers Squibb in Dublin as an Analytical Chemist for a year. She subsequently moved to Forest Laboratories in County Dublin, serving first as an Analytical Chemist, then as a SmartLab Velquest and LIMS Administrator until 2017.
Achievements
Maria has been responsible for significant contributions in her roles, such as organizing the registration of new instruments and updating relocated instruments in LES during the setup of new laboratories. She also acts as a trainer for LES and Empower software applications, and is tasked with writing and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and forms as part of her DCA duties.