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Almut Malone-Freelance Project and Supply Manager

Almut Malone
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Ranschbach, Germany

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Experience

May 2024 - Present
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Freelance Clinical IMP and Supply Manager (CAR-T cells)

Biotech

Position summary
Freelance Clinical IMP and Supply Manager (CAR-T cells) at Biotech
Industries
Biotechnology
Business areas
Operations
Quality Assurance
Supply Chain Management

Task list (excerpt):

  • First point of contact for IMP questions of clinical site staff on behalf of the sponsor
  • Contribution to apheresis site audits and establishing leukapheresis documents for clinical trials
  • Oversight of IMP and comparator life cycle from receipt to destruction, including manufacturing, release, packaging, labelling, distribution, and IxRS set-up
  • Consultation on implementing IMP-related processes for the clinical supply chain
  • Development and surveillance of manuals and working procedures for IMP management
  • Authoring instructions for manufacturers, ordering of fresh/frozen IMP, thawing methods, administration at clinical sites, contribution to other IMP-related documents
  • Documentation and escalation of IMP deviations and issues to all stakeholders and ensuring completion of preventive and corrective actions
  • Coordination of activities for procedures associated with IMP quality with regards to practical feasibility at all involved parties together with subject matter experts, qualification, training and compliance checks of contract manufacturers in collaboration with QA
  • Alignment of processes for the use of products with parameters outside their specification
  • IMP-trainings of internal and external team members including onboarding
  • Responsible for naming conventions and adequate filing of all IMP-related documents in TMF and ISFs
  • Continuous improvement by establishing communication plans and other supporting documents for lymphoma studies, including paediatric trials
  • Review of all SOPs and other IMP handling documents
  • Hosting Teams meetings and attending relevant other meetings of sponsor and service providers

Industry experience

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Experienced in Biotechnology.

Biotechnology
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Business area experience

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Experienced in Operations, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain Management.

Operations
Quality Assurance
Supply Chain Management
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Summary

Key competences

  • Fluency in English and German oral and written includes medical language specific to clinical research and good understanding of cultural differences due to extensive working and travel experience; world trip in 2008
  • Highly self-organized, client- and solution-oriented; able to motivate and manage team
  • Stringent with quality, budget and timelines; focused on patient safety
  • Experience with assignments by large (i. e. Bayer, GSK, Novartis) as well as very small pharmaceutical and biotech companies and CROs
  • Trained new staff of small CRO with no experience while meeting required timelines Short profile
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine; Abundance of Experience with Monitoring since 1991, Freelance CRA since 1996, Sourcing of IMP and Supply Management since 2001, Clinical Study and Project Management since 2006, Temperature-controlled IMP Logistics since 2008, Designated Applicant in Germany since 2016.
  • Submissions of cancer, immunology, pediatric and rare disease studies to health authorities and Ethics Committees in Germany, feasibility, investigator search and site set-up, vendor evaluation and selection, budget negotiation, forecast and control, CRO, CMO and IRT vendor oversight, optimization with significant cost savings, leading TCs with virtual teams across continents, project plan and implementation, co-monitoring, audit preparation and attendance with high quality awareness in all areas and interfaces of clinical trials.
  • Fluent in English (father tongue) and German (mother tongue) with track record of translations for clinical trial documents. Summary of Indication Experience
  • Cancer (breast, renal, colorectal, solid tumors, melanoma, prostate, bone, AML)
  • Immunological (sepsis, MS, autoimmune diseases, vaccines)
  • Rare diseases (MPS II, A1P1 deficiency, Fabry, Myasthenia gravis, CIDP)
  • Pediatric diseases (hemophilia, growth hormone deficiency, venous thromboembolism)
  • Cardiovascular (all indications, including stents and cryotherapy, chronic heart failure)
  • Lung diseases (pneumonia, asthma, COPD)
  • Brain (epilepsy, subarachnoid aneurysmal bleeding)
  • Many other (insomnia, endocrine, medical devices)

Languages

German
Native
English
Native

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Experience

Total positions 1
Experience in Biotechnology 2.5 y
Avg length 2 y 3 m
Longest experience 2 y 3 m

Expertise

Recent roles Freelance Clinical IMP and Supply Manager (CAR-T cells)
Main industries Biotechnology
Main business areas Operations, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Management

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Almut is based in Ranschbach, Germany.

Almut speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Native).

Almut has at least 2 years of experience. During this time, Almut has worked in at least 1 role and for 1 company. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 3 months. Note that Almut may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Almut would be well-suited for roles such as: Freelance Clinical IMP and Supply Manager (CAR-T cells).

Almut's most recent position is Freelance Clinical IMP and Supply Manager (CAR-T cells) at Biotech.

In recent years, Almut has worked for Biotech.

Almut is most experienced in industries like Biotechnology.

Almut is most experienced in business areas like Operations, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain Management.

The availability of Almut needs to be confirmed.

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