Good Manufacturing Practice Experts in Frankfurt
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Florian R.
Last position:
Global Programme Lead, Ecosystem Separation at Merck Group
Electronics – Surface Solutions | Carve-out of IT, data and system landscape*
Separation of a full business division's IT, data and system landscape following divestment; centrally governed investment envelope in the three-digit m€ range
Laboratory notebook and laboratory analytics platform stream: Palantir Foundry, Snowflake, Signals Notebook, Power BI and connected laboratory instrumentation; site transition completed without interruption to laboratory operations
Decision authority and escalation point for business, IT infrastructure, IT security and vendors; separation executed across globally distributed users and systems, handed over on schedule
Kurt H.
Last position:
Interim Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead at Boehringer Ingelheim (via Fusion Consulting)
- Senior agile practitioner in a complex, regulated pharmaceutical environment — facilitating Scrum ceremonies across three international teams (~40 people) while supporting delivery governance and agile coaching.
- Time-limited assignment to bridge the gap until the client could fill the role internally
- Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Review, Retrospective) across multiple international teams; kept sprints predictable and productive
- Coached teams and Product Owners in agile practices within a GxP-regulated environment, pragmatically balancing agile ways of working with QMS compliance requirements
- Tracked and visualized delivery metrics, managed dependencies, and produced status reports for senior stakeholders and Steering Committee
- Stepped up to project leadership of the internal CCMS product initiative: introduced structured processes and transparent tooling into a previously low-governance environment
- Actively contributed to the company-wide Agile Community of Practice, including authoring blog articles on agile topics
- Commended for analytical thinking, reliability under pressure, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
Achim K.
Last position:
Portfolio Manager, Consultant, Leadership Coach at Abbvie Deutschland GmbH &Co. KG
- Management and optimization of a portfolio of about 100 projects (launches, in-field solutions, data & analytics, digital solutions, digital products)
- Optimization of the existing project standard (playbook) and alignment with the European and global organization (USA)
- Coaching project managers on setup, planning, cooperation with business, GDPR, GxP, data security and launches
- Preparing projects for works council information and project closeout communication
- Optimization of resource management (tracking, allocation, prioritization)
- Taking over individual project leads (off-/transboarding, event management, checking whether WhatsApp is allowed on a business smartphone)
- Supporting the hiring of external project managers
- Optimization of meeting structure, project controlling (KPIs), change and demand management
- Optimization of risk, issue, dependency and quality management and support during internal audits (GxP)
- Optimization of the portfolio steering tool (Smartsheet) on national, European and global level
- Design and implementation of a Business Value Complexity Scoring
- Building a strategic PMO with a sister department and optimizing cross-functional teams
- Reporting, communication and escalation at management level
- Leadership coaching for several future leaders (short-time assignment)
- Development of the concepts "PPM as a Service" and "Internal Customer Approach"
- Development and review of a concept "AI Data Governance" including roles and processes
- Selection and onboarding of the successor
Adrien Junior M.
Last position:
Sample Manager Bioanalysis at Abbvie Deutschland
- Quality assurance and management of bioanalytical study data in LIMS and ELN systems
- Ensuring compliance with GLP and GCP in clinical studies
- Supporting project teams on quality and compliance issues
- Quality control and adherence to regulatory requirements
- Assessing data integrity, traceability, and study processes
- Close collaboration with QA, lab, and study teams in a pharmaceutical environment
- Qualification and validation of various equipment (e.g., air samplers, data loggers, freezers, refrigerators, incubators)
- Maintenance and calibration of various equipment (e.g., air samplers, data loggers, sensors)
- Deviation management
- Qualification and maintenance of monitoring systems (pressure, temperature, room temperature and humidity sensors) including alarm systems
- Executing qualification and validation activities: CC, CQ, IQ, OQ, PQ, RA, CR, CAPA, DQ
- Creating and reviewing URS, RTM, test plans, and qualification documentation
- Reviewing, maintaining, and tracking quality-related documentation
Isaac U.
Last position:
Global Head of Quality, Safety and Regulatory Affairs at RKW SE
Development and implementation of global quality, safety and regulatory affairs strategies.
Transformations in quality, safety, and regulatory affairs.
Lead RKW to deliver the quality promised to the customers and grow the business.
Lead RKW to successfully achieve the zero-safety incident journey.
Lead RKW to successfully achieve regulatory affairs compliance journey.
Envisioned, designed, and implemented a global quality, safety and regulatory affairs strategy for the RKW global business.
Successfully involved all 14 RKW sites in global quality and safety plan as lead site and/or roll out site.
Introduced safety, quality, master plan and safety A3 to all 14 RKW sites contributing to double digits €-Million EBITDA Y2024.
Included quality and safety into the company bonus system.
Led global workshops to build Root Cause Problem Solving capability across entire company (209 persons trained) and Job Safety Analysis capability (100 persons trained).
Introduced globally the top 3 quality defects/losses elimination using RCPS tool contributing to double digits €-Million EBITDA Y2024.
Regained confidence of top customers (Procter & Gamble, Essity, Ontex) via solid implementation of global quality strategy.
Reduced cost of claims by 35% (Y2024 vs Y2023).
Established a solid safety foundation and standards enabling continuous improvements in incident rate globally.
Shreya B.
Last position:
Technical Leader at SLK Software
- Participate in quality workshops for requirements gathering and fit/gap analysis
- Demonstrated different QMS modules/processes with focus on customer requirements
- Design and implementation of cloud based quality system reducing manual efforts for the client
- Collaboration with cross functional teams to define and document system requirements
- Understanding the existing business process flow and suggesting improvements over moving to new quality systems
- Managed the implementation of a data migration strategy from legacy system to cloud
- Providing solution walkthrough to the business users
- Involved in integration of quality system with different third party systems
- Preparing weekly status report and presenting the same to business users and project stakeholders
Philipp H.
Last position:
Director Pharmacovigilance, Global QPPV at Navitas Life Sciences
- Management of the global Pharmacovigilance (PV) department
- Manage post-authorization PV and safety in clinical trials (all phases)
- EU-QPPV, National Safety Officer (Stepwise Action Plan Officer), Medical Information Officer
- Management and reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions and Serious Adverse Events
- Maintain and develop PV system
- Medical project management (particularly multinational clinical trials)
- Medical review of documents and data for projects
- Support of preparing clinical research documents, e.g. study protocol, DSURs, PSURs, safety management plan, final report
- Internal and external medical trainings
- Active participation in business development for PV
Desalegne S.
Last position:
Medical Device Auditor (ISO 13485, ISO 9001) at DQS Medizinprodukte GmbH
- Conducting external audits in medical technology with a focus on GMP, MDR and QMS compliance
- Assessing CAPA actions, validation documents and regulatory study materials
- Training teams in audit readiness and quality awareness
Amara E.
Last position:
Qualification Engineer at Optima Pharma GmbH
- Qualification of filling lines
- Preparation of IQ, OQ, PQ documents and reports
- Execution of FAT and SAT
- Alarm lists: create and perform tests
- Preparation of GMP-compliant documentation (qualification plan, URS, risk analysis, IQ, OQ, PQ and qualification report)
Britta S.
Last position:
Project Leader
- Development of NLP (AI) products for public administration, meeting increased security requirements
- Administrative assistant with chatbot support for drafting emails and invitations
- Intelligent search for parliamentary inquiries with keywords, text highlighting, and linking to additional information
- Led a team to build prototypes to test product ideas in the NLP/AI area
- Company-wide contact for NLP (AI) products
- Established processes for in-house product development
- Created and conducted quality gates
- Supported an agile team as Scrum Master
- Built scalable structures according to SAFe (Scrum of Scrums, Problem Solving Workshop, Single Source of Truth)
- Formed and shaped the team (Kick-off, Pulse Checks, Retrospectives)
- Moderated SoS, Kick-offs, regular meetings, and PL/SM workshops
- Supported and coached an inexperienced Product Owner
Ian M.
Last position:
Full-stack Developer at Dataport AöR
- Full-stack development for new and further development of the Dataport Online Service Infrastructure platform service “Postfach” (electronic mailbox), which ensures the secure sending of notifications and correspondence related to initiated administrative services to connected mailboxes
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Statistics of experts using Good Manufacturing Practice
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years (Germany: 23 years)
Position duration
2 years (Germany: 3.2 years)
Positions per freelancer
12 (Germany: 13)
Top business areas
Quality Assurance, Product Development, Project Management
Top industries
Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Information Technology
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Information Technology, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
91% (Germany: 92%)
Master's degree or higher
55% (Germany: 58%)
Doctorate
9% (Germany: 18%)
Certifications per freelancer
3 (Germany: 4)
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 99%)
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Frankfurt using Good Manufacturing Practice
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The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Good Manufacturing Practice experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Pharmaceutical (82%)
- Healthcare (64%)
- Information Technology (55%)
- Manufacturing (45%)
- Chemical (36%)
- Professional Services (36%)
- Biotechnology (27%)
- Education (27%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
GMP fundamentals
Good Manufacturing Practice, commonly called GMP, is the framework for controlling how regulated products are made, tested, stored and released. It covers people, facilities, equipment, materials, documentation and quality decisions. In pharmaceutical and biotechnology settings, current Good Manufacturing Practice is often shortened to cGMP.
Quality systems
GMP specialists design and improve quality systems that make production consistent and traceable. Their work can include standard operating procedures, deviation handling, change control, corrective and preventive actions, complaint processes and batch record review. The goal is reliable evidence that each process works as intended.
Validation and data
A strong GMP programme connects process validation with sound data governance. Specialists may prepare or review user requirements, risk assessments, qualification protocols, validation reports and cleaning studies. They also assess electronic records, audit trails and laboratory workflows so that data remains complete, attributable and available for review.
Where it applies
GMP expertise is relevant wherever product quality and patient or consumer safety depend on controlled manufacturing:
- Pharmaceutical and biotechnology production
- Sterile processing and aseptic filling
- Medical device and combination product operations
- Contract manufacturing and analytical laboratories
- Food, cosmetics and other regulated production environments
In Frankfurt and the surrounding Rhine-Main region, companies may need support across laboratories, manufacturing sites, quality units and supply partners. Remote document work can complement on-site process observation and training.
When companies engage specialists
Companies bring in freelance GMP professionals during new facility start-up, product transfer, remediation or inspection preparation. They also help when internal teams face a backlog of deviations, weak documentation, recurring audit findings or a need to qualify equipment and computerized systems.
- Build or remediate a pharmaceutical quality system
- Prepare for regulatory inspections or supplier audits
- Transfer a process between sites or partners
- Review batch records, SOPs and validation evidence
The right specialist can provide focused capacity without taking ownership away from the accountable quality organization.
What strong professionals bring
Strong GMP professionals understand both the written requirements and the realities of production. They connect risk management, validation, laboratory controls, training and quality operations instead of treating documentation as a separate exercise. Look for clear reasoning, careful records, practical communication and experience with the relevant dosage form, process or regulatory environment.
For Frankfurt-based work, clarify expectations for site presence, German and English documentation, working with local teams and coordination across European locations. Quality improves when recommendations are usable on the shop floor and defensible during an inspection.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about Good Manufacturing Practice — answered in short.
Good Manufacturing Practice is used to control the manufacture, testing, storage and release of products whose quality and safety must be consistent. It applies to areas such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, cosmetics and food, with requirements adapted to the product and jurisdiction.
GMP is the operating framework that makes regulated production controlled and traceable. Quality assurance oversees the wider system, while quality control focuses more directly on sampling, laboratory testing and specification decisions; a strong programme connects all three.
A strong Good Manufacturing Practice specialist may also bring process validation, qualification, risk management, deviation and CAPA handling, audit readiness, data integrity and computerized system validation. Knowledge of the relevant product type, manufacturing process and regulatory environment is equally important.
The need depends on the scope, product risk and stage of the operation. GMP remediation or inspection preparation usually requires a professional who has handled comparable findings and can work with quality, production, laboratory and regulatory teams.
Good Manufacturing Practice work often combines remote and on-site collaboration. Document review, procedure writing, training materials and quality-system assessments can be remote, while facility walkthroughs, production observation, interviews and some investigations require site access in Frankfurt or nearby locations.
A GMP audit-readiness specialist should establish a clear evidence trail rather than simply prepare presentation materials. They review procedures and records, test whether practices match written requirements, identify credible risks and help teams respond consistently to auditor questions.
Ask the Good Manufacturing Practice professional to explain a comparable project, the risks they identified and how they verified that corrective actions worked. Strong answers connect regulations to actual processes, use precise documentation and distinguish confirmed evidence from assumptions.
A GMP engagement should define the site, product scope, deliverables, access requirements, reporting line and decision authority. Companies in Frankfurt should also agree on German and English documentation, on-site expectations and how the professional will coordinate with quality, production and external partners.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Good Manufacturing Practice in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 859 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Good Manufacturing Practice in their recent projects, 91% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 55% hold at least a Master's degree, and 9% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Good Manufacturing Practice in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Good Manufacturing Practice in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (36%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Good Manufacturing Practice in their recent projects are Pharmaceutical (82%), Healthcare (64%), and Information Technology (55%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Frankfurt, Germany who have used Good Manufacturing Practice in their recent projects are Quality Assurance (91%), Product Development (73%), and Project Management (73%).
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