Conor Collins PhD, MBA, MSc GlaxoSmithKline

Conor joined GSK in 1994 as a development chemist. Over the course of his career he have worked in various roles across the technical, manufacturing and quality functions. He is currently responsible for Validation across the GSK Pharma Supply Chain. In this role he is accountable for defining and implementing Process and Cleaning validation standards in the Pharma Supply Chain – API manufacturing, drug formulation, biopharma, steriles and established products. This involves working across all the supply chains with a focus on meeting current compliance requirements and delivering business benefits. Conor has a PhD and MBA from University College Cork (Ireland), an MSc in Industrial Project Management from the University of Birmingham (UK) and he is currently studying for an MSc in Biopharmaceutical Science.