Head of Quality and MBA Candidate – A Challenging Combination!

My name is Frans Bosselaar. After finishing my Master’s in Food Technology at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands, I have held several QA jobs in the pharmaceutical industry.

Since 1995 I have been responsible for, among others, the implementation of Quality Management Systems, Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Research and Development, Validation Projects, Supply Chain Management and General Management.

I have been living in Belgium since 2006. I joined Pauwels Consulting in 2012.

In 2010, I was approached by Tijs, a recruiter at Pauwels Consulting. At that time I was still employed full-time. I wasn’t interested in a new career.

In the fall of 2011 however I decided to start working freelance, so I contacted Pauwels Consulting. I spoke to Niels, Van and Bert and got a positive impression of Pauwels Consulting. We decided to work together.

I have worked as an employee for a long time, during which I worked with many consultants. After a while I decided that, when the time was ripe, I would also change to consultancy.

In 2011 the opportunity arose and I took the step. The main reasons for my choice were the freedom, flexibility and challenges that you experience as a consultant.

In my free time I enjoy working in the garden. I also enjoy taking care of my saltwater aquarium. And I follow an MBA at the Vlerick Business School to further my development as a consultant.

My first assignment, as ‘Senior Quality Expert of Supplier Quality’, was to analyze the impact of the new GDP guidelines. This was soon expanded when I was asked to support the Supplier Quality department at a local and European level.

As head of the quality department, it is my job to improve the quality awareness in all departments of the company.

The focus of the company is on the research and development of new medicines. The production and routine analysis functions are outsourced. It is my job to guide this process (selecting, qualifying and monitoring suppliers and partners) in the right direction.

This is a very interesting and challenging job, as we discussed in a previous blog post on this website.

There is a lot of variety and I can really make a difference. Because I have been involved in this startup from the beginning, I can develop and implement the quality systems directly.

My job requires a lot of traveling, and combined with my studies this is demanding. It requires careful planning.

I want to continue my development and I want to create opportunities to work as an interim manager in other functions and in other industries.

Just go for it!

Frans Bosselaar has 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He has been working for Pauwels Consulting since 2012. Frans has extensive experience in the production, qualification, validation, supply chain management and quality control of pharmaceutical drugs. He is currently working as Head of Quality at a biotech startup and is studying towards an MBA from the Vlerick Business School.

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