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Federica Toncelli

Federica Toncelli

Colle val d'Elsa-Siena

Summary

Experienced, qualified, and motivated professional with 28+ years in pharmaceutical industry.

Extensive and multi -year experience (+20 y) in Vaccine operations and Quality managing manufacturing units (200+ employees, viral and bacterial vaccine):

  • Quality operation, deviation and change management
  • Quality control laboratories
  • Right first time technology transfer (drug substances and related analytical methods) in UK leading a multicultural team of experts

8 y of experience in MSAT (Manufacturing Science and Technology) including

  • in depth product knowledge as TLCM Franchise Head
  • vaccine development (new products and second generation)
  • successful leading of strategic brand program (+20 M€)

Proven track record of delivering optimal results in a growing environment that exceeds operational goals and in solving crisis.

Several manufacturing ramp-ups and team re-organization successfully leaded.

Key role played in getting positive results during many Health Authorities inspections, and during several advisory meetings with Health Authorities. (EMEA and FDA).

Experience gathered in project management, managing multicultural teams and working in international environment inside the company and outside (WHO, IFPMA).

Organized and dependable professional successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Key strengths in people engagement, organizational skills (ability to establish high performing team), set up manufacturing processes up and running, communication and coaching, leadership

Long record of events as trainee in internal and external class

Work History

Director Technical Life Cycle Management Team Manufacturing Science and Technology Group, at GSK.

GlaxoSmithKline
2020 - Current

Head of Bacterial Glyconjugate manufacturing unit

GlaxoSmithKline

Head of Quality Assurance for the Bacterial Unit at Novartis and of the Quality Control Chemistry Laboratory.

Novartis Vaccine & Diagnostic

Technology Transfer Lead (Liverpool, UK).

Novartis Vaccine & Diagnostic

Head of viral vaccine manufacturing units (Influenza and OPV bulks)

Novartis Vaccine & Diagnostic

Operational Manager (Influenza vaccine manufacturing)

Chiron vaccine

Production Deputy Manager

SAP implementation Project core team member –Corporate program Emeryville, CA- Us

Production Supervisor

Education

Post degree training,1992-94 -

University of Pisa- Italy and University of Florence-Italy

Member of Italian Biological Association As Qualified Biologist -

University of Pisa- Italy
01.1993

University degree: First-class Honours Degree in Biological Science, experimental thesis in Biophysics -

University of Pisa- Italy
01.1992

Skills

  • Vaccine production technologies
  • Scientific competences
  • Leadership/influencing skills
  • Biosafety
  • Quality systems
  • Quality operation
  • Quality control
  • Project management: Technology transfer
  • Vaccine development
  • CMC dossier

Timeline

Director Technical Life Cycle Management Team Manufacturing Science and Technology Group, at GSK.

GlaxoSmithKline
2020 - Current

Head of Bacterial Glyconjugate manufacturing unit

GlaxoSmithKline

Head of Quality Assurance for the Bacterial Unit at Novartis and of the Quality Control Chemistry Laboratory.

Novartis Vaccine & Diagnostic

Technology Transfer Lead (Liverpool, UK).

Novartis Vaccine & Diagnostic

Head of viral vaccine manufacturing units (Influenza and OPV bulks)

Novartis Vaccine & Diagnostic

Operational Manager (Influenza vaccine manufacturing)

Chiron vaccine

Production Deputy Manager

SAP implementation Project core team member –Corporate program Emeryville, CA- Us

Production Supervisor

Post degree training,1992-94 -

University of Pisa- Italy and University of Florence-Italy

Member of Italian Biological Association As Qualified Biologist -

University of Pisa- Italy

University degree: First-class Honours Degree in Biological Science, experimental thesis in Biophysics -

University of Pisa- Italy
Federica Toncelli