Veridius Biopharm Consulting
Bring an embedded senior technical leader into your GMP operation
Veridius provides hands-on MSAT/Technical Services, validation execution, and analytics support that helps GMP teams stabilize processes, deliver inspection-ready work, and improve audit readiness. Built for biotech sites and staffing partners who need an experienced contributor who can start fast, integrate with the team, and deliver.
Validation ExecutionMSAT and Floor SupportCPV, PAT, AnalyticsInvestigation and CAPA
What Clients and Staffing Partners engage Veridius for:
- Process validation and PPQ support, protocol authoring, execution help, and closure packages
- Cleaning and utilities work (CIP/WFI), reliability improvements, and documentation support
- Equipment and utility qualification support, plus validation-minded troubleshooting
- Computer systems and monitoring support with a data integrity mindset
- Investigation triage, root cause, CAPA effectiveness, and backlog reduction
- CPV/PAT and multivariate analytics that drive decisions, not dashboards
Engagement types: W2 contract, C2C, and project-based support. Onsite in RTP area, travel available.
Lifecycle monitoring loop (Tech Transfer to CPV/PAT)
Capabilities
Biopharma execution improves when documentation and data match how the process runs on the floor. Veridius combines validation rigor, MSAT practicality, and analytics designed to remain inspection-ready and sustainable after handoff.
Validation that moves the floor
Plans, protocols, and execution support that shorten execution timelines where feasible while maintaining traceability.
MSAT support that stabilizes operations
Troubleshoot, assess risk, tighten control strategy, and drive reliable performance across upstream, downstream, and utilities.
Analytics that drives decisions
CPV, PAT, and multivariate monitoring that separates noise from real risk and turns signals into action.
Digital monitoring with a data integrity mindset
Automation and monitoring that improves visibility without introducing compliance risk or unsustainable complexity.
Services
Defined engagement scopes with clear client inputs and deliverables built to be inspection-ready.
Timelines, inputs, and deliverables are examples of typical scopes. Actual timelines depend on site readiness, data availability, and stakeholder access.
Validation and Qualification Execution
Validation execution leadership with risk-based scope, protocol strategy, execution oversight, and closure documentation suitable for QA review. Supports equipment and utilities qualification, cleaning validation, and computerized systems deliverables.
- Validation strategy, VMP-aligned plans, and risk-based protocols
- Protocol authoring and execution support (IQ/OQ/PQ, PPQ), with clear deviations and closure packages
- Data analysis, summary reporting, and inspection-ready traceability across requirements, risk, and testing
Typical timeline
2 to 10 weeks (single system) or 2 to 6 months (program support)
Inputs needed
- Scope and priority list
- Site templates and QMS expectations
- Access to requirements, drawings, and test evidence
Outputs you get
- Approved protocols and executed test packages
- Deviations and closure packages
- Summary reports ready for audit
Investigations, Deviations, and CAPA Programs
Deviation, investigation, and CAPA execution support with triage, clear ownership, root-cause rigor, and effectiveness checks aligned to site QMS expectations.
- Deviation triage, root cause, and CAPA effectiveness
- Backlog burn-down programs with governance, metrics, and cadence
- Cross-functional alignment across Manufacturing, QA, MSAT, QC, and Engineering
Typical timeline
2 to 8 weeks for backlog stabilization, then ongoing cadence support
Inputs needed
- Current backlog list and status
- Investigation templates and expectations
- Access to batch records, EM, and lab data as needed
Outputs you get
- Prioritized triage plan and burn-down cadence
- High quality investigations and CAPA packages
- Simple dashboards that drive decisions
Embedded MSAT and Technical Services Support
Embedded MSAT and Technical Services support to stabilize GMP operations through technical troubleshooting, process and product understanding, and cross-functional alignment.
- Shop-floor support, technical risk assessment, and decision support
- Batch support, change impact assessment, and technical documentation
- Utilities and cleaning optimization (CIP/WFI), robustness, and reliability improvements
Typical timeline
4 to 16 weeks typical, scalable for longer embeds
Inputs needed
- Primary constraints and key risks
- Batch schedule and operations cadence
- Access to SMEs and process history
Outputs you get
- Stabilization plan with measurable metrics
- Updated tech docs and risk justifications
- Operational playbooks to sustain gains
Tech Transfer, PPQ, and Lifecycle Strategy
Tech transfer and PPQ support from readiness assessment through execution, including control strategy alignment, risk-based sampling plans, and handoff to routine operations.
- Process characterization and PPQ planning and execution support
- Control strategy and CPP/CQA linkage with sound justification
- Lifecycle validation and continued verification plans tied to real operations
Typical timeline
Aligned to your transfer and PPQ schedule (often 2 to 6 months)
Inputs needed
- Process knowledge and risk assessments
- Receiving site constraints and capability
- Quality strategy and filing commitments
Outputs you get
- Transfer packages and PPQ execution support
- Clear control strategy justification
- CPV plan aligned to the lifecycle
CPV, PAT, and Multivariate Analytics
CPV and PAT analytics to improve signal-to-noise and drive decisions using multivariate methods and practical dashboards. Supports CPV governance, trending, and anomaly detection with a data integrity mindset.
- CPV design, governance, and trending that drives decisions
- Multivariate analytics (PCA/PLS) for CPP/CQA insights and early warning
- Experience supporting SIMCA Online environments, model sustainment, and practical PAT strategy
Typical timeline
4 to 12 weeks for baseline CPV build-out, then sustainment as needed
Inputs needed
- Data sources and historian access
- Defined CQAs/CPPs and product priorities
- Agreement on escalation and decision rules
Outputs you get
- Inspection-ready CPV package
- Early warning monitoring and shift detection
- Sustainment plan and simple training
Automation and Digital Monitoring
Digital monitoring and workflow automation for investigation intake, CPV monitoring, and routine performance reporting, with data governance and auditability built in.
- Experience supporting DeltaV environments, automation strategy, and practical historian-aligned reporting
- Near real-time monitoring concepts and escalation workflows
- Documentation support aligned to cGMP expectations for data and decision use
Typical timeline
2 to 10 weeks depending on scope (single workflow to multi-system)
Inputs needed
- Systems inventory and priorities
- Access to automation and data SMEs
- Agreement on data integrity and change control approach
Outputs you get
- Monitoring workflows and reporting templates
- Escalation and governance playbook
- Documentation aligned to QMS expectations
Engagements
Designed to work cleanly for both biotech sites and contract staffing partners. You get a senior technical contributor who can lead or execute, with clear deliverables and a straightforward operating cadence.
For Biotech Manufacturing Sites
Ideal when you need an embedded technical leader to stabilize operations, complete validation work, and support inspection readiness.
- Validation execution support (process, cleaning strategy, equipment and utilities, CSV support)
- MSAT troubleshooting, change impact assessment, and decision support
- Investigation triage, root cause, CAPA effectiveness, and backlog reduction
- CPV/PAT and multivariate monitoring tied to actionable decisions
For Contract Staffing Partners
Easy to represent and easy to place. Strong outcomes, clear scope fit, and experience partnering across QA, MSAT, QC, Engineering, and leadership.
- Contract types: W2, C2C, and project-based
- Roles: Validation Lead, MSAT Lead, CPV/PAT SME, Investigation Program Lead, Technical Services Lead
- Onsite RTP area. Travel available by engagement needs
- Communication style: clear updates, measurable progress, and practical documentation
Typical Deliverables
Deliverables are designed to fit the client quality system and maintain traceability. Limits and decisions are justified through data and risk.
- Plans, protocols, execution notes, and summary reports (IQ/OQ/PQ, PPQ, CPV)
- Risk assessments and justification packages that support change control and readiness
- Investigation packages with strong root cause and CAPA effectiveness
- Monitoring and trending packages that translate signals into actionable decisions
Proof
Representative outcomes from major site initiatives and programs delivered through Technical Services, MSAT, and validation execution support.
Past results reflect specific client contexts and are not guarantees of future outcomes.
340+
Investigations closed
In under 6 months while maintaining inspection readiness
43
STS team built and led
Scaled from 4 to 43 engineers and scientists
3%+
Annual production cost reduction
Delivered through yield, scrap, and cycle-time improvements
11%
Yield increase
Upstream variability reduction through process and raw material controls
445k
Gallons WFI waste eliminated per year
Cleaning strategy optimization and automation improvements
20+
Audits supported
Regulatory and client audits with strong technical readiness
20+
Regulatory Documents
Authored for FDA, EMA, and Health Canada submissions
18
Clinical batches executed
Right-first-time execution with yields meeting or exceeding targets in that context
Investigation Backlog Reduction Program
340+ investigations closed in under 6 months
Implemented structured triage, clarified ownership, and established a governance cadence to drive consistent, high-quality investigations. Reduced backlog rapidly while maintaining inspection readiness.
How it was delivered
- Daily triage and clear decision rules for priority and disposition
- Templates and coaching to raise root cause quality and CAPA effectiveness
- Simple governance metrics (age, closure rate, top causes) reviewed on cadence
Upstream Variability Reduction
11% yield increase through practical control improvements
Reduced fermentation media variability and improved yield by tightening inputs, applying PAT-minded analytics, and updating controls with monitoring strategies that sustained performance.
How it was delivered
- Focused on the few input variables that materially drove yield and variability
- Aligned raw material controls and process setpoints to real manufacturing behavior
- Added monitoring that flagged shifts early without creating false alarms
Cleaning, CIP/WFI, and Utility Optimization
445,000 gallons per year WFI waste eliminated and improved CIP reliability
Improved cleaning strategy and automation execution to reduce waste, improve CIP reliability, and support consistent operation under GMP expectations.
How it was delivered
- Mapped the true constraint (cycle time, failures, waste) before changing recipes
- Optimized automation and operator workflows to reduce rework and repeats
- Documented rationale and verification evidence so the strategy held up to audit
CPV and Digital Monitoring Enablement
Standardized CPV/PAT approaches and enabled data-driven decision support
Built multivariate monitoring and CPV governance in environments using PI/Historian, SIMCA Online, and DeltaV so that quality signals drove proactive action.
How it was delivered
- Defined what decisions the monitoring must drive before building dashboards
- Separated noise from true process shifts with practical analytics
- Established governance: owners, cadence, escalation, and training for sustainment
Automated Statistical Monitoring Foundation
VBA/SQL/HTML monitoring program enabling early shift detection
Designed and implemented automated statistical process monitoring to shorten time-to-signal, reduce manual reporting, and align outputs with cGMP and data integrity expectations.
How it was delivered
- Automated data pull and cleaning to reduce manual handling and errors
- Used SPC and shift detection aligned to process capability and risk
- Delivered templates and documentation so the site could sustain without heroics
Expertise
Deep GMP manufacturing experience across biologics and vaccines, with hands-on technical leadership in validation, investigations, CPV, PAT, automation, and audit readiness.
Approach
Veridius works like an embedded senior technical leader. We prioritize what unblocks the floor, quantify success, and leave behind durable systems that scale and stand up to inspection.
Diagnose quickly
Structured assessment to identify the true constraint, the compliance risk, and the minimum path to impact.
Align and govern
Clear ownership, decision cadence, and success criteria so teams move together and rework drops.
Execute and simplify
Hands-on support that streamlines execution when inputs and site readiness allow, while keeping documentation inspection-ready.
Sustain and transfer
Practical training, playbooks, and monitoring that reduces backslide risk and improves long-term reliability.
Contact
Reach out to discuss scope, timing, and the fastest path to measurable GMP impact. Veridius is led by Charles Marlowe and works with biotech sites directly and with staffing partners.
Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina
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