Laura Bean
Wiltshire
Summary
Quality Assurance professional with extensive experience in regulated life science research industry. Built and defended quality management systems from scratch for various laboratories. Excellent team leader with experience in leading, training and coaching varied teams. Positive about fostering a real quality culture.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1998
1998
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Quality Assurance Manager
UKHSA, Culture Collections
2025.03 - 2026.03
- Management of ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 management systems across multiple sites
- Maintenance and improvements of all QA-related activities
- Management of Quality team
Quality Assurance Manager
University of Hertfordshire, Toxicology
2021.04 - 2025.02
- Management of ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 management systems
- Management of all quality systems and activities
- Maintenance and performance of internal audit schedule
Quality Assurance Lead
University of Hertfordshire, Toxicology
2017.11 - 2021.04
- Design, set up and implementation of all management systems for ISO 17025 accreditation
- Obtained ISO accreditation from scratch and defended for 2 audit cycles
- Management of all quality systems and activities
- Involvement in technical activities including validation review, calibration, method development
Quality Assurance Officer
Public Health England, Salisbury
Salisbury
2014.01 - 2017.01
- Design and implementation of quality systems for a newly formed GxP research unit
- Design of workflow streams for new eQMS (QPulse)
- Internal audit performance and management
- Staff training in quality systems and GxP requirements
Quality Compliance Officer
Porton Biopharma Ltd, Salisbury
Salisbury
2012.01 - 2014.01
- Quality compliance in pharmaceutical manufacture environment (GMP)
- Internal and supplier audit
- Maintenance of quality systems
Quality Assistant
Health Protection Agency, Salisbury
Salisbury
2011.01 - 2012.01
- Quality assurance assistance in GLP microbiology research group
- GLP study audit and oversight
- Maintenance of quality systems
Bacteriology Technician
Health Protection Agency, Salisbury
Salisbury
2007.01 - 2010.01
- High containment (CL3) microbiology in a GLP laboratory
Telephone Operator
Bristol City Council
2005.01 - 2007.01
Microbiology QC Lab Technician
St Meryn Foods, Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil
2003.01 - 2005.01
Education
BSc - Microbiology
Cardiff University
/2000 - 2003.01
A-levels - Biology, Chemistry, History
Brockenhurst College
/1998 - 2000.01
GCSEs - 12x GCSE grades A-B
Priestlands School
Skills
- Qualified and experienced lead and internal auditor
- Experienced workplace trainer in quality systems
- Proficient with Microsoft products
- Design, set-up and implementation of quality systems from scratch
- Management of key quality systems (deviations, actions, change, risk, documentation, complaints, internal audit, training, etc)
- Collection, trending and presentation of key quality metric data
- Design and execution of validation protocols for temperature-monitored equipment and computerised systems
- Experienced in hosting external accreditation audits
- Successfully transitioned a quality management system to ISO 9001 and retained certification
- Successfully defended GMP, GCP and GLP regulatory membership
- Experienced in recruitment and line management
Certification
- ISO 9001 Lead Auditor Qualification (Bywater 2021)
- Problem Solving for GMP (Inspired Pharma 2015)
- Process Mapping for auditors and managers (RQA 2015)
- The Auditing Course (RQA 2012)
- PCQI membership May 2021 – Dec 2023
- RQA membership Jan 2024 to current
References
References available upon request.
Affiliations
- Trail running
- Singing, dance and acting with local musical theatre charity
- Holder of children's chaperone licence
- Digital art and photography
Timeline
Quality Assurance Manager
UKHSA, Culture Collections
2025.03 - 2026.03
Quality Assurance Manager
University of Hertfordshire, Toxicology
2021.04 - 2025.02
Quality Assurance Lead
University of Hertfordshire, Toxicology
2017.11 - 2021.04
Quality Assurance Officer
Public Health England, Salisbury
2014.01 - 2017.01
Quality Compliance Officer
Porton Biopharma Ltd, Salisbury
2012.01 - 2014.01
Quality Assistant
Health Protection Agency, Salisbury
2011.01 - 2012.01
Bacteriology Technician
Health Protection Agency, Salisbury
2007.01 - 2010.01
Telephone Operator
Bristol City Council
2005.01 - 2007.01
Microbiology QC Lab Technician
St Meryn Foods, Merthyr Tydfil
2003.01 - 2005.01
BSc - Microbiology
Cardiff University
/2000 - 2003.01
A-levels - Biology, Chemistry, History
Brockenhurst College
/1998 - 2000.01
GCSEs - 12x GCSE grades A-B
Priestlands School