I am new to ASQ, but have been a quality professional for almost 10 years now. A little background on me: I was a jr. production supervisor at a parenteral manufacturing company and have been a quality lead/manager at a Cell and Gene Therapy company for the past 6+ years. I also have my masters degree and a yellow belt. So according to the brief questionnaire on the ASQ website I qualify for the CQE, CSSBB, MBB, CQIA, and CSQP.
Those sound great, but I am more interested in the auditing qualifications related to my industry, biotechnology. Would it be detrimental to do a CMDA, CPGP, or even CQA? Any one find the GMP Auditor especially useful? I also think I might benefit from CMQ/OE, but that didn't pop up as a recommendation. Any insight is greatly appreciated.
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@Stephen McKenna, I'm thinking it might do with years of experience. I don't have many years of experience like you, so my list of certificates I can apply for is limited. Maybe more experience might qualify you for those other certificates.
Once complete, then I would go into the more specialized auditing certificates, such as the CMDA or CPGP. To give perspective, my experience has been in several FDA regulated industries, pharma, medical device, and biotechnology.
@Happy Wheels:
Stephen McKenna, If you are interested in auditing, I would recommend starting with the CQA certificate. In my experience, too many years to mention, this is the basis for all types of audits, because the focus is on audit techniques and language/terms.
Once complete, then I would go into the more specialized auditing certificates, such as the CMDA or CPGP. To give perspective, my experience has been in several FDA regulated industries, pharma, medical device, and biotechnology.
With 3 years of experience working in the audit industry, I completely agree with your advice.
@ Carol Barns:
I am new to ASQ, but have been a quality professional for almost 10 years now. A little background on me: I was a jr. production supervisor at a parenteral manufacturing company and have been a quality lead/manager at a Cell and Gene Therapy company for the past 6+ years. I also have my masters degree and a yellow belt. So according to the brief questionnaire on the ASQ website I qualify for the CQE, CSSBB, MBB, CQIA, and CSQP.
Those sound great, but I am more interested in the auditing qualifications related to my industry, biotechnology. Would it be detrimental to do a CMDA, CPGP, or even CQA? Any one find the GMP Auditor especially useful? I also think I might benefit from CMQ/OE, but that didn't pop up as a recommendation. Any insight is greatly appreciated.
I was always told the more certifications the better, so I don't see how getting any of these could be destrimential, but I may be misunderstanding something.
