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#417: A Holistic Approach to Achieve Fit for Purpose Clinical Trial: Integrating a Function-Agnostic End-to-End Quality by Design and Risk-Based Quality Management Strategy
Monday June 15, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT
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Component Type: Forum
Level: Intermediate
CE: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge UAN: 0286-0000-26-525-L04-P; CME 1.25; RN 1.25

This session will provide a practical, high-level walk-through of how Quality by Design (QbD) and Risk-Based Quality Management (RBQM) Strategy work synergistically, centered on Critical to Quality (CtQ) factors, demonstrating how to build a unified quality strategy that aligns with regulatory expectations.

Learning Objectives

Recognize CtQ factors using integrated QbD and RBQM in a collaborative, cross-functional setting; Demonstrate the synergistic application of QbD and RBQM across the clinical trial lifecycle; Discuss regulatory expectations and industry best practices for a unified quality strategy; List practical strategies for implementing this approach within organizations.

Chair

Paula Walker, MA

Speaker

Panelist
Mandy Kaur Budwal-Jagait, MSC

Panelist
Paula Walker, MA

Panelist
Sumitra Sachidanandan

Panelist
Cheryl Grandinetti


Speakers
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Mandy Budwal-Jagait

Head of GCP, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), United Kingdom
Mandy Budwal-Jagait is the Head of GCP and Lead Senior GCP inspector with the MHRA. She joined the Agency in April 2014 as a GCP Inspector and became GPvP Operations Manager in 2020, responsible for the Pharmacovigilance Inspection programme. In 2022, Mandy became the Head of GCP... Read More →
avatar for Cheryl Grandinetti

Cheryl Grandinetti

Associate Director for Clinical Policy, CDER/OC/OSI/DCCE, FDA, United States
Dr. Grandinetti is the Associate Director for Clinical Policy within the Office of Scientific Investigations’ Division of Clinical Compliance Evaluation and provides leadership and subject matter expertise on policy issues related to GCP, human subject protection, and clinical trial... Read More →
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sumitra_sachidanandan

Regulatory Consultant - GCP Unit, Health Sciences Authority, Singapore
Sumitra is a Regulatory Consultant at the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in Singapore, heading the GCP Compliance Inspection Unit, which oversees Good Clinical Practice (GCP) inspections and quality improvement for clinical trials. She is the Topic Lead representing HSA at the ICH... Read More →
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Paula Walker

Global Head of Risk Based Quality Management, Roche, United Kingdom
Paula Walker is the Global Head of Risk-Based Quality Management (RBQM) at Roche and a member of the Quality Management Leadership team. As former Head of Compliance & Inspectorate at the MHRA, she brings over 13 years of regulatory experience to her mission of accelerating patient... Read More →
Monday June 15, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT
117 The Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
  09: RD-Quality-Compliance, Forum |   02: ClinicalTrialOps-Innovation, Forum

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