Michael Holland

Michael Holland is the Software Validation Engineering Manager and manages the team responsible for tasks in the testing phases of software development and release. Michael brings over 17 years of GMP experience in the pharmaceutical industry with him to this role.

Michael earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2002. From there he started his career in analytical chemistry at Quality Chemical Laboratories (QCL), a contract testing organization in Wilmington, North Carolina. While working at QCL, Michael specialized in compendial chemical analyses (USP, EP, JP) of Raw Materials with an emphasis on testing by Gas Chromatography. With that skillset in hand Michael moved on to Greenville, North Carolina in 2006 where he began work in the Raw Materials group at Metrics, Inc. At Metrics (which later became Mayne Pharma Inc.) Michael held positions of Analytical Chemist, Senior Analytical Chemist, Lab Supervisor, Group Leader, and Principal Scientist. Michael’s supervisory experience dates to 2011. During Michael’s time as Group Leader at Mayne Pharma he oversaw a team of more than 15 employees. The team was responsible for sampling and excipient/API/packaging component analyses which provided support for pharmaceutical development and commercial activities. Additionally, the team supported contract only testing for external clients.