Jose Luiz Zanatta Junior

Jose Luiz Zanatta Junior has a strong background in the pharmaceutical industry with extensive experience in quality assurance and validation. Jose Luiz currently holds the position of Director, Global Quality Systems at Knight Therapeutics, where they oversee the quality operation for pharmaceutical dosage forms in 11 countries and leads third-party service providers in various locations. Jose Luiz is responsible for creating and implementing a global quality system compliant with Health Authorities requirements and managing local and global KPIs to drive the company's business and strategic planning. Prior to this role, they served as the Quality Associate Director for Canada and Latam at Knight Therapeutics.

Before joining Knight Therapeutics, Jose Luiz worked at Aché Laboratórios Farmacêuticos as the QA & QC Manager, leading a team of 130 employees and overseeing the GMP routine production and quality control of drug products. Jose Luiz was responsible for various validation activities and qualification of equipment and utilities. Jose Luiz also held the role of QA and Validation Coordinator at Aché Laboratórios Farmacêuticos.

Earlier in their career, Jose Luiz worked at Johnson & Johnson as the QA Coordinator, where they managed a team responsible for the GMP production of consumer products. Jose Luiz also served as a Quality Assurance Pharmacist at Johnson & Johnson.

Jose Luiz has also gained experience at sanofi-aventis, Stiefel Laboratories, and Hypermarcas S/A in validation roles.

Overall, Jose Luiz Zanatta Junior has a comprehensive background in quality assurance, validation, and pharmaceutical operations, with a focus on implementing and maintaining quality systems and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Jose Luiz Zanatta Junior completed their Graduation in Pharmaceutical technology from Faculdade de Medicina do ABC from 2001 to 2005. Jose Luiz then pursued their Especialização em Administração Industrial from USP - Universidade de São Paulo from 2006 to 2008. Lastly, in 2014 to 2015, they obtained a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Fundação Vanzolini.