Valarie King - Bailey

Valarie has over 34+ years of international experience in the life sciences technology industry. Valarie King-Bailey is the CEO of OnShore Technology Group, an independent Chicago-based consultancy founded in 2004 specializing in Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V) services and solutions.

Prior to her tenure as CEO of OnShore Technology Group, Valarie has worked for leading global companies such as QUMAS Limited (Ireland), EMC/Documentum, Abbott Laboratories, and U.S. Steel – South Works. At QUMAS, an Irish-based software company, she served as Chief Marketing Officer where she was responsible for all global tactical and strategic marketing initiatives in addition to the development of their validation toolkit. She also made a significant impact at Abbott Laboratories in Chicago where she served as Director of Document Management and Quality Systems leading a $16MM division-wide validation initiative. As recognition for outstanding performance, Valarie received Abbott’s Chairman’s Award – the highest honor bestowed by Abbott on its employees by the CEO and Board of Directors. Remarkably, she received Abbott’s Chairman’s award for 2 consecutive years saving the company over $40MM in annual cost savings. In 2008, Valarie received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the U.W. College of Engineering in 2008 and in 2010, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the U.W. College of Engineering.

Ms. King- Bailey holds an M.B.A. in Information Systems from Keller Graduate School of Management (1985) and a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison (1982). She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, National Girls Collaborative Project for STEM education, Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS), and a U.W. College of Civil Engineering Advisory Board Member. Valarie is also the founder/lead author of the blog “The Validation Post”. She is a frequent guest speaker at the Institute of Validation Technology (IVT) and most notably was honored as IVT Speaker of the Year in 2015.