Pascal Stragier currently serves as Associate Director of Quality Assurance at Takeda, a role held since January 2019. Achievements include securing a continued supply of compliant critical medicines from a failing vendor for two years and overseeing the emergency packaging tech transfer of three products within nine months. Prior experience includes a position as Manager of Quality Assurance GMP Europe at Shire, where key contributions involved establishing risk-based KPIs for the pharmaceutical quality management system and facilitating the transition of a contract manufacturer to a commercial quality system. Earlier roles consist of QA Manager and Qualified Person at PSI Supply (Jubilant), with responsibilities including batch release of imported solid dosage forms and auditing API plants, as well as Branch Office Manager at Boiron. Pascal Stragier holds a Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences obtained from KU Leuven, supplemented by studies at Ghent University.