Benjamin Kraus

MDR Transition with PRRC-Function

Benjamin Kraus
Essen, Germany

Experience

Jun 2024 - Present
1 year 8 months

MDR Transition with PRRC-Function

  • PRRC according to Article 15 MDR 2017/745
  • Lead MDR transition for legacy products
  • Communication with the notified body DQS
  • Lead technical documentation
  • Strategy in activities under MDR 2017/745
  • Topics from the development department
  • Risk management according to ISO 14971:2019
  • Compliance and regulatory consulting for management/board
Sep 2022 - Apr 2023
8 months

PAI Inspection Consultant - Auditor

Sanofi ICF Campus Frankfurt

  • Inspection Readiness Training: Provide site-level guidance to individuals affected by the inspection, focusing on what to expect, how to cooperate with inspectors, and how to prepare
  • Set up a PAI Readiness Team including quality auditors and relevant management
  • Assign specific people to answer chemistry, microbiology, facility/processing, formulations, suppliers, and quality-systems-related questions
  • Review past inspections, responses, and outstanding items
  • Conduct walk-through examining instruments for calibration status and log books
  • Prepare lists of commonly requested items: rework/reprocessing events, recalls, product failures, complaints, media fills, deviations, OOS investigations, CAPAs
Sep 2022 - Mar 2023
7 months

QMS Specialist

Heraeus Medevio Global

  • Integrate CMI QMS of Dresden (HMDD) and Hradec Kralove (HMHK) with the global QMS of HMC

Work Package 1: Document Mapping

  • Map and understand current QMS structures (CMI QMS and GQMS)
  • Map CMI QMS docs to HMC global QMS docs
  • Identify site-specific docs
  • Create GHMC docs for missing CMI docs and tag obsolete CMI docs
  • Update GHMC docs for similar but incomplete CMI docs and tag obsolete CMI docs
  • Tag obsolete CMI docs when equivalent and complete
  • Update references with new GHMC numbers

Work Package 2: Adoption of GHMC QMS documents into CMI sites

  • Triage CMI documents to replace with GHMC documents
  • Map CMI QMS docs to HMC global QMS docs
  • Create DCRs for new and updated GHMC docs and obsolete CMI docs
  • Include associated CMI docs in DCRs for reference updates
Oct 2020 - Jun 2022
1 year 9 months

MDR Consultant / Specialist

B.Braun Medical AG + B.Braun Melsungen AG

  • Strategy development process for MD Class 3 with medicinal substances
  • Introduction and tasks of the PRRC
  • Basic structure and requirements for the Technical File (RMF)
  • Risk management ISO 14971 in Plato
  • Creation of the development plan
  • Requirement management: deriving requirements
  • Responsibility for design verification: methods and their validation, DV planning, pre-testing, DV reporting
  • General regulatory topics in the area of approval, technical file, and communication with the notified body
Oct 2019 - Sep 2020
1 year

RA & Quality Specialist

Schott AG

  • Creation of the validation master plan
  • Creation of the validation concept
  • Creation of document templates: DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ, VP, VR
  • Support of validation and creation of the final report
  • Creation of the validation plan for class 2a products in the PDT area
  • Creation of the risk analysis
  • Coordination of preliminary qualification
  • Evaluation of cleanroom concept for implementing 2a products
  • Concept for cleaning processes in the cleanroom for medical devices
  • Concept for manufacturing processes in an ISO class 7/8 cleanroom
  • Consulting on biological safety requirements of the medical device
  • Risk management documentation
  • Technical documentation concept according to EU MDR 2017/745
  • Evaluation of existing medical devices regarding EU MDR 2017/745 and basic requirements
  • Review and approve documents in Develop D3
Mar 2018 - Sep 2019
1 year 7 months

Interim Supplier Quality Engineer / Auditor Supplier Audits

Brainlab AG

  • Creation of an audit process according to ISO 19011
  • Organization of audit management
  • Communication with leadership and suppliers
  • Conducting audits according to ISO 19011
  • Integration of supply chain with R&D
  • CAPA closure
  • Implementation of MDR topics related to supply chain
  • QSV and contracting
  • Complaint management
  • Risk management
Mar 2016 - Jul 2017
1 year 5 months

Interim quality management representative / safety officer under the Medical Devices Act

Roeser Medical GmbH

  • Responsibility and leadership of quality management according to ISO 13485 and ISO 9001
  • Additional responsibility under GDP for pharmaceuticals
  • Audit management
  • Compliance
  • Team leadership with 4 employees
  • Risk management according to ISO 14971
  • Technical documentation
  • Supplier management and audits
  • CAPA and complaint management
  • Communication with authorities
May 2014 - Sep 2015
1 year 5 months

Interim management expert for Life Sciences

Altran GmbH & Co. KG

  • Quality management / engineering
  • Auditing / inspection according to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 13485, 93/42 EEC, 21 CFR 820
  • Regulatory affairs EU/US
  • Experience with authorities and FDA
  • Evaluation and correspondence with notified bodies

Projects:

  • Roche Diagnostics: method for standards analysis using IBM ReqPro
  • Novartis AG: strategy and concept for document archiving
  • Maquet: FDA compliance, support in creating DHF, DMR, QSIT – remediation plan
Jan 2009 - Present
17 years 1 month

Freelancer – TQM auditor for medical devices

  • Founded the company
  • Quality management for medical device approval
  • TQM auditor ©: 478 supplier audits, 13 FDA inspections
  • Supplier quality engineering / supply chain process
  • Optimizing and redesigning processes
  • Implementation and rollout of quality management systems as project manager
  • Conducting audits (e.g., supplier audits)
  • Validation of sterilization processes / packaging
  • Document management

Clients:

  • B.Braun Melsungen AG, Melsungen (DE)
  • B.Braun Medical AG, Sempach (CH)
  • Schott AG, Mainz
  • Brainlab AG, Munich
  • Nicolay GmbH, Nagold
  • Normed Medizintechnik GmbH, Tuttlingen
  • Thales Deutschland GmbH, Stuttgart
  • Henke–Sass–Wolf GmbH, Tuttlingen
  • Klinikum des Landkreises Tuttlingen ZSVA
  • Novartis Pharma AG, Basel
  • Synthes GmbH Solothurn
Jan 2007 - Dec 2009
3 years

Validation Quality Engineer

Synthes GmbH Solothurn

  • Quality management activities for sterile packaging
  • Conducting risk analyses
  • Conducting and evaluating packaging validations
  • Project management for medical implants according to DIN EN ISO 13485:2007
  • Further development of quality management methods
  • Insights during surgical operations
  • Auditing of suppliers
Jan 2001 - Dec 2007
7 years

Electrical Technician

Zellaerosol GmbH

  • Setting up, changing over, and monitoring packaging, production, and labeling machines for the manufacture of cosmetic and technical products
  • Responsible for liquid filling operations and aerosol technology in a regulated pharmaceutical environment
  • Qualification and validation of electronic controls
  • Quality management
  • Personnel management
  • Installation of electrical systems

Skills

  • Employee/applicant In Quality Management

  • Quality Management Division

  • Project Management / Team Leadership

  • Career Level: Expert

  • Auditing

  • 14 Years Of Experience In Quality Management

  • Process Optimization / Gmp Production

  • Document Management

  • Complaint Management

  • Tools: Ms Office, Html

  • Methods: Gmp, Capa, Tqm, Fda And Supplier Audits, Din Standards, Qm Tools

  • Ms Office 2019 (Advanced)

  • Babtec Caq

  • Trackwise

  • Atlassian Confluence

  • Jira

  • Sap Q-modules

  • Qm Gmp

  • Capa

  • Tqm Audits

  • Fda-audits

  • 8d

  • 5s

  • Ishikawa

  • Supplier Audits

  • Din Standards

  • Other Qm Tools

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

IfM Reutlingen

Medical Engineering · Reutlingen, Germany

Oct 2001 - Jun 2007

BA Mosbach

Electrical Engineering · Mosbach, Germany

Oct 1998 - Jun 2001

Müller Martini Druckverarbeitungs-Systeme AG

Energy electronics technician, specializing in plant engineering · Zofingen, Switzerland

Certifications & licenses

FDA Certification

OP Pass Federal Association for Ambulatory Surgery

PRRC According to Article 15 MDR 2017/745

Person Responsible For Regulatory Compliance TÜV Süd

Safety Officer of BG Chemie

TQM Auditor © According to ISO 19011

TQM Auditor ® Healthcare and Social Services

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