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Lauren Stewart is new Vice President, Quality Standards and Corporate Compliance at Sentrx
[March 18, 2010]

Lauren Stewart is new Vice President, Quality Standards and Corporate Compliance at Sentrx


LITTLE FALLS, N.J. --(Business Wire)-- Sentrx, the leading provider of drug safety services to the life sciences industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lauren Stewart as Vice President, Quality Standards and Corporate Compliance.

"Lauren is a is proven leader in biopharmaceutical services and possesses an outstanding track record leading quality systems for organizations like ours," said Charles Saldarini, CEO of Sentrx. "She will bring an additional level of expertise to our already well established quality standards unit. I am very pleased to have attracted Lauren to Sentrx." An expert with FDA regulations pertaining to information systems, specifically 21 CFR Part 11, as well as the information technology control aspects of Sarbanes-Oxley, Lauren spent the last 13 years of her career with Cegedim Dendrite. During her tenure she held successive positions of increasing responsibility which included process improvement, enterprise change management, and leadership of multiple cross-functional teams involving Global information technology, business unit leadership, quality control, validation and regulatory affairs.

"Part of our strategy at Sentrx is to be flexible," said Saldarini. "That means rapidly changing to deliver solutions in a manner that meets all of our regulatory responsibilities, as well as the efficiencies our clients require. Lauren's background in this regard is perfect for supporting these objectives." Lauren will provide senior leadership and accountability over all aspects of the Sentrx's corporate compliance and quality standards functions. Specifically, she will focus on quality management and global regulatory compliance, integrated CAPA management, document management, training, and support for change management initiatives related to process improvements. Lauren will have full responsibility for all aspects of auditing including pre-qualification audits, existing account or client audits as well as internal auditing for purposes of developing data and insights related to the organizations quality systems and performance. Supply chain management is also included.


"I am excited to join Sentrx, whose reputation for quality and drug safety expertise is well established and provides an excellent platform from which I can help build our audit capability, learning management system and quality systems," said Lauren Stewart.

Stewart attended Springfield College and earned a BA in English. She is a member of ASQ (American Society for Quality) and holds certifications in CobiT, ISO027002, ITIL, HIPPA, Six Sigma, and SEI CMM Quality Standards. Lauren is also a member of Quality New Jersey, a professional association.

About Sentrx We are drug safety experts. Our highly experienced teams focus in safety technology systems, adverse event management and medical affairs. Sentrx solutions are customized, integrated and scalable to improve efficiency, reduce cost, and improve flexibility. Our experience is unmatched, built over 15 years serving a broad range of bio-pharmaceutical clients, including CROs.

To learn more about Sentrx, visit www.sentrx.com

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