Hi, I'm Maria. I'm a Life Sciences Consultant who turns strategic visions into measurable outcomes across the clinical to commercial landscape.
For over 16 years, I've helped companies of all sizes and stages navigate complexities and growing pains. I bring cross-functional leadership rooted in industry best practices, deep expertise in PMO, quality and IT governance, and a consulting philosophy centered on people and influence. If you need a trusted partner who can operate at the leadership level and get things done - I’d love to work with you.
Areas of Expertise
Chief of Staff / Executive Support
Strategic Road Mapping & Gap Assessments
System Implementation
IT Governance, Risk & Compliance
M&A Integration / Global Harmonization
Inspection & Audit Readiness
Program / Portfolio / Project Management (PMO)
Process Mapping, Design and Improvement
Vendor Assessment & Selection (CROs, IT Solutions and More)
Quality Systems & Quality Maturity (GxP)
CSV/CSA, SDLC, 21 CFR Part 11 / Annex 11
Change Management
Selected Success Stories
01. FDA Commitment Project Delivery
Inherited a high-risk, high-visibility project with an FDA response commitment date after four consecutive project manager turnovers. Within one month, redefined the project plan, clarified roles and responsibilities, and rallied a cross-functional team of 25 (including three vendors) from "storming" to "performing." Delivered new business processes, SOPs, training, and a technology solution on time and under budget, eliminating the client's compliance risk entirely.
02. Quality Maturity Assessment
Delivered a comprehensive quality maturity gap assessment for a pre-IND biotech, presenting findings and a strategic roadmap directly to the executive leadership team. Provided actionable recommendations that shaped the company's quality infrastructure strategy ahead of first IND submission.
03. Clinical QA Governance & PMO
Partnered with Clinical QA VP to implement a strategic plan and program management framework across a portfolio of 20+ projects and 6 senior directors -establishing KPIs, tracking mechanisms, and governance structures that created visibility and accountability across the organization.
04. IT Roadmap Execution
Led the full execution of an IT roadmap (delivered earlier by a fractional CIO), implementing best practice IT Governance & SOPs (including AI tool evaluation, selection and governance), managing MSP vendor selection, working cross functionally on system selection & implementations. Enabled the organization to build and scale its IT infrastructure to support expanding clinical programs, taking the company from early-stage operations to a more mature, governed IT environment.
05. Global Enterprise QMS Harmonization
Led the rollout of standardized enterprise quality system procedures and processes across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, collaborating with local country teams to drive a unified approach to quality while maintaining compliance with regional regulations and eliminating inconsistencies.
06. Commercial Ops & Sales Alignment
Led the assessment, redesign, and implementation of a bi-annual sales alignment and roster management process for a global commercial-stage biotech, identifying inefficiencies and implementing an integrated electronic solution to replace manual, paper-based workflows. Delivered accurate master data to downstream systems - directly improving incentive compensation accuracy across the field organization and eliminating uncontrolled data management practices at scale.
CLIENTS
When I’m not busy staring existentially off into space from a precarious ledge, you can find me in sunny Los Angeles:
planning my next trip
eating too much bacon
pretending to work out
trying to be more of an introvert