Abigael Adeyemi
Galway,Ireland
Summary
Microbiology professional with a strong focus on quality assurance and regulatory compliance. Proven leadership in managing laboratory operations and driving continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring adherence to GMP and GLP standards while fostering team performance and optimizing processes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Microbiology Team Lead
Viatris
Galway, County Galway
2025.06 - Current
- Oversaw day-to-day operations, ensuring adherence to company standards.
- Liaised with senior management on strategic planning initiatives, contributing valuable insights.
- Facilitated open dialogue with stakeholders to manage expectations effectively.
- Lead microbiology investigations including environmental monitoring, sterility failures, bioburden, endotoxin, and contamination events.
- Drive root cause analysis, risk assessments, CAPAs, and effectiveness checks for microbiological deviations and quality issues.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, GLP, Data Integrity, and regulatory standards across all laboratory activities.
- Oversee validation and lifecycle management of microbiological methods, equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ), and method transfers.
- Review and approve microbiology documentation, including test results, environmental monitoring data, and investigation reports.
- Support and continuously improve the Environmental Monitoring (EM) program for manufacturing and aseptic areas.
- Lead and maintain microbiology quality systems, including SOPs, change controls, deviations, and trend reporting.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and training to microbiology team members.
- Manage laboratory operations, including resource planning and prioritisation, to meet business needs.
- Support audits and inspections, representing the microbiology function and ensuring timely follow-up actions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence within the laboratory.
- Act as deputy to the Microbiology Laboratory Manager when required.
QA/QC Microbiology lead
Vantive Healthcare Pharmaceutical
2024.08 - 2025.05
- Supervise and manage a team of microbiologists in microbiology Department.
- Coordinate daily operations and ensure that objectives are set, supervised, and completed in proper priority.
- Responsible for the monitoring of starting materials, finished and environmental control systems and routine testing where required.
- Generation of documented procedures for microbiological monitoring and responsible for compliance with documented procedures.
- responsible for identification and communication of trends in routine microbiological monitoring
- Coordinate sterilization testing and testing to support manufacturing and new product development.
- Improved product quality by implementing rigorous QC testing procedures for microbiological analysis.
- Manage SOP updating to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Ensured regulatory compliance with FDA, EU and ISO guidelines through strict adherence to protocols and proper documentation.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to address product quality issues related to microbiology.
QC Micro Analyst
Wuxi Biologics
2022.06 - 2024.07
- Perform routine testing, environmental monitoring, water monitoring, and testing including sterility, endotoxin, bioburden, biological indicators, growth promotion , sterility, and routine microbiological indicators.
- Support in OOS,OOL, Microbial contamination, adverse trends, environmental excursion investigation, change controls, Deviation, CAPAs Task.
- Author and review technical documents including methods protocols, Logbooks, controlled documents, reports and SOPs.
- conduct routine inspection of Lab to ensure compliance with cGMP, GDP and GLP.
- Provide effective communication and play a leading role in project management interaction with external and internal audits clients.
- perform all duties in compliance with GMP Requirements, SOPs and controlled documents.
- Act as site subject matter for Nitrate testing.
- Maintained and calibrate all laboratory equipments in the laboratory.
QC Analyst
Regeneron Pharmaceutical Ireland
2021.05 - 2022.05
- Conducted regular inspections of incoming materials, components, and finished products.
- Performed accurate and timely data entry for QC records.
- Ensured that all work is performed within the framework of Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Trained new personnel on QC procedures, including sampling techniques and data interpretation.
- Monitored and supervised routine KPI Laboratory stocks, reagents and consumables.
- Support LTIFs, CAPAs and effectiveness checks.
- Maintained quality assurance procedure documentation.
- Review documentation such as Logbooks, and LIMs results
Sample Preparation Technician
Enfer Medical
2020.12 - 2021.05
- Performed daily maintenance on sample preparation equipment.
- Cleaned and sterilized laboratory glassware, tools, and instruments according to safety protocols.
- Maintained accurate records of all sample preparations and results.
- Monitored the quality of samples processed in order to ensure accuracy of results.
- Adhered to standard operating procedures when preparing samples for analysis.
- Ensured that all chemicals were properly labeled, stored, and disposed according to established regulations.
- Troubleshot any issues encountered during the course of performing routine or specialized sampling tasks.
Junior QA Microbiologist
FIDSON Health care
2019.01 - 2019.08
- perform routine review of documentation such as logbooks, controlled documents, protocols, reports, SOPs, COAs in compliance to GMP procedures.
- perform process and Lab audits, monitoring of GMP compliance during production activities.
- Review and approves documents, supports deviations, change controls, CAPAs task,and effectiveness checks.
Laboratory Analyst
CWAY FOODS AND BEVERAGE LIMITED
2017.01 - 2018.12
- Performed complex calculations related to sample analysis and results interpretation.
- Operated laboratory equipment such as centrifuges, autoclaves, incubators and pH meters in accordance with safety guidelines.
- Prepared solutions and reagents according to established procedures for use in experiments or analyses.
- Reviewed technical documents such as Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Control Plans.
- Collected samples from various sources for testing purposes.
Microbiology Intern
LACASERA Company Limited
2016.06 - 2016.09
- Monitored microbiological tests including sterility testing, total plate count, bioburden testing and endotoxin testing.
- Maintained a clean and safe working environment by adhering to established safety procedures.
- Created reports summarizing findings from experiments conducted in the lab.
Education
Diploma of Higher Education - Leadership and Management
UCD Professional
Dublin, Leinster 03/2025 - 08/2025
Master of Science - Bioprocessing Science
Atlantic Technological University
Sligo Ireland 09/2019 - 09/2020
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology
Bowen University
Nigeria 09/2012 - 09/2016
Skills
Continuous improvement
- Communication excellence
- Decision-Making expertise
- Inventory control techniques
- Knowledge of quality standards
- Microsoft office suite competency
- Training and Development
- Leadership & influence
- Leadership development
- Team performance data analysis
- Cross-functional team coordination
- Quality assurance expertise
- Team supervision
- Report-writing
References
References available upon request.
Education and Training
other,other
Timeline
Senior Microbiology Team Lead
Viatris
2025.06 - Current
QA/QC Microbiology lead
Vantive Healthcare Pharmaceutical
2024.08 - 2025.05
QC Micro Analyst
Wuxi Biologics
2022.06 - 2024.07
QC Analyst
Regeneron Pharmaceutical Ireland
2021.05 - 2022.05
Sample Preparation Technician
Enfer Medical
2020.12 - 2021.05
Junior QA Microbiologist
FIDSON Health care
2019.01 - 2019.08
Laboratory Analyst
CWAY FOODS AND BEVERAGE LIMITED
2017.01 - 2018.12
Microbiology Intern
LACASERA Company Limited
2016.06 - 2016.09
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology
Bowen University
09/2012 - 09/2016
Master of Science - Bioprocessing Science
Atlantic Technological University
09/2019 - 09/2020
Diploma of Higher Education - Leadership and Management
UCD Professional
03/2025 - 08/2025