Michael Lanasa
Merck & Co Inc
Associate Director Global Quality Compliance
Michael is a dynamic change agent with extensive experience in Quality, Engineering, and Operations within the Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Device industries. He currently serves as the Associate Director of Global Quality Compliance at Merck, where he is responsible for modernizing and streamlining legacy Quality Management Systems (QMS) and implementing digital solutions for Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) processes and CMMS.
His expertise spans quality systems, regulatory inspections, strategic planning, plant design, process and equipment validations, technology transfer, and aseptic processing. He has also been instrumental in developing and revitalizing large-scale facilities' infrastructure, processes, technology, to maximize results in the US and international sites.
Michael's professional journey includes significant roles at Jacobs Engineering, Integra LifeSciences, and Tengion, Inc., and ValSource, where he managed and executed numerous high-profile large capital projects, including the development of global operations strategies, and compliance improvement projects.
Michael holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University.
His expertise spans quality systems, regulatory inspections, strategic planning, plant design, process and equipment validations, technology transfer, and aseptic processing. He has also been instrumental in developing and revitalizing large-scale facilities' infrastructure, processes, technology, to maximize results in the US and international sites.
Michael's professional journey includes significant roles at Jacobs Engineering, Integra LifeSciences, and Tengion, Inc., and ValSource, where he managed and executed numerous high-profile large capital projects, including the development of global operations strategies, and compliance improvement projects.
Michael holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University.