Matt leads a diverse, cross-disciplinary team of Quality Professionals, delivering strong internal Quality Oversight via risk-based audit programs, and developing key insights that enable real-time inspection preparation by Inspection Management team members also under his stewardship. Consistent growth and complexity of AbbVie’s research portfolio has positioned Research and Development Quality Assurance (RDQA) to take a strategic, risk-based approach to identify Quality Strategies that balance proactive Quality early, address challenges contemporaneously and identify signals to mitigate risk. This team delivers meaningful results, addresses the highest risks across the GxP network and drives action to ensure cross-functional and comprehensive responses. Our aim is to continue interrogating and improving our processes and systems to protect patient safety and assure data integrity in all facets of development.
After a summer as an intern with Abbott, Matt had the privilege of joining the “Professional Developmental Program” focused on accelerating key talent in the Quality arena. Completing 4 assignments over 2 years in 3 different locations, Matt settled into a role within what is now RDQA as the Metrics and Management review lead. This uniquely positioned him to take on key workstreams during the Abbott to AbbVie separation. Shortly after separation came a thoughtful career transition into the ever-changing world of clinical research. Cross-training as an GCP auditor and GCP QA Program Manager in this space was exciting and eventually led to a position responsible for the Quality Assurance strategy and oversight for all Oncology studies (2014). Continuing to establish himself in this space he leveraged key successes into an opportunity to take his next step; people leadership (2018). As AbbVie continued to grow internally and via acquisition, Matt’s leadership has given him the chance to step out of GCP into this new cross-GxP team and represent a key pillar of the RDQA Leadership Team at AbbVie.
In 2021 and 2024 we were blessed with a daughter and son respectively; this new adventure brings a whole new perspective to the value of what we do in this industry. I learn and take so much inspiration from who I am around, I am humbled routinely and only seek to be a better teammate, partner, father and person daily.