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Data Integrity Auditor Masterclass In-house Training

During this course, data integrity will be discussed from the perspective of GxP audits, with practical advice for successful data integrity audits given.

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Course overview

Over the past decade, data integrity has become the number one focus in regulatory inspections - and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. While the topic has only recently taken centre stage, its roots stretch back 30 years, with early breaches at Barr Laboratories and Able highlighting just how long-standing and serious the issue truly is.

As health authorities continue to scrutinise data integrity during audits, especially GMP audits, pharmaceutical manufacturers are under increasing pressure to ensure their internal teams are well prepared.

This intensive two-day course, delivered through practical guidance and real-world examples, explores data integrity through the lens of GxP audits. You’ll gain a clear understanding of regulatory expectations, the core concepts and guidelines, and what auditors need to know to uncover deficiencies before the authorities do.

Participants will explore which departments require data integrity auditing - from warehouse and production to quality control, quality assurance, engineering, and critical utilities. Sample audit questions, common findings, and real case studies bring the learning to life, ensuring you leave equipped to carry out confident, effective audits.

Whether you're building an audit-ready culture or sharpening your team’s inspection-readiness, this course will give you the tools and insight to make a measurable impact.

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Benefits of attending

  • Learn exactly what health authorities expect from data integrity audits and how to meet those requirements
  • Evaluate the concept of data integrity from a fresh, practical, and audit-focused perspective
  • Understand the role of the data integrity auditor and the essential skills needed to perform effectively
  • Discover how to audit and prepare for external inspections across key departments, including warehouse, manufacturing, quality control, quality assurance, critical utilities, and engineering

At the end of the course, there will be a short assessment exam featuring case studies and audit scenarios that will have been analysed during the training. Delegates who successfully pass the assessment will receive the title of ‘Certified Data Integrity Auditor’.

Who should attend?

Personnel from the following departments will benefit from this course:

  • Quality assurance and quality control
  • Validation
  • R&D
  • Audit
  • Regulatory
  • IT
  • Warehouse and supply chain
  • Engineering
  • Procurement 

As well as:

  • Health authority inspectors

This course will cover:

GMP guidelines and regulations for data integrity (DI)

  • Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S), EU, WHO, MHRA, FDA data integrity regulations
  • Parenteral Drug Association (PDA), International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)
  • Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC), International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council (IPEC) Guidelines
  • Regulatory inspection – focus on data integrity (DI)
  • How to prepare your facility for regulatory inspection
  • How to prepare SMEs for DI questions

Data integrity principles

  • What is ALCOA and ALCOA + (Attributable, Legible, Contemporaneous, Original & Accurate)
  • Beyond ALCOA

Data integrity Issues in pharmaceutical companies

  • How to manage DI in manufacturing
  • How to manage DI in laboratories
  • How to manage DI in warehouse & logistics
  • How to manage DI in the supply chain

FDA's pre-approval inspection (PAI) and data integrity issues

  • What is the most important thing in PAI and DI?

Audit planning and team building

  • How to prepare a risk based DI audit plan?
  • How to select DI audit team?
  • How to be a good DI auditor?

Hints, tips and clues to performing successful DI audits

Virtual DI audits

  • DI Gap analysis
  • DI checklist

Workshop 1: data Integrity sourcing to laboratory equipment

Recap of day one

DI auditing of warehouse and critical utilities

DI auditing of manufacturing

  • DI auditing of calibrations 

DI auditing of an analytical chemistry laboratory

  • Chromatography data system
  • Chromatography falsification
  • DI audit of stability
  • Can we audit audit trails?
  • Can we detect DI risks?

DI auditing of a microbiology laboratory

  • DI auditing of endotoxin testing
  • Revealing DI breaches in a microbiology laboratory

Supplier DI auditing

  • API DI audits
  • Excipient DI audits

Electronic records and electronic signatures (ERES) DI auditing

  • Standard operating procedure (SOP) for electronic audit trail review
  • Audit trail review – Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR)
  • Audit trail review questions
  • E-records self-inspection

IT Infrastructure and cloud DI auditing

  • System security, data generation, back-up and spreadsheets
  • Stand alone systems, and DI audits

Workshop 2: data falsification investigation

DI audit report preparation and distribution

Case Studies and lessons learnt from regulatory inspections

Exam

Mustafa Edik

Mustafa Edik is a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnoloy, medical device quality and GXP expert with over 28 years of hands-on leadership in GMP, GDP, GCP, GLP, and broader GxP compliance across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries.

As Turkey's first IRCA-certificated Lead Auditor for GMP and Pharmaceutical Quality Management Systems (PQMS), he brings unmatched credibility and depth to audits, compliance strategies, and regulatory readiness. Holding a BSc in Chemistry, and a BSc (Hons) in Biopharmaceutical Sciences & Engineering from Atlantic Technological University (Ireland), and an Executive MBA, Mustafa combines strong scientific foundations with strategic business acumen.

His career highlights include senior roles at Bayer Türkiye, where he progressed from Quality Control Lab Supervisor to Deputy QA Manager, and GMP Lead Auditor to Global GMP Lead Auditor, managing complex quality operations and audits in a multinational environment. He has personally led more than 4,200 hours of GxP audits across over 200 facilities worldwide.

Today, as Founder and Lead Consultant at Quality Academia Eğitim & Danışmanlık, Mustafa delivers high-impact consulting, training, and project management services to local and global clients. His expertise spans across:

  • GMP/GDP audits and supplier qualification
  • Validation, qualification, and quality risk management (ICH Q9)
  • Root cause analysis, CAPA, OOS/OOT, change control, and data integrity
  • Sterile/non-sterile manufacturing, process improvement, and cost-of-quality optimisation
  • Clinical trials (GCP & ICH E6), pharmacovigilance, and third-party manufacturing
  • Regulatory alignment with FDA, EMA, PIC/S, MHRA, TGA, TMMDA, WHO, and ICH standards

Mustafa has trained over 9,000 professionals in GxP topics and designed certified auditor programs for Turkish authorities including Turkish MOH and Ministry of Agriculture and Foresty. He served as Principal GMP Consultant & Auditor at the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority, supporting successful TMMDA GMP approvals for 5 radiopharmaceutical products. As the first Turkish consultant selected by the Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers Network (DCVMN), he has led teams of 100+ engineers, auditors, and quality specialists while managing dozens of international projects.

A prolific author, Mustafa's works include:

  • “Sorularla GMP Dokümantasyonu” – a practical guide to GMP documentation
  • “GMP Audits in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries” (Taylor & Francis / CRC Press, June 2024) – a comprehensive reference on effective GMP auditing practices

Recognised internationally for his practical, risk-based approach and knowledge transfer focus, Mustafa Edik is dedicated to elevating pharmaceutical quality standards, helping companies achieve compliance excellence, reduce risks, and drive operational efficiency.

More details

United Kingdom

  • Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Limited
  • TC BioPharm
  • TC BioPharm Limited

Italy

  • Angelini Pharma s.p.a.

Spain

  • LIOF-PHARMA SLU

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2 days

Typical duration

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  • GBP 1,000
  • Per attendee, based on 10 attendees
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  • At your choice of location, or online

 

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