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Data Integrity Auditor Masterclass Training Course

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

22-23 April 2026
+ 14-15 October 2026 »

from £1299

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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

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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

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Mustafa Edik

Mustafa Edik is an Independent GMP Consultant and Auditor.  

After graduating as a Chemist from university, Mustafa began his 25 year plus career as a Laboratory Supervisor at Bayer, a German Pharmaceutical Company. After 15 years of working as a Quality Assurance Assistant Manager, Laboratory Supervisor, Pharmaceutical Quality Management Systems, and GMP Lead Auditor, he decided to continue his career as a Consultant. He has served the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEA) as Principal GMP Auditor and Consultant for 6 years. TAEA was audited by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health and granted GMP Certificate for 5 Radiopharmaceuticals. This success has won great acclaim from all health authorities and industry. 

He has prepared and presented various training courses and workshops to more than 8000 individuals from 150 International and local Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Cosmetics companies on GMP, GDP and Pharmaceutical Quality Management Systems. He has taken part in several International Pharmaceutical Facility Establishment projects as GMP Consultant and has also set up various Quality Management Systems for Local Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies.

While he was the Vice President of Quality and Technical Operations at a Quality Academia Training and Consultancy firm, he acquired and converted it into a 100 % Turkish Company. As the only IRCA Certificated Pharmaceutical Quality Management Systems and GMP Lead Auditor in Turkey, he currently conducts API, Excipient, Packaging Materials Suppliers and Manufacturers, Third Party Logistics Service Providers, Sterile and Non-Sterile Manufacturing Facilities Audits according to FDA, EMA, PIC /S, TMMDA, MHRA, TGA Health Canada, and WHO regulations and guidelines.

He finished his second university degree in Biopharmaceutical Sciences BSc (Hons) at Atlantic Technological University - Ireland. He is the author of chapter 6 of the book published by PDA named “Good Distribution Practices” and he is preparing his latest book on ‘GMP Audits’ which will be published by Taylor & Francis in 2023.

 

More details

NEW higher discounts for multiple bookings - bring your colleagues to make your training budget go further:

  • 30% off the 2nd delegate*
  • 40% off the 3rd delegate*
  • 50% off the 4th delegate*

Please contact us for pricing if you are interested in booking 5 or more delegates

22-23 April 2026

Live online

09:30-16:30 UK (London) (UTC+01)
10:30-17:30 Paris (UTC+02)
04:30-11:30 New York (UTC-04)
Timings may be different for each day
Course code 16118

  • GBP 1,299 1,499
  • EUR 1,819 2,099
  • USD 2,087 2,399

Until 18 Mar

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14-15 October 2026

Live online

09:30-16:30 UK (London) (UTC+01)
10:30-17:30 Paris (UTC+02)
04:30-11:30 New York (UTC-04)
Timings may be different for each day
Course code 16427

  • GBP 1,299 1,499
  • EUR 1,819 2,099
  • USD 2,087 2,399

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* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price; and apply only when booking multiple delegates on the same date.

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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Run Data Integrity Auditor Masterclass Live online for your team

2 days

Typical duration

Pricing from:

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

 

We can customise this course to your requirements and deliver it on an in-house basis for any number of your staff or colleagues.

Contact our in-house training experts Aleksandra Beer and Yesim Nurko to discuss your requirements:

Multiple colleagues? See above for details of our discounts for 2, 3, or 4 delegates. For more, talk to one of our training experts to discuss how to:

Run this course conveniently and cost-effectively in-house for your staff and colleagues

Aleksandra Beer

Aleksandra
BEER

Training expert

Yesim Nurko

Yesim
NURKO

Training expert

Yesim Nurko

Harry
ALTAMONT

Training expert

+44 (0)20 7749 4749

inhouse@ipiacademy.com