Karin Gruber, PhD is an experienced Quality- and Project Management professional with over 30 years of experience in clinical research. She holds a PhD from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany. During her career, she held various positions as a Clinical Project Scientist and in Clinical Operations, Project Management, Medical Marketing and Quality Management in the pharmaceutical and CRO industry. She has managed large international clinical trials in multiple therapeutic areas, implemented quality management processes and led global teams. Karin is passionate about quality by design and brings expertise in centralized quality control, facilitating audit- and inspection readiness and the execution of clinical quality control visits.