Joy Eldridge
Principal Consultant — GxP Quality Assurance
About Joy
Joy's current role is focussed on supporting clients in early clinical development, to establish fit for purpose quality management systems supporting GxP compliance.
Her previous roles have included significant experience in senior quality leadership of manufacturing and distribution functions, as well as clinical studies of all phases. Joy has QA and auditing experience spanning GCP, GCLP, GMP, and GVP disciplines.
Experience Highlights
- Senior quality leadership roles in pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution
- Clinical research quality assurance across all development phases (I, II, III & IV)
- GCP, GCLP, GMP and GVP auditing experience
- Establishing quality management systems for early-stage clinical development programmes
- Supporting both commercial and non-commercial clinical research organisations
- Risk assessment, quality strategy, and regulatory compliance support
Current Focus
Joy specialises in supporting clients in early clinical development, helping organisations to build quality management systems that are genuinely fit for purpose — pragmatic, proportionate, and designed to support GxP compliance without creating unnecessary burden.
Working with sponsors, CROs, and academic institutions, Joy brings a collaborative, solutions-focused approach to quality challenges at every stage of development.
Key Services Delivered
- Quality Management System development and gap analysis
- Independent GCP, GCLP, GMP and GVP auditing
- SOP development and quality strategy preparation
- GxP training and regulatory update programmes
- Serious breach investigation support
- Mock inspection preparation and readiness assessments
"Quality systems should enable good science — not obstruct it. My aim is always to build something that genuinely works for the organisation, supports compliance, and can be maintained and evolved as the programme grows."
— Joy Eldridge, Principal Consultant