Name: Tonmoy Biswas
Current Role: QA Validation Engineer at GMP Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd., Sydney, Australia.
Study Mode: Master of Good Manufacturing Practice (on-campus, UTS).
Background
Bachelor of Pharmacy & Master of Pharmacy, Bangladesh
Former Sr. Assistant Manager – Quality Assurance, Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Bangladesh (Former SK&F)
Former Quality Control Executive, The ACME Laboratories Ltd., Bangladesh.
Before you started the GMP course, what were you hoping it would help you achieve in your career, and how has it actually helped you since completing it?
Before starting the GMP course, I hoped to strengthen my understanding of international regulatory expectations and gain the advanced quality and validation skills needed to progress in the Australian pharmaceutical industry. The program delivered exactly that including the technical grounding and industry context that helped me successfully transition into my current role and perform confidently in a TGA-regulated manufacturing environment.
Can you describe a specific moment at work where something you learnt in the GMP course made a real difference to what you did or how you made a decision?
A key moment occurred during the implementation of CSV (MasterControl) at GMP Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd. in collaboration with SeerPharma where I applied the risk-based decision-making frameworks from the course, including regulatory requirements. These tools helped me analyse the deviation systematically, justify CAPA with regulatory alignment, and communicate a clear, defensible rationale to stakeholders that significantly improving the quality of the validation outcome.
What aspects of the course stood out to you as most valuable, and why?
The scenario-based learning, industry-focused assessments, and the practical teaching approach stood out as the most valuable components. Subjects such as Computer Systems Validation, Quality Systems, Contamination Control, and Qualification & Validation closely mirrored real industry challenges. The collaboration between UTS and SeerPharma ensured that every unit was aligned with current industry practice, making the learning immediately applicable.
How has completing the GMP course changed the way you think about quality, compliance, or your role in the pharmaceutical industry?
Even with prior pharmaceutical industry experience, this course fundamentally reshaped my approach and thinking to quality and compliance. I can now view them through a holistic, lifecycle-driven, and risk-based perspective rather than as isolated procedural tasks. It strengthened my focus on data integrity, regulatory justification, and proactive quality culture enhancing my effectiveness as a QA professional within a TGA-regulated manufacturing environment.
If a potential student was unsure about enrolling in this GMP course, what would you tell them based on your experience?
I would strongly encourage them to enrol. The UTS Master of GMP provides the technical depth, regulatory insight, and practical application needed to excel in pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality roles. For me, it was instrumental in advancing my career in Australia and is an excellent investment for anyone seeking growth in the pharmaceutical or life sciences sector.
To be very honest, regulatory guidelines will tell you what needs to be done to ensure product quality and patient safety, however this course teaches you how to do it.
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