CQO Forum Purpose

The Chief Quality Officer Forum Team is an action-oriented team of inspiring leaders who are collaboratively mobilizing enterprise-wide effectiveness through people, process and systems innovation…grounded in the science of quality. This team (1) charters global initiatives, (2) networks on topics directly related to what each member is working to accomplish in their companies, (3) brings in external SMEs who are taking novel approaches to address the challenges faced by our industry, and (4) shares quality innovation with each other.

The Role of Quality for the 21st Century

To optimize patient and business success by mobilizing enterprise-wide effectiveness grounded in science, data, stakeholder awareness and regulatory intelligence.

Redefining the Role of Quality

In order to develop impactful change across the industry, the CQO Forum started by “looking in the mirror”. Our work has uncovered that Quality often shuts down the exact behaviors it is trying to grow acorss the organization! The newly established Role of Quality for the 21st Century establishes Quality as an enabler of patient and business success grounded in science, data, stakeholder awareness and regulatory intelligence. This new understanding of Quality fuels the innovative developments of the team.

CQO Forum - A Team in Action!

The CQO Forum gains input and insight from other industries, regulators, and cross-functional peers to drive meaningful outcomes. Here is a glimpse of some of the work we are doing.

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Meet the Team!

The CQO Forum Team has been working to make a difference across the industry since 2018. Meet the team that is mobilizing enterprise effectiveness for the betterment of patients around the world!

Preparing the Next Generation

In 2018, the Chief Quality Officer Forum chartered an initiative to prepare the next generation of scientists entering the life science industries, by arming them with an understanding of the science of quality. The initiative has reached students in 42 countries and 100’s of universities…resulting in the formation of a non-profit organization, Quality Champions for Life. Learn More!

Fit-for-Purpose Initiative

Covid shutdown caught us off-guard for how to lead our operations through extreme emergency conditions - on every front. The Fit-for-Purpose Model, chartered by the CQO Forum Team, is a roadmap for how to pivot your QMS operations to support business success across normal conditions, time pressures and cost pressures. Each condition requires a different strategy!. Access the Tools!

Adaptability and Agility Maturity Model

We want every CEO to say “We are achieving a competitive advantage through adaptability and agility from every employee, every system, and every process so every stakeholder can count on us - every day”. Our Adaptability and Agility Maturity Model, chartered by the CQO Forum Team, is designed to drive decisions to the lowest level possible and build quality into the earliest point possible. Learn More!

Metrics that Matter

The CQO Forum researched which metrics are assessed across functional groups in search of a common language - recognizing that metrics drive intended and unintended behavior. Learn more about the outcome, and how the Forum used a V-model approach to connect metrics to desired outcomes.

Annex 1 Initiative

The Pathway Chief Quality Officer Forum commissioned a team to benchmark how to implement the Annex 1 requirements and expectations. Check out the benchmarking report and live webinars. Learn More!