Matthew Burns
RP | RPi | Quality Manager | Pharmaceutical Quality Leader
Matthew Burns brings over a decade of cross-functional pharmaceutical and medical device experience to TDP’s UK client engagements, with a background spanning quality, operations, and supply chain leadership. He holds credentials as Responsible Person (RP), Responsible Person (import) (RPi), and Quality Manager, and has worked across multinational pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical device organisations operating under ISO 13485, as well as UK MAH and 3PL environments. This breadth enables him to support clients in aligning regulatory compliance with the practical demands of live operational settings.
Matthew’s expertise covers GDP compliance, QMS development, CAPA management, supply chain strategy, remediation programmes, and operational project delivery. He has supported and hosted Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency GMDP inspections, managed complex acquisition integrations, overseen GDP warehouse migrations, and delivered sustained compliance improvement programmes. He also brings experience in medical device quality systems under ISO 13485 and in controlled drugs governance, including acting in Accountable Officer capacity within regulated environments.
What Matthew brings to engagements is a strong focus on translating compliance requirements into workable operational systems. He helps clients build quality frameworks that are robust, proportionate, and aligned to commercial reality, avoiding unnecessary complexity while maintaining regulatory confidence. His approach is pragmatic and delivery-focussed, with an emphasis on solving embedded problems and embedding change that holds beyond initial implementation.
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