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Derek Steele

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Director of Quality, Cell Culture Media Network at Thermo Fisher Scientific
📍 Buffalo, New York, United States

Derek Steele is an international quality leader and the Director of Quality at Thermo Fisher Scientifics Cell Culture Media Network. A graduate of Northern Arizona University, he specializes in global manufacturing operations and quality systems like ISO 13485. Colleagues describe him as detailed, goal-oriented, and dedicated to performance.

He leads the quality function for a three-site operation with over 2, 500 employees, valued at more than $1. 5 billion.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Director of Quality, Cell Culture Media Network
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Buffalo, New York, United States
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Global Quality Leadership
He has a proven history of leading global quality operations across multiple countries for major corporations like Thermo Fisher Scientific, Honeywell, and Materion.
Medical Device Compliance
His current role holds final accountability for site compliance to ISO 13485, MDSAP, and 21 CFR 820 quality management systems.
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Work history

5-2023
Director of Quality, Cell Culture Media Network
Thermo Fisher Scientific
4-2022 - 4-2023
Global Quality Leader
Honeywell
10-2012 - 4-2022
Director of Quality
Materion Corporation
4-2007 - 10-2012
Quality Assurance Manager
Materion Corporation
9-1994 - 4-2007
Manager, Quality and Engineering
Norsk Hydro
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Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
Northern Arizona University
Lean Sigma Black Belt Certification
Kent State University
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