Tara Rafiee

Hands-on food, supplement and pharmaceutical QC experience, with a focus on chemical and physical testing, laboratory documentation and quality systems.

Analytical instrumentation: HPLC, GC, IR/FTIR and water activity (aw) measurement; formulation and stability testing.

Experience with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 implementation support, audit preparation, SOPs, GMP and regulatory compliance. Food safety training spanning HACCP, SQF, PCQI, BRCGS, sanitation, food defence, allergen control and labelling.

Production Line Assistant / Line Inspector Trainee at DECIEM (2026-06 – 2026-09)

• Supported production-line operations and supervised in-process packaging, label and coding checks; trained in line-inspection procedures.

Quality Assurance / Quality Control Laboratory at EUROFINS (2023-06 – 2025)

• Performed or supported chemical and physical testing in food chemistry and cannabis chemistry laboratories; also worked within food microbiology operations.
• Used HPLC, GC and water activity measurement equipment; maintained test records and supported laboratory quality documentation.

Laboratory & Quality Assurance Support at JP LABORATORY (2021-03 – 2023-07)

• Conducted chemical and physical laboratory tests using FTIR in a nutritional supplements’ startup; devoted approximately half of each workday to testing.
• Supported QA activities, laboratory records and quality-related operations.

Co-founder, Product Development & Quality / Regulatory Compliance at HIGH-BITE INC. (2019-12 – 2026)

• Performed product formulation, chemical and physical testing, stability studies and clinical-trial-related work for food and nutritional supplement development.
• Implemented quality and regulatory processes; supported ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements, audit preparation, technical reviews and labelling compliance.

Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs at Arena Life Science (2018 – 2021)

• Authored 30 SOPs covering cardiovascular pharmaceutical products and one biologic; supported quality systems and regulatory documentation.

QA / Regulatory Affairs at Iran Food & Drug Administration (IFDA) (2010 – 2018)

• Authored more than 100 SOPs for vaccines and biologics; supported GMP inspections, regulatory audits and technical documentation.

Quality Control / Laboratory at Food & Drug Control Laboratory (FDCL) (1996 – 2010)

• Conducted or supported QC testing for biologics and blood products, including analytical methods and laboratory quality procedures.

Postgraduate Certificate in Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs – AAPS, Toronto (2023)

MSc in Quality Assurance / Regulatory Affairs / Formulation – Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2015)

MBA in Pharmaceutical Management – Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2017)

BSc in Microbiology – Islamic Azad University, Iran (1998)