Rhastin Castro
Rhastin is Manager Quality Assurance and Pharmacovigilance at SFL.
He supports SFL’s Quality Assurance team and clients in preparing documents for the development and maintenance of their quality management systems according to Swiss and EU regulations. Rhastin is involved in preparing SOPs, policies, quality agreements, and site master files, as well as in assisting the QA team in monitoring quality system performance (e.g., tracking of Change Controls, tracking of Corrective and Preventative Actions, and tracking of Quality Metrics and Risk Metrics).
In addition to his role in SFL Quality Assurance, Rhastin assists SFL’s Pharmacovigilance team and clients to establish and maintain their local pharmacovigilance systems in compliance with Swiss regulations.
Before joining SFL, Rhastin gained several years of experience in helping maintain the quality management system of a biosafety level 3 laboratory facility to ensure compliance with biosafety and biosecurity regulations (e.g., writing and maintaining SOPs, providing training on safety procedures, and risk management and mitigation). He holds PhD in Microbiology from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and the University of Basel.
