Guidance from experienced professionals across the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries.
PA4S benefits from the perspective of experienced professionals from across the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries.
Industry advisors help shape discussion topics, provide insight into operational challenges facing the industry, and support the development of meaningful peer dialogue.
Industry Advisors provide perspective that helps ensure PA4S discussions remain relevant to real operational environments across pharmaceutical manufacturing and laboratory operations.
Advisors may contribute by:
Advisors participate as individual professionals, bringing experience and perspective from across the industry.
Lori Santoli, CSP
Senior Global EHS Director | Boston Scientific
Lori Santoli is a global EHS leader with over two decades of experience across pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer manufacturing environments. She currently serves as Senior Global EHS Director at Boston Scientific, where she leads the global EHS function supporting employees and sites worldwide.
Lori brings a practical, operations-focused perspective to PA4S, grounded in deep experience leading EHS across complex, multi-site global organizations.
Narayan Balachandran
Principal Consultant | Monthey Consulting Inc.
Narayan is President and Principal Consultant at Monthey Consulting Inc. He provides actionable advice to life sciences and pharmaceutical companies drawing upon his multi decade experience delivering sustainable results in global corporations. Most recently Narayan was accountable for Facilities & Engineering at several sites at Amgen through a time of significant growth for the company. In this role he developed a deep appreciation of how Safety is foundational for success and the importance of instilling and maintaining a culture of Safety across the organization from operators on the plant floor to senior management.
Michael Robson
Senior Director, EHSS | Amgen
Michael Robson is a global leader in Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHS&S) known for turning complex challenges into practical, business-driven solutions. With more than 30 years of international experience, he currently serves as Senior Director of Global EHS and Sustainability at Amgen, where he leads efforts to embed safety, sustainability, and operational excellence across research, development, and commercial functions. His work focuses on building strong safety cultures, simplifying systems, and aligning EHS with strategic business priorities.
Over the course of his career, Michael has held senior roles at Pfizer, Capsugel, and Mead Johnson Nutrition, shaping global EHS strategies and supporting operations across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania…
Margie Joubert
EHS Sr. Director | Amgen
Margie Joubert is an experienced EHS leader with a career spanning industrial hygiene, process safety, and global EHS leadership across pharmaceutical and medical device operations. She currently serves as EHS Sr. Director at Amgen’s Juncos site in Puerto Rico, the company’s largest biopharmaceutical manufacturing campus, where she leads site EHS programs and management systems.
Margie brings a practical, operations-focused perspective to PA4S based on decades of experience supporting complex life sciences manufacturing environments…
Mark Endsley, CSP.
Global Director, Health, Safety & Wellbeing | Grifols
Mark Endsley is an experienced safety professional with deep expertise in operational safety, leadership development, and risk management across complex industrial environments. As a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), he has supported organizations in strengthening safety programs and improving operational risk awareness.
He contributes valuable operational perspective to PA4S discussions based on years of experience supporting safety leadership and organizational learning…
Obed Varela, CSP, CHMM, REHS
Global Head EHS | Takeda
Obed Varela is a global EH&S leader with over 25 years of experience across pharmaceutical, biotech, food manufacturing, logistics, and retail operations. He currently leads global EH&S for plasma-derived therapies, overseeing safety, sustainability, and risk management across a network of Takeda manufacturing sites.
He brings a collaborative, forward-looking perspective to PA4S, with a focus on practical learning, continuous improvement, and strengthening safety leadership in real-world operations.
Leadership
Sajid Modan, RPh is the founder of the Pharmaceutical Alliance for Safety (PA4S), an initiative designed to create a trusted forum where professionals across the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry can engage in practical discussions on operational safety and risk management. He brings over two decades of experience supporting environmental, health, and safety programs across complex manufacturing environments. Through PA4S, he is focused on fostering professional dialogue that helps organizations anticipate risk, strengthen decision-making, and protect both employees and patients.
