Corinne ROBBE
Research Laboratory Manager
Beaulieu (34160) France
Professional Status
Employed
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About Me
I started my career as a medical technician and technologist in French private laboratories for 7 years. Looking for new challenges I moved to the USA as a medical technologist and got the chance to work on all departments of a reference medical laboratory. I was offered the chance to work in R&D projects. I ended my experience there as the lab night shift manager.
I came back to France in 2000 and started working on the other side of the industry, for an In-Vitro-Diagnostic (IVD) designer and manufacturer, and have been working there ever since. Now Research Laboratory Manager, I enjoy working in a small team where everybody's qualities and assets can be expressed and considered, surrounded by skilled engineers and scientists, splitting my time between leading the activities of our R&D lab, directing the support of our customers and distributors and supporting our group technical teams after the launch of the products we developed.
I came back to France in 2000 and started working on the other side of the industry, for an In-Vitro-Diagnostic (IVD) designer and manufacturer, and have been working there ever since. Now Research Laboratory Manager, I enjoy working in a small team where everybody's qualities and assets can be expressed and considered, surrounded by skilled engineers and scientists, splitting my time between leading the activities of our R&D lab, directing the support of our customers and distributors and supporting our group technical teams after the launch of the products we developed.
Research Laboratory Manager
Erba Diagnostics France
Since January 2017
Montpellier
France
- Leading and coordinating the activities of R&D lab and a group of 5 scientists for the development of new products and validation of new systems developed by Erba France for the group Erba.
Marketing Manager
Erba Diagnostics France
December 2012
to December 2016
Full-time
Montpellier
France
- Design, Preparation and Launch of the hemostasis portfolio (instruments and reagents) as a new product line for Erba group.
- Involved in other R&D projects like an HPLC analyzer for diabetis and hemoglobins.
- FDA 510K preparation for IVD Medical Devices.
Technical Services Director
MAXMAT S.A.
January 2007
to November 2012
Full-time
Montpellier
France
- Management of the activities and personnel of the Hot-line and Support
- Management of the service activities (maintenance and repair)
- Management of system installations, customers and distributors training
- Management of the company reagents activity
- Preparation of specifications for new projects and existing products evolution and their validation protocols
- Resources and organization optimization without impact on results
- Reduction of inventory from 25% to 16% of the reagent turnover, keeping backorder objective of 0
Support and Development Manager
MAXMAT S.A.
April 2002
to January 2007
Full-time
Montpellier
France
- Management of a 5 person-team for the French and International support in IVD instrumentation and reagents
- Optimization of development resources (for Software and applications)
- On-site support(worldwide) for important projects (evaluations, problem resolutions, registrations...)
Applications and Support Manager
MAXMAT S.A.
April 2001
to April 2002
Full-time
Montpellier
France
- Management of the clients and distributors training
- Products promotion (exhibitions, customers' visits, advertisements and brochures design, etc.)
- Participation in R&D projects
- Preparation of technical documents linked to projects
Applications Specialist
MAXMAT S.A.
November 2000
to April 2001
Full-time
Montpellier
France
- Development of applications on the MAXMAT instrument in clinical chemistry, coagulation and ELISA
- Demonstrations, training of clients and distributors
- Development of technical documents for IVD instrumentation
Senior Medical Technologist
International Medical Laboratory
September 1993
to June 2000
Full-time
Sarasota, Florida
United States - Alabama
- Management of a 6 technologist-team in a private reference laboratory (Clinical chemistry, Immunology, Hematology, Microbiology)
- Laboratory organization and resources optimization
- Development of technical documents for the quality and accreditation systems (College of American Pathologist CAP)
- Participation in evaluation and validation projects for other companies within the R&D department of the laboratory. Co-author of a publication
- Training of personnel (30 technologists and technicians)
Laboratory Technologist
LABM Yves Baron
June 1988
to September 1993
Full-time
Gaillac
France
- Phlebotomy and medical analysis testing, all departments
- In charge of the Parasitology department and testing
- Personnel training
Laboratory Technician
LABM Monneroux
September 1987
to June 1988
Full-time
Soissons
France
- Phlebotomy and medical analysis testing, all departments
Laboratory Technician
Laboratoire d'Isle
May 1987
to September 1987
Part-time
Saint-Quentin
France
- Medical analysis testing
- Trundle-Ott DS, Robbe, C, Lenihan EP, Austin MA (Intl Med Lab, Sarasota, FL). Comparison of Urine Tests for Increased Bone Resorption: NTx and Pyrilinks-D, Clinical Chemistry (International Journal of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics), July 1997 vol. 43, N°6, 335: S179
- Robbe, C. A common platform for the clinical laboratory, European Clinical Laboratory, June 2002 Volume 21, N°3: 24-26
- Robbe, C. Fully automated ELISA run on a common platform, European Clinical Laboratory, October 2004 Volume 23, N°5: 18-21
- Robbe, C. Total haemostasis on a common platform, European Clinical Laboratory, October 2005 Volume 23, N°5: 16-19
- Usage of a great variety of In-Vitro-Diagnostic instrumentations and high complexity manual procedures for routine and specialized testing
- Research and development: work in the conception and validation of a new clinical chemistry instrument, evolution of existing instruments, software definition and evolution. All specifications and validation documents (conform for regulatory affairs, FDA registration, etc...), beta testing, and different kits studies in the US.
- Optimization of work flow (laboratory and technical services)
- Leading multidisciplinary teams of 5-6 engineers (medical, computer, mechanics, electronics)
- Management of Medical technologists and technicians
- Management of teams to achieve general company objectives
- Management of R&D projects
- Training of personnel (support engineers, application specialists, sales representatives, medical technologists....)
- Client training: final users, distributors
- Creation, evolution and full management of a reagent line
- Ability to easily identify and resolve problems through logic and observation
- Ability to transfer knowledge and know-how (in French and English)
- Perfectly bilingual (French: Mother tong, English: 7 years in the USA)
- Intense intellectual curiosity, logical, analytical
- Positive, creative, tenacious
Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology
Clinical Laboratory Technologist Florida State Licence
Florida Department of Health - Tallahassee
September 1993
to June 2000
Medical Technician from 1993 to 1995
Medical Technologist from 1995 to 2000
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Medical Technologist from 1995 to 2000
DUT Genie biologique (University Degree in Technology - Biology Engineering)
IUT A Lille I
September 1985
to June 1987
Applied Biology: Biology and Biochemistry Analyses
- Cultural exchanges
- Picture shooting
- Photo edition
- Movie compilation
- Swimming
- Running
- Yoga
- Badminton
