\nDicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading developer
\nof investigational ribonucleic acid interference
\n(RNAi), creates medicines that silence or turn
\noff the genes that cause disease. With a vision
\nto maximize the impact of RNAi on medicine
\nand deliver lifesaving therapeutic medicines,
\nthe company needed to modernize its vast and
\nfragmented quality system landscape that was
\ndifficult to use and costly to maintain.\n<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe needed to transform our paper-based quality systems into one intelligent, data-driven, end-to-end
\ndigital platform to harmonize quality across all sites and operational areas while improving user experience
\nand ensuring inspection readiness,\u201d said Anthony Davis, senior director of quality assurance and compliance
\nat Dicerna.\n<\/p>\n
\nAdditionally, the company wanted to enhance efficiency, oversight, and decision making by:\n<\/p>\n
“Our goals were to achieve better quality outcomes by improving efficiency, oversight,
\nand decision making.”
\n\u2013 Anthony Davis, senior director of quality assurance and compliance, Dicerna
\n<\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\nQuality Innovation Drives Business Innovation<\/h2>\n
Improving quality, oversight, and compliance with unified quality systems<\/h3>\n
\nTo automate and harmonize quality processes globally, Dicerna implemented Veeva Quality Cloud \u2013
\na unified suite of document, training, and quality management applications on a single platform.\n<\/p>\n\nThe company deployed the solution in phases, starting with Veeva QualityDocs to simplify GxP document
\nmanagement. Then they added Veeva Training to streamline document and GxP training, followed by Veeva QMS
\nto achieve better control and visibility into quality processes across the globe. With strong collaboration
\nacross the organization and a robust change management strategy, the unification of the quality systems
\nstreamlined processes, increased efficiencies, and improved compliance.\n<\/p>\n\n\u201cOur document processes are now harmonized across all departments,\u201d Davis explains. \u201cReassignment of
\ncritical changes occurs automatically. Deviations, CAPAs, and change controls are linked to documents,
\ntraining, and risks. Easily managed training plans, automatic training assignments, and intuitive dashboards
\nhelp ensure compliance.\u201d\n<\/p>\n\nAll stakeholders now have access to Dicerna\u2019s QMS records and visibility into quality events. With the detailed
\ninsight of who, what and why, Dicerna is able to quickly resolve issues and trend the metrics for continuous
\nimprovement.\n<\/p>\n\n\u201cLeveraging Veeva Quality Cloud, we have optimized our business processes. We are now well equipped to meet
\nour current and future business needs,\u201d Davis concludes. \u201cThe centralization and efficiency gains \u2013 along with
\nthe enhanced usability \u2013 have resulted in faster decision making, more motivated employees, and a significant
\nreduction in maintenance overhead.\u201d\n<\/p>\n\nDicerna will continue its transformation journey by implementing additional Veeva Quality Cloud components
\ndelivered as part of Veeva\u2019s innovation cycle of three releases per year.\n<\/p>\n“We reviewed the efficacy of our processes through the lens of inspection readiness,
\nquality performance, and oversight \u2026 and eliminated several non-essential steps.”
\n\u2013 Anthony Davis, senior director of quality assurance and compliance, Dicerna<\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Learn how going from paper-based quality systems to a digital eQMS increased efficiency by 50% and reduced paperwork by 90%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":62519,"parent":0,"template":"","product-link-list":[],"class_list":["post-65035","customer-stories","type-customer-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t