Jia Hwa Cheng

Jia Hwa Cheng - consultant and culture bearer

We at Plantvision often talk about something we call the "PV spirit". A special feeling of togetherness, community and the ambition to always see all colleagues as a work family where we support, develop and challenge ourselves together. Our values are not something that has been created and established from one day to the next. On the contrary, this energy has been developed and worked on over many years. The fact that we have come so far is entirely due to our employees who continue to spread the culture we are so proud of. One of them is Jia Hwa Cheng, Senior Consultant Quality & Compliance at Plantvision. Jia Hwa, who earlier this year was also nominated for "Culture Bearer of the Year 2023", as one of three finalists at the Great Place to Work gala in Stockholm. Are we embarrassed to call him a colleague? Oh yes!

Jia Hwa usually works with customers on various assignments and helps them find the right level of quality for their products and processes. Today he has two parallel assignments with two different customers.

” Just nu har jag två olika uppdrag som är jättespännande! På ett bioteknikföretag är jag projektledare för byggnation av ett helt nytt labb och jag hjälper dem att driva det projektet framåt. Mitt andra uppdrag är hos ett ATMP-företag där jag har rollen som valideringsledare inför önskemål om kommande GMP-certifiering.”

 

Jia Hwa has not always had the same interest as he does now and has not always worked in this type of assignment. He started his career at AstraZeneca in 2001, working more in the lab. After some time, he found the role of validation engineer and decided to give it a try. So how does Jia Hwa see his current job and what is the best thing about the position he has today?

"The best part, as I see it, is meeting the people and getting to meet many people. The fact that I get the opportunity to contribute and help where they need my expertise and to share my knowledge is super fun."

 

He goes on to describe in some detail what his day might look like:

"No two days at work are the same. Right now I spend a lot of time at Location with customers, which I like, being close to the business. My days consist of meetings, documentation such as risk analyses, developing URS, protocols with tests, design review, problem solving, contact with suppliers, practical tests, getting to know the equipment/system and its software, etc."

 

We are of course very happy that Jia Hwa ended up at Plantvision. We asked him how he came to join us and why he chose Plantvision as a company, and also about the role he has today, how it suits him.

” Efter hela 18 år på AstraZeneca och 3 år på Octapharma kände jag att det var dags att prova någonting nytt och jag ångrar mig inte en sekund! Jag tycker att det är kul och spännande att se hur det fungerar hos olika företag gällande kvalitetssystem, olika processer där man får lära sig väldigt mycket trots min erfarenhet på över 20 år inom Life Science och att jag är en seniorkonsult så lär jag mig nya saker. Jag tror även att mycket kommer också naturligt då jag arbetat som träningsledare i ca 20 år.

Jag möter nya människor där jag levererar ett koncept, och där jag vill att folk ska träna för mig för att jag gjorde träningsupplevelsen speciell. Det kanske färgar av sig även i jobbet. Precis som affärsmannaskap inom min konsultroll där jag bygger upp ett förtroende hos kund så har jag ju alltid haft den typen av mind-set även till mina deltagare på träningsklasserna. Varför just Plantvision passar mig är så klart den fantastiska kulturen, alla fina människor. Man blir verkligen sedd som medarbetare – inte bara någon som utför uppdrag. Jag trivs väldigt bra med mina chefer och mina kollegor, vilket jag tror är viktigt.”

 

Our ambition and hope is that we are a bit different from other companies in the industry. Jia Hwa is proud to work with us and says it is mainly due to the culture, the people, the community and the fun we have together.

"We have built a culture where we enjoy sharing experiences, skills and reflections. We are very good at building a community where we support and listen to each other. Plantvision organizes various activities so that we can socialize and have fun. We are good at celebrating big and small, which is wonderful! We also have an inclusive culture where you feel a sense of belonging, I think most people want to feel that belonging and be in a context, which PV does so well! And not to forget the fact that we have been Great place to work certified for so many years. "

 

Knowledge sharing and thought leadership is something we want to be externally, but it is equally, if not more, important that we also have that mindset internally. For Jia Hwa, it comes naturally.

"This is something I am really excited about. I have had the opportunity to train last year's cohort of Plantvision Young Professionals with a focus on validation. I have worked closely with junior consultant Susanna Wärmegård and she was incredibly talented, curious and took ownership of her deliveries. I trusted her completely and she asked questions when needed. I think it is great that you can exchange experiences. Juniors often ask many questions and can see things from a new perspective. As a senior, you have built up skills and experiences that the junior can draw on, which gives them a good foundation and security. I also think it's great fun and a prerequisite for PV to continue to be a competence-driven company where we are best in class."

 

So, finally, we took the opportunity to ask Jia Hwa how he sees the future, both for the industry and for his own role.

”Branschen och kraven utvecklas hela tiden. Befintliga stora bolag och nystartade företag kommer alltid att behöva vår expertis. Jag tycker det är roligt att få utbilda nya juniora. Vi är också bra på att uppdatera oss själva på nya regelverk och hur dessa ska tolkas. Som jag nämnt innan, trots min seniora roll så vill och får jag möjlighet att hela tiden lära mig nya saker och se saker på andra sätt vilket är fantastiskt. Jag rekommenderar verkligen Plantvision som arbetsgivare. Ett kunskapsdrivet företag där vi vill vara bäst i klassen och framförallt att vi har byggt upp en kultur med gemenskap och tillhörighet. Vi har kul tillsammans!”

 

Thank you for the chat Jia Hwa and good luck with your missions. And thank you for helping us continue building the "PV spirit" today, tomorrow and beyond.

Jia Hwa Cheng

Role: Senior Consultant Quality and Compliance
Team: Compliance

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