About & Credentials

Senior-level regulatory strategy, without the enterprise overhead.

For medical device manufacturers navigating high-stakes submissions, audits, and remediation, built on more than 15 years of cross-functional regulatory and quality expertise.

Our Mission

Built for manufacturers who need senior expertise, not enterprise overhead.

Vellum Strategy Group exists to give medical device manufacturers senior-level regulatory and quality expertise, without the overhead of a large enterprise firm.

The practice is built for high-stakes moments: an FDA submission under deadline, an inspection that raised more questions than it answered, a CAPA program that needs to hold up, not just close. Regulatory, quality, and engineering considerations are treated as one discipline, the cross-functional depth that separates a defensible submission from one that draws scrutiny.

Vellum Strategy Group is structured to operate across Business-to-Business / Corp-to-Corp, W-2, and contract engagement structures, working within CRO partnerships, prime vendor networks, and direct manufacturer relationships. New engagements are currently open on a W-2 or contract basis; Corp-to-Corp partnerships are not being accepted at this time.

Core Values

Senior-Level Expertise

Regulatory and quality strategy shaped by more than 15 years of cross-functional industry experience.

Audit-Ready Rigor

Documentation and governance built to hold up under scrutiny, using the same standards applied in real FDA and Notified Body reviews.

Cross-Functional Depth

Regulatory, quality, and engineering considerations are addressed together, closing the gaps that surface at audit.

Our Story

15 years inside the rooms where these decisions are made.

More than 15 years driving regulatory and quality strategy across the full product lifecycle for global life sciences organizations: FDA submissions, health authority inspections, CAPA programs, design control governance. Regulatory, quality, and engineering are not treated as separate functions here. They operate as one discipline.

It began in process and product engineering, hands-on technical work that still shapes how strategy is developed today, in the language the teams designing and manufacturing the product actually use. Root-cause thinking has carried through since: investigations that trace a problem to its actual source rather than stopping at the symptom.

The range spans leading regulatory strategy for Class II and III device portfolios across global markets, securing clearances and approvals for new product releases, and auditing experience across quality, compliance, and regulatory affairs, along with separate disciplines built on that same root-cause approach: nonconformance and complaint investigation, recall execution, and supply chain and distribution deviation management.

Treating regulatory, quality, and engineering as one discipline, rather than three separate handoffs, is what separates a defensible submission from one that draws a Form 483. Backed by ISO 13485:2016 Lead Auditor and ISO 19011:2018 auditor certifications, applied across internal audits, mock inspections, and health authority readiness work.

That standard carries into Vellum Strategy Group: senior-level expertise applied to your program from the first conversation.

ISO 13485:2016 Lead Auditor, TPECS Certified ISO 19011:2018 Auditing & Team Leadership, AU, TL Certified

How We Work

A five-step engagement model.

Engagements are currently open on a W-2 or contract basis, with milestone-based scoping and rapid onboarding for urgent regulatory interventions.

§1

Discovery & Diagnostic

A confidential intake call to understand your current regulatory and quality posture, often paired with one of our diagnostic assessments to establish a baseline risk read before anything is scoped.

§2

Scoping & Statement of Work

Defined deliverables, timeline, and milestones, with rapid turnaround available for urgent regulatory interventions.

§3

Execution

Strategy, documentation, and remediation work carried out by senior regulatory expertise: submissions drafted, audits run, CAPAs closed.

§4

Governance Handoff

Your internal teams are equipped with the frameworks, templates, and change-control processes to sustain compliance without ongoing dependency on outside counsel.

§5

Ongoing Advisory (optional)

Interim SME leadership or on-call support through your next audit cycle, inspection, or submission.

Track Record

Client testimonials

Client testimonials are collected as engagements complete and will be published here with permission. In the meantime, our industry trend analysis offers a forward-looking read on where regulatory and enforcement attention is heading, so you can act, not just react.

Put this expertise to work on your program.

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