Eir

Silje Aubert founded Eir Business Solutions, inspired by Eir from Norse mythology, a figure symbolising healing, medical skill, and protection. With over 20 years of international experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Silje aims to combine her extensive transformation and senior leadership experience with her foundation of quality and compliance to deliver value for clients and ultimately patients.

About

What makes Eir Business Solutions unique is Silje's ability to understand the end-to-end business and the challenges often faced by senior leadership, combined with her quality and compliance background. This enables her to partner with clients to define and implement fit-for-purpose quality and compliance solutions that aligns with the business strategy and contributes to business growth.

Quality Management
  • Development, implementation and operationalisation of end-to-end Quality Strategy and fit-for-purpose Pharmaceutical Quality System, including: Continuous Improvement programs, Risk Analysis and Mitigation Strategies, Inspection Readiness.

  • Qualified Person (QP) support for release and certification of Marketed and Investigational Medicinal Products across all dosage forms

  • Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliance support, including third party audits.

Strategic Growth
  • Provide Strategic advise on how to minimise compliance risk and unlock quality potential.

  • Deliver Strategic approach for companies that want to optimise their end-to-end quality processes.

  • Develop Strategic quality plan for pharmaceutical start-ups looking to scale operations and expand market reach.

Transformation & Organisational Restructuring
  • Organisational transformation and restructuring support for companies navigating the transition from start-up phase to commersialisation.

  • Quality culture implementation strategy and engagement plan for the business.

  • Evolve Quality and Compliance functions including: develop a strategic and flexible structure with clearly defined roles, mentoring and coaching of teams and individuals to support performance and unlock potential, create relevant functional goals and stakeholder engagement plan.

Vision

To be the go-to partner for pharmaceutical companies striving for quality excellence, Eir Business Solutions aims to set new standards in quality, compliance, and strategic growth, ensuring the safety and well-being of patients while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. Combining extensive transformational and international leadership experience with a foundation of quality and compliance, are key aspects to deliver tailor made solutions for companies that want to commercialise a business concept to large international organisations that want to optimise their end-to-end quality processes.

Who I am

Silje is an innovative and strategic leader dedicated to challenging the status quo, developing effective strategies, and co-creating solutions to drive impactful change. With over 20 years of international experience in the pharmaceutical industry, she has held senior roles in both global organisations and start-ups, leading company transformations and functional leadership within Medical Affairs and Quality.

Her diverse expertise in strategic planning, alliance management, strategic vendor selection, quality management, and organisational leadership has empowered Silje to make significant contributions to patients, colleagues, and organisations. Known for her enterprise thinking, curiosity, courage, and resilience — Silje tackles challenges head-on and inspires others to make meaningful changes.

Philosophy

Silje believes in empowering individuals and fostering cultures based on psychological safety through coaching, transparency, and vulnerability. She is dedicated to challenging the status quo and inspiring others with her courageous authenticity and curiosity. Her values guide her to be the best parent, partner, friend, colleague, and leader possible.

Professional experience

Independent Consultant Eir Business Solutions Ltd
June 2025 - present
Chief of Staff Field Medical Genentech
January 2022 - May 2025
Chief Pharmaceutical Governance Officer InsuLife AS
August 2021 - January 2022
Chief Operating Officer ECAM Biomed
December 2020 - July 2021
Medical Transformation Lead Roche
August 2019 - November 2020
Country Medical Lead Roche
February 2019 - August 2019
Licence to Operate Leader Roche
April 2017 - February 2019
Head of Medical Excellence & Quality Roche
July 2015 - March 2017
Quality Unit Manager Roche
July 2013 - August 2014
Qualified Person / Quality Manager GlaxoSmithKline
July 2007 - December 2010

Education and certification

Henley Business School Executive MBA (Distinction)
09/2018 - 06/2022
Henley Business School Strategic Marketing Leadership post-graduate
08/2016 - 12/2017
Royal Society of Chemistry / MHRA Granted UK QP eligibility
2009 and retained to date
Norwegian University of Science and Technology MSc in Chemical Engineering
08/1997 - 08/2002

Testimonials

  • Quality Through Design has engaged Eir business solutions to provide technical subject matter expertise in support of client audit programmes.  In each case, the audits have been delivered to a very high standard and with clearly demonstrable expertise in technical knowledge in addition to Pharmaceutical Quality System expertise.

    Eir business solutions is a trusted partner and delivers value beyond the expectations of the specific engagement.

    — Quality Through Design

  • Silje Aubert, Founder of Eir Business Solutions Ltd., is a rare operator who combines deep expertise in quality and compliance with the strategic vision and execution discipline required to drive meaningful transformation in complex, innovative organizations. She brings a thoughtful, end-to-end approach to business transofrmation, grounded in patient safety and regulatory excellence. She partners closely with leaders to translate ambition into scalable, high-quality outcomes. Any organization seeking to elevate performance, strengthen trust, and navigate growth with rigor would benefit immensely from her leadership and partnership.  

    — Kate Liebelt, Founder / Principal Hyland Peak LLC. Worked with Silje at Genentech-Roche.