Tina S.

Tina S. has over 25 years of experience in IT and technology roles. Tina is currently working at Abzena as the Senior Director of Quality Engineering, providing quality system leadership for a GMP Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). Tina has extensive experience in overseeing the implementation and validation of GxP systems.

Prior to Abzena, Tina worked at Pfizer as the Senior Director of R&D IT Business Partner. Tina supported various departments such as Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Pharmacovigilance, and Regulatory. Tina was responsible for building system strategies, managing implementations, and driving innovative solutions to streamline operations.

Before Pfizer, Tina held the position of Senior Director of R&D IT Business Partner at Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Their responsibilities included building system strategies and roadmaps, managing implementations, and vendor performance. Tina focused on systems such as eTMF, Trial Disclosure, Biomarker/Genomics Platform, and Regulatory Submission Publishing.

Tina also has experience working at Stanford Health Care as the Director of Genomics Systems, where they were responsible for establishing the informatics platform for genomics services and related initiatives. Tina ensured regulatory compliance and supported translational research.

Earlier in their career, Tina held leadership positions at Bioscience IT Consulting, City of Carlsbad, Life Technologies (formerly Invitrogen), BioReliance, Guilford Pharmaceuticals, and Pharmakinetics. Their roles included Chief Technology Officer, Director of IT, and various other IT management positions.

Overall, Tina S. has a strong background in IT leadership, strategic planning, system implementation, and regulatory compliance.

Tina S. earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh between 1978 and 1982. Tina later obtained a second BS degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland Baltimore County from 1988 to 1992. In 2006 to 2008, Tina attended San Diego State University and obtained their Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Executive Business Management. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications in self-awareness, authenticity, leadership, design, genomics and genetics, and enterprise architecture from institutions such as LinkedIn, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Penn State University.