Jean Ohara

Jean Ohara currently serves as Associate Director, GVP Quality Assurance at Apellis Pharmaceuticals, having previously held similar roles at EQRx and BeiGene, where responsibilities included leading global compliance metrics and overseeing pharmacovigilance quality management operations. With extensive experience in drug safety and quality assurance, Jean has contributed to the development of controlled documents, training curricula, and has coordinated internal audits and external vendor onboarding. Prior experience includes roles at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, JANSSEN Alzheimer Immunotherapy, and InterMune, focusing on drug safety and risk management. Jean holds a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies from San Francisco State University and an Associate Degree in Business Administration from City College of San Francisco, along with culinary training from the California Culinary Academy.