Candice Leitner

Candice Leitner currently serves as Sr. Manager of Quality Assurance Operations at BioNTech SE, a position held since August 2021, following the company's acquisition of Kite Pharma where Candice was also a Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist. With extensive experience in quality assurance, roles have included Manager and Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist at BioNTech SE, and Sr. Quality Assurance Specialist at Kite Pharma. Prior positions include Staff Engineer at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Quality Assurance Specialist at Lonza specializing in pharmaceuticals, and various quality assurance roles at Wellstat Management Company and Wellstat Biologics, where Candice focused on both pharmaceutical and medical device sectors. The career began with research roles at Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center and Wellstat Biologics. Candice holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University.