Uma Balijepally

Uma Balijepally is a seasoned professional currently serving as Senior Director of Supplier Engineering at Cepheid since March 2020, following a tenure as Director of Supplier Development. Prior experience includes roles as Design Transfer Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where successful product transfers to manufacturing were achieved, and Product Transfer Manager at Cepheid, focusing on raw material qualification and manufacturing harmonization. Uma's earlier career includes positions as Assay Development Scientist at Wako Life Sciences and Senior Associate Scientist at Celera Corporation, specializing in molecular diagnostics. Educational qualifications comprise an MBA from Santa Clara University, a project management certificate from UC Berkeley, a Master's in Biological Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, an M.Sc. in Environmental Science and Technology from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, and a B.S. in Genetics from Osmania University.