Lucelys Ortiz

Lucelys Ortiz currently serves as a Quality Control Manager at EKF Diagnostics, a position held since March 2023. Previously held the same title at Bristol Myers Squibb, managing the Analytical and Bioanalytical Quality Control Laboratories at the Manatí, PR manufacturing site from July 2022 to March 2023. Lucelys gained extensive technical expertise as the Technical Support Manager in Life Sciences at Gaylord Chemical Company, LLC, from January 2018 to July 2022, where responsibilities included market development and managing ISO 9001 quality processes. Prior roles include Technical Service Scientist at Gaylord, Quality Assurance & Document Control Specialist at DURECT Corporation, and Product Development Scientist at Avanti Polar Lipids, Inc. Began a career in research as a Research Assistant at the University of Puerto Rico, focusing on Evolutionary Marine Biology. Education includes a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez and ongoing Master of Science studies in Molecular Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.