Catherine Pedersen

Catherine Pedersen serves as the Vice President of Quality Assurance and Healthcare Compliance Head at Exelixis, leading global Quality Operations and compliance teams to ensure high standards in healthcare product development. Previously, Catherine held the position of Executive Director for GMP Quality Assurance at Exelixis and served as Senior Director for Quality Assurance Operations at Dynavax Technologies, focusing on oncology and immunization. Catherine's extensive experience includes a long tenure at Novo Nordisk, where responsibilities included Senior Director of Quality Assurance and various leadership roles in regulatory compliance and quality management across multiple regions. Catherine holds a Certificate in Executive Business Management from The Wharton School and Master's degrees in Biology and Microbiology from Københavns Universitet and Charles University.