Elisa Newkirk

Elisa Newkirk is an accomplished quality assurance professional with extensive experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Currently serving as Site Head of Quality at Guerbet since November 2025, Elisa previously held the position of Director of Quality Assurance at KBI Biopharma, where responsibility included supporting the Change Management System, Facilities, Utilities, and Audits from October 2023 to October 2025. Prior to that, Elisa worked at Biomat USA as Director and Associate Director of Quality Monitoring and Validation between May 2021 and July 2023, and at Grifols, Inc. from October 2006 to May 2021, holding titles such as QO Stability Manager and Senior Quality Associate II. Elisa holds a Master of Science in Clinical Research from Campbell University and a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from North Carolina State University.