Ericka Asaro (Coles)

Ericka (Coles) Asaro has extensive experience in quality assurance and regulatory operations. Ericka is currently the Senior Director of Quality at Homology Medicines, Inc., a role they have held since March 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Director of GCP Compliance and Regulatory Operations at the same company, where they provided oversight to nonclinical and clinical development study activities and managed regulatory submission activities. Ericka also held the position of Associate Director of GCP Quality and Regulatory Operations from April 2020 to March 2021, and Associate Director of Quality Systems from June 2018 to May 2020.

Before joining Homology Medicines, Inc., Ericka worked at Shire from 2009 to 2018. Ericka held several positions during their tenure, including Associate Director of QA Validation, where they provided leadership and strategic direction to the Quality Assurance Validation department. Ericka also served as the Manager of QA Engineering and as a QA Engineering/Senior QA Specialist.

Prior to their time at Shire, Ericka worked at Parsons Global Services, Inc. as a CQV Execution Engineer from June 2008 to April 2009. Ericka also had experience at Wyeth Biotech as a Compliance Coordinator from November 2005 to June 2008 and at Genetics Institute/Wyeth Biopharma as a Cell Culture Senior Process Technician from 2000 to 2008.

Ericka (Coles) Asaro began their education in 1998 at New Hampshire Community Technical College, where they pursued an Associates degree in Biotechnology. Ericka successfully completed their studies in 2000. Following this, Ericka attended Ashford University from 2007 to 2009, working towards a Bachelors degree in Psychology.