David Kunzinger

David Kunzinger is an experienced quality assurance leader with a strong background in research quality management across various industries, including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. Currently serving as Executive Director of Research Quality at Merck since July 2018, David has overseen successful quality audit programs and regulatory inspections, achieving significant reductions in audit transactions and compliance issues. Prior experience includes roles as Director of Quality Assurance at IQVIA Laboratories and Senior Manager of Global R&D Quality at Bausch + Lomb, where David managed quality systems for drug development and hosted multiple successful regulatory inspections. With a foundational career at Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, along with a solid educational background including a Master’s degree in Health Systems Management from Union College, David has consistently contributed to the advancement of quality assurance practices in the pharmaceutical sector.