Iraida Garcia

Iraida Garcia is a seasoned professional in quality assurance and compliance, currently serving as the Sr. Director of Global Quality and Compliance at Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies since November 2022. With extensive experience as a Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance Consultant at Validant since 2017, Iraida has managed QRA remediation and QMS integration activities for pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Previously, Iraida held several significant positions at Sandoz/Novartis, leading the Quality Systems and Compliance Department, and at CareFusion, where responsibilities spanned from Senior Manager of QRA Integration to Production Manager. Iraida holds a Master’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.