Miho Soma Gilead

Miho Soma is currently a Sr. Engineer at Gilead Sciences. In her role, she is responsible for the development of glass and polymeric parenteral container closure systems and leading extractables and leachable study teams for parenteral products. Prior to Gilead, she was a Sr. Engineer at Amgen where she developed, validated and transferred Container Closure Integrity Test (CCIT) method for combination and finished product. She has in-depth knowledge of container closure integrity technologies, test equipment and techniques to evaluate CCI at temperatures ranging from room temperature to extreme sub-zero temperatures inclusive of dynamic and static evaluation. She holds a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.