Heather Francis, MSE Kite Pharma (A Gilead Company)

Mrs. Francis joined Kite in 2016 to provide leadership and quality oversight for key startup activities at the commercial manufacturing site and is currently responsible for the commercial Quality Systems and Compliance organization. Mrs. Francis has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and has spent 15 years in various roles in development, validation, quality systems build and oversight, and clinical and commercial operations within both established and start-up organizations.