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Paola Bandiera is an experienced quality assurance professional with a strong background in the pharmaceutical industry. Currently serving as Quality Assurance Lead and Associate Director at Takeda since October 2019, Paola also holds the position of Quality Assurance Lead for Europe at bluebird bio since December 2018, where responsibilities include overseeing the Quality Organization for commercial gene therapy products in accordance with GDP, GMP, and GTP regulations. Previously, Paola served as QA Manager at Biogen from 2012 to November 2018 and held various roles at Novartis from 2008 to 2012, focusing on project and business development, quality control management, and LEAN/Six Sigma project implementation. Earlier in Paola's career, experience was gained as a Scientist at Pfizer/Pharmacia/Nerviano Medical Sciences from 1999 to 2007, contributing to oncology projects and analytical studies under GLP regulations. Paola Bandiera holds a post degree specialization in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Politecnico di Milano and a degree in Chemistry from Università degli Studi di Milano.