Let's Talk Quality
“Let’s Talk Quality” is a podcast that seeks to shine a light on quality assurance, a profession that acts as the cornerstone for bringing safer medicine to patients. For life science companies to continue to develop life-saving medicines, a culture of good quality must be driven across the industry, whether that be an early phase gene therapy biotech or a global pharma organisation. This podcast aims to drive that mission forward through inviting industry leaders, experts, and visionaries to share their knowledge, experiences, and strategies for achieving quality excellence. Join us on a journey of discovery as we unravel the importance of quality and its profound impact on businesses and society. Get ready to engage in insightful discussions, gain valuable perspectives, and unlock the secrets to fostering a culture of quality in every aspect of life. Tune in and let’s embark on this exciting quality-driven adventure together.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Tony Jones on Achieving Clarity in Quality Leadership
From rock guitarist to VP of Corporate Quality, Tony shows how principles, clear choices, and modern tools like AI can level-up how quality leaders think and operate.
In today's episode, Hemish was jo…
Scott Pherson on Building Quality from Day Zero
In this week's episode, Hemish was joined by Scott Pherson, Senior Director of Quality Assurance at AS2 Bio.
Scott has made the transition from big pharma to startup biotech three times. And now, he’s…
Stephanie Martin on Leading When You’re the Youngest in the Room
In today's episode, we are joined by Stephanie Martin, Director of QA and Product Quality Lead at Adaptimmune.
Stephanie's journey into quality leadership is anything but traditional. She started out …
Megan Callan on Leading Quality at Abeona to it’s First FDA-Approved Therapy
In today’s episode, I was joined by Megan Callan, Vice President of Quality at Abeona Therapeutics.
I really wanted to speak to Megan because her last few years at Abeona have been a masterclass in bu…
Nolan Polson on Leading Through Juno, Celgene, BMS and Beyond
In today’s episode I was joined by Nolan Polson, Vice President of Quality Assurance and Product Quality at Iovance Biotherapeutics.
I really wanted to speak to Nolan because he’s one of the few leade…
Ashley Argiras on scaling quality in a platform biotech
In today’s episode I was joined by Ashley Argiras, VP of Quality at Recursion.
I really wanted to speak to Ashley because she’s helping redefine what quality leadership looks like in a tech-enabled, p…
Maja Pedersen on AI, Strategic Thinking, and Evolving as a Quality Leader
In today’s episode I was joined by Maja Pedersen, Chief Technology Officer at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies.
I really wanted to speak to Maja because she leads quality and IT across six global sit…
Carolina Valoyes on the guiding principles that have shaped her career.
From engineering student to SVP of Quality - Carolina shares how curiosity, resilience, and mentorship shaped her journey.
In today’s episode I was joined by Carolina Valoyes, Senior Vice President of…
Jose Caraballo on Adaptability, Leadership & the Future of Cell Therapy.
In this episode of Let’s Talk Quality, Hemish speaks with Jose Caraballo, a biotech leader with over 30 years of experience in process engineering, manufacturing science, and quality leadership.
Jose …
Andrea Karpinecz on building QC teams to commercial cell therapy
This week on Let’s Talk Quality, we sat down with Andrea Karpinecz, VP of Quality Control at Iovance Biotherapeutics, to discuss what it takes to build a successful QC career, scale teams for commerc…
Brian Nunnally returns to the show! How to break through career plateaus and the power of mentorship
🚀 The first-ever returning guest on the podcast!
In this episode, Hemish sat down with Brian Nunnally, Enterprise Quality Control Head at CSL, to dive deep into one of the most important topics in car…
Katarina Bartle’s Leadership Journey: No Network, No Connections - Just Two Suitcases!
🎙️Would you move to a new country with no network, no guarantees - just a dream and two suitcases?
That’s exactly what Katarina Bartle did.
She left Slovakia, where she had built a strong academic foun…
Biana Torres on her transition into Cell & Gene Therapy leadership.
In today’s episode, I was joined by Biana Torres, Senior Director of Quality Assurance at Encoded Therapeutics.
I really wanted to speak to Biana because she has built a strong leadership career in qu…
Shane Ernst on Thriving as an Introverted Quality Leader
In today’s episode, I was joined by Shane Ernst, Vice President of Quality at Empower Pharmacy.
I really wanted to speak to Shane because he has built an incredible career in quality leadership despit…
Rob Dallimore on Overcoming Challenges and Building for Commercialization.
In this episode of Let’s Talk Quality, Hemish sat down with Rob Dallimore, Head of Quality at Wugen, to discuss his inspiring 25+ year journey in quality assurance and leadership. Rob’s experience sp…
Jon Voss on making practical decisions that put patients first.
In today's episode, I'm joined by Jon Voss, one of the all-time quality greats!
I've been working with Jon over the past 18 months. I'd describe him as a true gent - very humble, incredibly funny with…
Hanh Nguyen on Imposter Syndrome, Mental Health, and Leading with Authenticity.
On this week's episode of Let's Talk Quality: The Podcast🎙️Hemish Ilangaratne is joined by Hanh Nguyen, Site Head of Quality at Minaris Regenerative Medicine, a global CDMO specializing in cell and g…
Sang Yoon on creating a community first, a company second.
On this week's episode of Let's Talk Quality: The Podcast🎙️Hemish Ilangaratne is joined by Sang Yoon, VP of Quality Assurance at ImmunityBio, a cell and gene therapy company based in California.
Sang’…
Swetha Krishnan on her journey from Individual Contributor to Inspiring People Leader
On this week's episode of Let's Talk Quality: The Podcast🎙️ Hemish Ilangaratne is joined by Swetha Krishnan, Executive Director and Head of Quality at Mural Oncology, a fast growing biotech in Waltha…
Matthew Wheeler - a story of resilience and gratitude.
In this episode, I had the privilege of speaking with Matthew Wheeler, Vice President of Quality and Clinical Operations at Precision BioSciences.
Matthew’s journey is nothing short of inspiring. From…