Kashif Sheikh

Kashif Sheikh, MS, ASQ-CQA, currently serves as the Sr. Director of Quality at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., overseeing quality systems, operations, and compliance since 2023. With extensive experience in quality assurance and regulatory compliance, prior roles include Director of QA at eGenesis, Inc., and Associate Director and QA Head for Vaccines at Takeda, where leadership was provided for suppliers, systems, and discovery operations. Kashif has also held various QA leadership positions at Radius Health, Inc., Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Millennium Pharmaceuticals, contributing to oncology, anti-epileptic, and COPD therapies. Early career included compliance and auditing roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Amgen, and ImClone Systems. Educational qualifications comprise a Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs from Northeastern University and a Master of Science in Pharmacy QA/RA from Temple University, complemented by a Bachelor of Science in Biology/Chemistry from Wichita State University.