Leocadia Ruiz
InvestorVice President, CMC, Blackbird at RA Capital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Experience
- Raven Healthcare Incubator (RA Capital)Vice president of CMCcurrent2026 — present
- Stealth NewCo backed by Catalio CapitalVP of CMC2024 — 2026Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Verve TherapeuticsExecutive Director2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Verve TherapeuticsSenior Director Quality Control, External2022 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Verve TherapeuticsDirector Of Quality Control2021 — 2022
- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.Associate Director, Quality Control2020 — 2021Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- MerckAssociate Director, Quality Control2019 — 2020North Wales, Pennsylvania
- MerckSenior Specialist, Quality control2018 — 2019West Point, Pennsylvania
- bluebird bioLead Specialist2018Cambridge, Massachusetts
- bluebird bioSenior Analyst II, Quality Control2016 — 2018Cambridge, MA
- bluebird bioSenior Analyst II, Quality Operations2015 — 2016Cambridge, MA
- Sanofi GenzymeSenior Validation Specialist2014 — 2015Framingham, MA
- Sanofi GenzymeSenior Process Development Associate2012 — 2014Cambridge, MA
- Sanofi GenzymeSenior Research Associate2009 — 2012Framingham, MA
- Genzyme GeneticsResearch Associate2007 — 2009Framingham, MA
Skills & more
QC OperationsSupply ManagementGMP AuditCapital ProjectsQuality SystemNew Product ReleaseDeviation ManagementBuilding Internal & External RelationshipsCollaborative Problem SolvingQuality OperationsPeople ManagementOrganizational Culture
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Vendor ManagementChemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC)Executive LeadershipPortfolio ManagementBudget ManagementExecutive ManagementValidation (Drug Manufacture)Quality ControlLanguages Spanish
- Biotechnology Project Management — MassBio
From Leocadia's professional profile.
Colleagues at RA Capital
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IT Business Analyst at RA Capital
Abigail Schmitz
Senior Associate, Corporate Development at RA Capital
Adam Kaye
Senior Managing Director and Partner, Structured Capital at RA Capital
Adam Prince
Senior Associate, Strategic Initiatives at RA Capital
Adam Travis
Vice President, Corporate Development at RA Capital
Adison Greene
Senior Executive Assistant at RA Capital
Adrian Bot
Venture Partner at RA Capital
Alana MacDonald
Senior Associate at RA Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Leocadia Ruiz?
- Vice President, CMC, Blackbird at RA Capital
- Where does Leocadia Ruiz work?
- Leocadia Ruiz is Vice President, CMC, Blackbird at RA Capital.
- Where did Leocadia Ruiz go to school?
- Leocadia Ruiz studied at Northwestern University (Master's degree, Biotechnology); Penn State University (Bachelor's degree, Biochemistry); Penn State University (Bachelor's degree).
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Also attended Penn State University549
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Also worked at Verve Therapeutics3
Also worked at Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.4
Also worked at Merck269
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