Women Leading Validation Spotlight: Denise Dajles - Quality Leadership

For today’s Women Leading Validation spotlight conversation, Dori Gonzalez-Acevedo CEO of ProcellaRX interviews Denise Dajles, Senior VP of R&D, Regulatory and Quality Denise Dajles, Senior VP of R&D, Regulatory and Quality  at Sientra located in Santa Barbara, California and fellow Chief Member.  Denise graciously shared her day, experience, and thoughts with Dori on Day 2 at KENX’s GMP University August 2022.  

Denise is a Biomedical Engineer with a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Engineering Management from George Washington University. Denise has over 15 years of experience, both in industry and academia, leading new product development, global regulatory affairs, and quality management in medical devices. After working for companies such as Inamed, Allergan, and Prosein, Denise transitioned to Academia, where she led a Research Lab focused on brain computer interfaces, being the first women to lead a Research Lab in the Electrical Engineering department and oversaw over 10 different research projects. Ms. Dajles returned to corporate life after more than six years dedicated to research and teaching to lead the R&D department of Establishment Labs, an Aesthetics Medical Device company, successfully developing over eight different products, taking them from concept to market. Ms. Dajles currently serves as the Sr. VP of R&D, Regulatory, and Quality at Sientra, also an Aesthetics Medical Device Company, and is responsible for developing the innovation strategy, which includes managing the technology roadmap to address current and anticipated customer needs, leading the design, planning and implementation of the company’s global regulatory strategy and quality system, as well as scouting and assessing new technologies and business development opportunities. Ms. Dajles is also a co-author of several publications in peer-reviewed journals and a book chapter and is a named inventor on a number of medical technologies.

*Disclaimer: Podcast guest participated in the podcast as an individual subject matter expert and contributor. The views and opinions they share are not necessarily shared by their employer. Nor should any reference to specific products or services be interpreted as commercial endorsements by their current employer.

This is a joint Podcast production of ProcellaRX and KENX