Susan Carino

Susan Carino, MBA, MS, PMP, RAC is a Principal Consultant with Integrated Project Management Company, Inc., (IPM) headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Jersey, Saint Louis, and San Francisco. She has 25 years of industry experience in R&D across multiple therapeutic areas and specializes in project/program/portfolio management and regulatory submissions. She is a founding member of IPM’s Center of Excellence for Quality and Regulatory Affairs. Her career includes roles leading diverse cross-functional program teams engaged in complex product development, clinical trial conduct, regulatory submissions, product launches, and post-approval regulatory commitments to ensure quality and regulatory compliance. Projects she has led include the development and launch of new pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices, and in vitro diagnostic tests. Susan is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute (PMI) and is also certified in Regulatory Affairs (RAC) currently serving as the San Francisco Bay Area Chair for the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS). Susan is a UC Berkeley Extension Advisory Board Member for the Clinical Research Conduct and Management Certificate Program. She is also a course developer and instructor. Susan holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Chemistry from Oberlin College, a Master of Science (MS) from the University of Wisconsin at Madison,