Takeisha Farmer is the Director of QA/RA and is responsible for implementing, leading, and maintaining all Quality Assurance, Quality Management System, and Regulatory Affairs related activities. Her primary focus is to strategically position Sysmex Inostics quality and regulatory operations to aid in commercialization goals, ensuring continuous improvement and high-quality products and services enter emerging, regulated, and clinical global markets.

Takeisha started her career as a pharma CRO validation scientist. Since then, she has held various roles including Laboratory Accreditation Officer and Quality Manager across the clinical and medical device industries.

Takeisha’s passion for cancer diagnostics is largely inspired by and a tribute to her best friend, Roslyn, who lost her battle to breast cancer in 2011 at the age of 35. In her spare time, Takeisha is devoted to spending time with family, mentoring young professionals, taking long walks, and traveling.