Shannon Sutherland
About Shannon Sutherland
Shannon Sutherland is a Senior Quality Control Analyst currently employed at Instil Bio in Manchester, England. With a background in quality control and analysis, she has previously held positions at Charles River Laboratories, LifeScan, and RoslinCT, and has academic qualifications in Cancer Cell Biology and Biomedical Science from Edinburgh Napier University.
Current Role at Instil Bio
Shannon Sutherland serves as a Senior Quality Control Analyst at Instil Bio, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring the quality and compliance of products within the organization. Her work contributes to the overall mission of Instil Bio in the biopharmaceutical sector, focusing on innovative therapies.
Previous Experience at Charles River Laboratories
Shannon Sutherland worked at Charles River Laboratories in two capacities. She served as an Analyst from 2018 to 2020 for a duration of two years in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Following this, she took on the role of Lead Analyst for a period of four months in 2020. Her experiences at Charles River Laboratories provided her with a solid foundation in quality control processes.
Experience at RoslinCT
Shannon Sutherland was employed at RoslinCT as a Quality Control Analyst from 2020 to 2021. During her seven-month tenure in Edinburgh, Scotland, she focused on maintaining quality standards and compliance within the organization, contributing to the development of cell and gene therapies.
Education in Biomedical Science
Shannon Sutherland studied at Edinburgh Napier University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science. Following her undergraduate studies, she continued her education at the same institution, achieving a Master of Research (MRes) in Cancer Cell Biology from 2017 to 2018. This academic background supports her expertise in quality control within the life sciences.
Early Career at LifeScan
Shannon Sutherland began her career as a Quality Engineer at LifeScan in 2014. Her role lasted for three months in Inverness, United Kingdom, where she gained initial experience in quality assurance processes within the medical device industry.