Ausra Vitlipaite
About Ausra Vitlipaite
Ausra Vitlipaite is a Cell Therapy Specialist III at Kite Pharma, with extensive experience in documentation management and quality control in the biotechnology field. She holds a Master's degree in Genetics and a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Vilnius University.
Current Role at Kite Pharma
Currently, Ausra Vitlipaite serves as a Cell Therapy Specialist III at Kite Pharma, a position she has held since 2021 in Hoofddorp, North Holland, Netherlands. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing various aspects of cell therapy processes. Her responsibilities include deviation management, where she utilizes AGILE methodologies, specifically the 5 M's and 5 Whys strategies for effective root cause analysis. Ausra also facilitates daily meetings to communicate metrics to the manufacturing team, demonstrating her leadership and communication skills.
Previous Experience at Kite Pharma
Ausra Vitlipaite has extensive experience at Kite Pharma, having worked as a Cell Therapy Specialist II from 2018 to 2021 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland. Additionally, she held the position of Cell Therapy Specialist (International Appointee) for three months in 2019 in El Segundo, California, United States. During her tenure, she was involved in the creation, review, annotation, and approval of documentation within the GVault document system, taking on roles such as Doc Steward, Owner/Author, and Reviewer/Approver.
Education and Expertise
Ausra Vitlipaite obtained her Bachelor of Science in Biology/Biological Sciences and a Master of Science in Genetics from Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her work in cell therapy and biotechnology. She is also certified by Cytiva as a Sepax Super-User, indicating her expertise in cell separation system operations, which is essential for her current role.
Professional Background
Prior to her current role, Ausra Vitlipaite worked in various capacities within the biotechnology field. She served as a Research Scientist - QC Analyst at Biotechpharma UAB from 2014 to 2015 in Vilnius. She also worked as a Technologist at Northway Biotech from 2017 to 2018 and as a Junior Research Scientist - Biotechnologist at Inovatyvios Medicinos Centras (IMC) from 2017 to 2018. Her experience spans multiple roles that have equipped her with a diverse skill set in research and quality control.