Sara Eslinger
About Sara Eslinger
Sara Eslinger is the Senior Director of Product Quality Assurance at Teleflex in Morrisville, North Carolina, overseeing product quality indicators and managing post-market surveillance.
Current Position at Teleflex
Sara Eslinger is the Senior Director of Product Quality Assurance at Teleflex in Morrisville, North Carolina. In this role, she oversees the establishment of both reactive and proactive product quality indicators and trending metrics to monitor device performance in the market. She is also responsible for coordinating cross-functional teams for complex complaint investigations, non-conformances, product quality issue escalations, and product safety reviews.
Previous Roles at Teleflex
Before her current role, Sara Eslinger served as the Director of Product Quality Assurance at Teleflex from 2019 to 2022, and as a Senior Manager of Quality Assurance from 2018 to 2019, also in Morrisville, North Carolina. Her responsibilities included managing post-market surveillance activities such as complaint intake, sample investigations, adverse event reporting, device risk management, health hazard evaluations, and field safety corrective actions.
Experience at Micell Technologies
Sara worked for twelve years at Micell Technologies, Inc. as a Quality Systems Manager from 2006 to 2018. During her time in Durham, NC, she gained substantial experience in managing quality systems and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Educational Background
Sara Eslinger has an extensive educational background in chemistry and public health. She achieved a Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) with a focus on Environmental Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied from 2002 to 2004. Prior to this, she earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Chemistry from North Carolina State University between 1997 and 2001.
Early Career and Education
Sara began her career working as a tutor and supplemental instructor at North Carolina State University from 1997 to 2001, while completing her undergraduate studies. She also has a diploma from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, which she attended from 1995 to 1997. Early in her professional journey, Sara worked in various roles including as an Assistant Scientist at Cirrus Pharmaceuticals and as a Research Assistant at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.