Gale McCandlish is an experienced Quality Assurance professional with an extensive background in GCP and GLP compliance for both pharmaceutical companies and CROs. In her current role as Associate Director, Vendor Compliance at Gilead Sciences, Ms. McCandlish is accountable for GCP vendor risk management and audit strategy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gale authored a remote audit process to ensure the continuation of vendor audit oversight responsibilities when onsite audits are not feasible.
Gale holds a BS in Biology from Bemidji State University and completed graduate work towards an MS in Biology from The George Washington University