10 IQVIA lab directors
Laboratory Operations Director & Site Head, Sr Director of Laboratory Operations, Vaccines Site Lead and Director LCMS Biologics Regulatory Bioanalysis are among the titles held today by these IQVIA lab directors. A reader can learn how lab directors run their labs at IQVIA from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Adriane Spytko
LinkedInExperience: Director, Laboratory Operations and Site Head Ithaca · IQVIA Laboratories
Adriane Spytko has been Director, Laboratory Operations and Site Head Ithaca at IQVIA Laboratories since August 2024, based in Tompkins County, New York. Adriane Spytko was Director, LCMS Biologics at Q² Solutions in 2024 and Associate Director, LCMS Biologics there (2022 to 2024), and describes managing the personnel, scientific and operational aspects of regulated bioanalysis across sites.
Edgardo R. Parrilla Castellar, M.D., Ph.D.
LinkedInExperience: Laboratory Director in Anatomic Pathology, Translational Science and Innovations Laboratory · IQVIA Laboratories
Edgardo R. Parrilla Castellar has been Laboratory Director in Anatomic Pathology, Translational Science and Innovations Laboratory at IQVIA Laboratories since April 2020, based in Durham, North Carolina. Edgardo R. Parrilla Castellar has also held Laboratory Medical Director, Genomics Business Unit and Head Global Molecular Genetic Pathology at IQVIA Laboratories since April 2020.
Helen Diamantakis
LinkedInExperience: Director, Ligand Binding Assays · IQVIA Laboratories
Helen Diamantakis has been Director, Ligand Binding Assays at IQVIA Laboratories since March 2021, based in Montreal, Quebec, with a headline reading Director, Lab Operations. Helen Diamantakis was Associate Director, Project Management at Nexelis (2019 to 2021) and Associate Director, Team Leader at NEOMED-LABS (2018 to 2019).
Hemanth Akkiraju
LinkedInExperience: Director LCMS Biologics Regulatory Bioanalysis · IQVIA Laboratories
Hemanth Akkiraju has been Director LCMS Biologics Regulatory Bioanalysis at IQVIA Laboratories since April 2025, based in Massachusetts. Hemanth Akkiraju was an Associate Director at IQVIA Laboratories (2024 to 2025) and Associate Principal Scientist at Alkermes (2022 to 2023).
Kelley Nitka
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director of Laboratory Operations · IQVIA Laboratories
Kelley Nitka has been Sr Director of Laboratory Operations at IQVIA Laboratories since July 2026, based in the Austin, Texas area. Kelley Nitka was Senior Director and General Manager, RBM at IQVIA (2024 to 2026) and Sr. Director of Laboratory Operations at Rules-Based Medicine, an IQVIA business (2021 to 2024), and describes overseeing high-complexity clinical laboratory operations, assay validation and quality systems.
Laura St John
LinkedInExperience: Director, Lab Operations · IQVIA Laboratories
Laura St John has been Director, Lab Operations at IQVIA Laboratories since January 2020, based in the Greater Edinburgh Area. Laura St John was Associate Director at Q² Solutions in 2019 and a Manager at Q² Solutions (2016 to 2019).
Preksha Amin
LinkedInExperience: Vaccines Site Lead · IQVIA Laboratories
Preksha Amin has been Vaccines Site Lead at IQVIA Laboratories since May 2026, based in Durham, North Carolina. Preksha Amin was Director Laboratory Operations Vaccines at IQVIA Laboratories (2025 to 2026), Associate Director Laboratory Operations Vaccines there (2023 to 2025) and Associate Director, Laboratory Operations at Nexelis (2008 to 2023).
Stephanie Matyas
LinkedInExperience: Site Head and Director, Lab Operations · IQVIA Laboratories
Stephanie Matyas has been Site Head and Director, Lab Operations at IQVIA Laboratories since September 2025, based in Moorpark, California, and has held Director, Lab Operations at Q² Solutions since November 2021. Stephanie Matyas was Associate Lab Operations Director at Q² Solutions (2020 to 2021) and Manager- Flow Cytometry and PBMC Medical Laboratory there (2016 to 2020).
Steve Lobel
LinkedInExperience: Laboratry Director · IQVIA
Steve Lobel has been Laboratry Director at IQVIA since December 2013, based in Marietta, Georgia, with a headline reading Clinical Laboratory Director. Steve Lobel was VP Global Laboratory Operations at PPD from 2006 to 2013.
Tia Parker, MBA/MHA
LinkedInExperience: Laboratory Operations Director & Site Head · IQVIA Laboratories
Tia Parker has been Laboratory Operations Director & Site Head at IQVIA Laboratories since October 2024, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and has held Director, ATL Central Lab Operations at Q² Solutions since March 2021. Tia Parker was Site Head, Atlanta at Q² Solutions from 2023 to 2024 and Associate Director, Operations there from 2017 to 2021.
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