12:45pm – 1:05pm PST, 12 November 2026 ‐ 20 mins
Session 2: Building Sustainable Quality Systems and Inspection Readiness
Hosted by Ankita Joshi, RAPS SF
Sr. Director, Global Quality Systems, Waters Biosciences (previously BD Biosciences)


Sr. Director, Global Quality Systems, Waters Biosciences (previously BD Biosciences)
Portia Peng is a senior quality and regulatory compliance leader with extensive experience across the medical device, IVD, and healthcare industries. She has held positions of increasing responsibility at Baxter Healthcare, Abbott Laboratories, Eli Lilly, Philips Healthcare, BD, and Waters Corporation, where she has led global quality management systems, regulatory compliance, and inspection readiness programs. Her areas of expertise include ISO 13485, FDA QMSR, EU IVDR, MDSAP, risk management, and product lifecycle quality.
Outside of her professional responsibilities, Portia enjoys cooking, practicing yoga, flying, traveling, hiking, and other outdoor activities that foster continuous learning, resilience, and personal growth.

Regulatory Affairs Specialist, ReCor Medical
Ankita Joshi, MS, is a Regulatory Affairs Specialist at ReCor Medical with more than four years of experience navigating the medical device industry. With a background in biomedical engineering and healthcare management, she supports regulatory strategy and compliance with U.S. FDA and EU MDR requirements.
In addition to her role at ReCor Medical, Ankita serves as the Device Programming Committee Leader for the RAPS San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. She leads the development and organization of regional events for Silicon Valley’s regulatory community and is committed to fostering collaboration on emerging industry trends.
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