Rebecca Walden MSc, FIBMS, FAMLS Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Rebecca Walden is the Senior Quality Systems Specialist in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service and project lead for the EQMS upgrade project. Rebecca has worked with the IBTS for 20 years in a variety of roles from Medical Scientist to Senior Microbiologist and Quality Co-Ordinator. A key part of her role is Administrator for the IBTS electronic quality management system and SME in document, record and training management and review of quality systems. Rebecca’s responsibilities include preparation and delivery of training for GMP and Quality Systems and auditing. Her special interests include Leadership, Innovation and applying lean principles to projects as a Lean Green Belt practitioner. Rebecca has been an active member of the PDA since 2019 and was co-chair for PDA ANSI Standard 06-2025: Quality Culture Assessment of Quality Culture Guidance Documents, Models, and Tools. She is a keen member of Quality Systems and related interest groups and started her first term on the PDA Journal Editorial Board in 2025. Rebecca holds an MSc in Biomedical Science from the University of Ulster and worked previously as a medical scientist and quality professional in diagnostic/clinical Microbiology is a number of large teaching hospitals in the UK and Ireland.