Vinita P. Kumar Mirum Pharmaceuticals

Vinita P. Kumar is currently at Mirum Pharmaceuticals as the Senior Vice President and Head of Global Quality. She is responsible for overseeing GxP quality operations across Mirum’s clinical, laboratory, document control, training, and IT systems. She led the development of quality strategy to enable Global launch of Mirum products. She was also instrumental in developing and executing global inspection readiness strategies, which includes the oversight of quality management system implementation and ongoing maintenance. Vinita has more than three decades of experience, distinguished by her ability to cultivate high-performing quality teams and seamlessly transition programs from early development through commercialization.

Prior to her role at Mirum, she held significant quality leadership positions at Corcept Therapeutics (2018-2021), Versartis (2016-2018), and Relypsa (2007-2016). Her extensive background also includes work at various Bay Area biotech companies, notably NAME5/Roche, where she contributed to areas such as pre-formulation, analytical development, manufacturing, and quality control.

Vinita earned a Master of Science in physical organic chemistry from Southern Illinois University, and holds both a Master of Science in organic chemistry and an undergraduate degree from Patna University.