Sterngold is pleased to announce the recent hiring of their new Director of QA and Regulatory Affairs, Diane Tiernan. Diane previously served as a regulatory consultant to the medical device and combination product industries at DCT Ltd. Her role at DCT Ltd. included providing regulatory guidance to clients with products in any phase of product development, including preparing and filing regulatory submissions and acting as a liaison between the client organization and regulatory authorities. Diane has over 30 years of experience in medical device regulatory affairs. 

Diane began her career as a certified audiologist, working extensively with cochlear implants. She received her BA in speech pathology from the University of Connecticut and her MS in audiology from Ithaca College. She is a former member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Medical Devices and Diagnostics Industry Magazine and served as an adjunct faculty in Northeastern University’s Master of Science Degree Program in Regulatory Affairs. She is a member of the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS), and former chair of the Boston chapter of RAPS.