Kim Walker, MS, RAC (US & EU)
Kim Walker, MS, RAC is an independent Global Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance Consultant. She opened Kim Walker Consulting in 2006. In her consulting practice, she assists clients with pre- and post-market regulatory and quality system issues. Her work experience includes environmental chemistry, veterinary science, blood banking, clinical laboratory science, infectious disease assay research, microbiology, surgical assistant, IVDs, biologics, pharmaceuticals, combination products, and medical devices in university, start-up company, and large company environments.
Kim's Pre-Market Submission experience includes creating and negotiating 510(k), PMA, HDE, CLIA, IDE, Pre-IDE, IND, Pre-IND, NDA, BLA, ANDA, CE Mark Technical File, Health Canada, and various other global regulatory submissions.
Kim’s Quality System auditing experience includes GLP, GCP, cGMP, QSR, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and PAI audits.
Kim’s Clinical Trial experience includes creating protocols, investigator brochures, clinical management procedures, conducting GCP audits, writing and negotiating Pre-IND/IDEs, writing and negotiating IND/IDEs, and writing and negotiating various pre-market submissions containing clinical data. She has participated in and/or managed the following types of clinical studies: IVDs, medical devices, biologics, pharmaceutical, and combination products. Kim has extensive negotiation experience with the FDA and other global regulatory authorities.
Kim has served on the Orange County Regulatory Affairs Discussion Group (OCRA) Program Committee since 2003. She taught at and managed the OCRA US RAC Study Group from 2004–2008 and the EU RAC Study Group 2004-2005. Kim was elected as the OCRA Annual Meeting Chair where she managed, moderated, and presented at the 2006 and 2007 2-day FDA-OCRA Annual Conferences with an average attendance of ~325 regulatory, quality, clinical, and government professionals. Additionally, she served on the OCRA Board of Directors 2004-2010 and was the 2008-2009 President.
Kim participated on the CLSI Point of Care Testing, Quality Systems, EP9, and Process Improvement working groups. She has managed, presented at and/or moderated at several professional conferences and educational institutions on clinical, regulatory, and quality topics. She also has participated in the SDRAN Mentoring Program since 2009.
Kim participated on the UC Irvine Extension Life Science Advisory Committee for three years. Additionally, Kim guest lectured for the CSULA “From Concept to Market” BIOL 454L and UCSD “Regulatory Strategies for Combination Products with Medical Devices” courses. She participated on the CSUPERB Advisory Committee, Development Team for the Project Management in Clinical Trials Certificate Program through the California State University system. She was the instructor for the BIOL 539 "Pre-Market Submission Process" and co-instructor for the BIOL 535 "Regulatory Requirements for Medical Products" class in the certificate program.
Kim was also an instructor for the “Regulatory Requirements for Pharmaceutical Products” course and a co-instructor for the “Technical Writing for the Medical Product Industry” course at the University of California Irvine Extension. Currently, she teaches a "Medical Device Regulations" course for San Diego State University in their Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs program.
She achieved both the US and EU RAPS Regulatory Affairs Certifications. Kim received the 2008 Leonard Stauffer Award from RAPS in recognition of her contributions to mentoring and furthering regulatory professional education development.
Kim graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Bio-Medical Sciences from an SEC university and graduated with a Master of Science degree in Regulatory Affairs from San Diego State University.
2008 Leonard Stauffer Award Winner
Member Since 2002
Board Member 2004 - 2010
2008-2009 President
Program Committee Member Since 2003
Mentoring Program Participant Since 2009
Participant on Quality Management Systems, EP9, GP22, and Point of Care Testing Subcommittees 2009 - 2013
Participant on Project Management in Clinical Trials Certificate Program Advisory Committee and Development Team 2009 - 2013
BIOL 539 Pre-Market Submission Process Course Instructor
BIOL 535 Regulatory Requirements for Medical Product Course Co-Instructor
Member since 2013
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