Photograph of Leslie Pitt Schneider, courtesy of Otto Bock HealthCare.
Otto Bock HealthCare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, announced that Compliance Specialist Leslie Pitt Schneider has accepted the newly created position of clinical and regulatory affairs manager for the company effective June 1. In her new role, Pitt Schneider will provide regulatory oversight of product testing, clinical trials, FDA submissions, and general regulatory compliance, according to an Otto Bock press release.
“As Otto Bock grows and our products become more sophisticated and complex, focusing on clinical and regulatory affairs is an especially critical function of our business,” said Scott Schneider, chief marketing officer of Otto Bock’s North American region. “We are committed to being proactive in this area and to partnering with our clinical customers, and are pleased to have Leslie, with her relevant experience and education, available to step into this newly created position and make an immediate impact.”
Pitt Schneider holds a juris doctor degree from Concord University School of Law, a nursing degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and a biology degree from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. She also holds certifications as a clinical research coordinator and histotechnologist. In previous roles, her responsibilities ranged from performing clinical trials to overseeing the implementation and compliance of clinical trials in private physician practices and academic medical centers. Additionally, Pitt Schneider currently sits on the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Institutional Review Board (IRB) and previously held positions on an institutional biosafety committee, nursing-research boards, and conflict-of-interest committees.
