Primary Job Title Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President Primary Organization 
Octapharma Plasma
Location Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Regions East Coast, Southern US Gender Female
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Judy Smith has spent more than 30 years in the pharmaceutical and plasma industries. Always on the front line of innovation and advancement, Judy and her team have lead the expansion of Octapharma Plasma’s U.S. operations in support of the growing demand for plasma-derived medicines. This vision supports Octapharma’s corporate mission of improving
the health and lives of donors and patients.
With Judy at the helm, Octapharma Plasma Inc. has evolved from 300 employees and 12 centers to more than 3,000 employees and 45 plasma collection centers across the U.S. She has also championed the construction and completion of Octapharma Plasma’s new state-of-the-art, high-tech testing laboratory and plasma storage facility that houses all corporate operations for the Charlotte, NC, headquarters.
Prior to joining Octapharma in 2008, Judy was vice president of plasma operations at ZLB Plasma in Boca Raton, FL. Judy holds a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from DePaul University.
