Sang Yoon on creating a community first, a company second.

On this week's episode of Let's Talk Quality: The Podcast🎙️Hemish Ilangaratne is joined by Sang Yoon, VP of Quality Assurance at ImmunityBio, a cell and gene therapy company based in California.

Sang’s story is truly inspiring. With 25+ years in biologics, medical devices, and healthcare, he’s been at the forefront of product launches, recalls, and scaling operations globally. But what stood out to me most was his approach to leadership:

✅ Build a community first

✅ Lead with trust, self-awareness, and adding value

✅ Create a culture where people thrive, learn, and grow

Sang shared so many practical tips for quality leaders, especially around shaping culture in the first 90 days of a role and developing your leadership style:

1. Build relationships across all levels of the team
2. Be self-aware: your actions and words influence culture
3. Focus on developing learning organizations
4. Add value to your people—find ways to help them thrive

We also talked about Sang’s experiences transitioning from sponsor companies to CDMOs and what really excites him about ImmunityBio’s journey.

If you’re an aspiring leader, there’s so much to take from this conversation. Thank you, Sang, for sharing your insights! 🎙️