Rafael Padilla,
Compliance Officer
ORA, FDA

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Rafael Padilla is a Compliance Officer with the Office of Medical Device and Radiological Health Operations (OMDRHO) Division 2, in the Office of Regulatory Affairs at FDA. Rafael began his career with FDA in 2009 as an investigator in the Chicago District Office conducting inspections in the Device and BIMO program area, both foreign and domestic. In 2015 he joined the Compliance Branch in the Chicago District Office. Rafael Padilla is a compliance subject matter expert (SME), responsible for planning, developing and directing domestic compliance enforcement to ensure the public continues to have access to safe and effective medical devices. Rafael is also a CAG member for FDA’s internal training courses on Basic Food and Drug Law and Compliance Law. Prior to starting with the FDA, Rafael worked for a contract research organization (CRO) and later for a large medical device manufacturer.