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Waltham, MA, US

Head of products manufacturing and site leader for Pleasanton campus

Waltham, MA, US

Genetic Sciences Division, Life Sciences GroupLead for GSD strategic initiatives and special programs for Group operations

Waltham, MA, US

• Specialty Diagnostics Group
• Operations Recovery: Engaged in 3 business recoveries in succession to eliminate backorders associated with COVID market volatility. Identified the priority issues and organizational gaps, led focused business recovery.
• Rapid Scale Up: Created structure and KPI process with management consulting engagement to bring top level visibility into priority decisions at Division and Group level leadership. Led executive report-outs and.
• Digital Transformation: Conceptualized program lighthouse in coordination with business leadership and enterprise IT. Led strategic planning and obtained approval for cloud architecture investments, focused on.

Waltham, MA, US

• Corporate Offices, Strategy and Corporate Development Group
• Divestiture Leader for Operations: Vetted and implemented carve-out transaction models for a global business, enabling a successful $1.1B divestiture. Responsible for ongoing quote-to-cash flow, regulatory.
• Integrations program management: Led Day One preparation activities for combined $1.4B of acquisition programs. Established integration workstream functions to cover HR, IT, Finance, Operations, and Communications.

Waltham, MA, US

• Thermo Fisher Scientific China, General Management Offices
• Commercial Shared Services Lean Enterprise: Established a centralized team of process managers focused on operational excellence within SG&A functions. Initiated lean enterprise deployment, steering reviews, and cross.
• Business Integration and Restructuring: Managed consultancy partners and internal matrix teams to conduct due-diligence for acquisition integrations and divestitures. Coordinated and lead implementation workstreams.

Waltham, MA, US

• Thermo Fisher Scientific China, Manufacturing Operations
• Operations Program Director: Lead our project managers in China to initiate and coordinate the execution of new manufacturing projects. Established operational competencies in-region for chemical filling, plastics.
• Strategic Operations Leadership: Directed the China manufacturing strategy to serve the needs of global Thermo Fisher matrixed divisions. Enabled rapid top-line growth in the China market with localized production.

Waltham, MA, US

• Chemical Analysis Division, Portable Analytical Instruments
• Key Accounts Program; Established planning tools for new key account program, Organized instrument fleet tracking for large pharma customers
• International Commercial Release; Supported commercial development for $90M segmented addressable market; Created customer list, Telemarketing lead generation, Salesforce.com workflow and reports, Managed print materials
• Product Management; Product manager for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy product portfolio,$4.5M annual revenue, pricing, support, and strategy across three market verticals

Waltham, MA, US

• Corporate Offices
• Tactical Coordination; Tracked enterprise cost savings initiatives ($20M annualized EBITA) across 12 manufacturing divisions, led global teams, Enabled manufacturing relocation, Defined standard for manufacturing sites.
• Strategic Planning; Facilitated decisions for global footprint; triggered shared site initiatives evaluated by the CLT

Waltham, MA, US

• Anatomical Pathology Division
• Management Consulting for Services business (150 employees); P&L analysis, portfolio analysis, created sustainable key-metric reporting systems, implemented process improvement, defined 2012 US operating savings goals
• Financial Modelling for international product launch ($115M total portfolio rev); incorporated geographical segmentation, pricing, competitor response, channel response, market share expansion, scenario analysis.

Nashville, TN, US

• McKesson Automation Inc
• Value Proposition; Customer visits at central pharmacies, Trade show intercept interviews, Defined pain-points with input from field sales and pharmacy consultants. Compiled observations into an execution strategy in.
• National Product Launch; Commercialized new product with marketing strategy and materials, drove the creation of launch collateral, including competitor matrices, customer-centric proof documents, sales training guides.

• Drug Discovery: Developed intellectual capital and standard protocols for drug screening. Contributing author for four published scientific articles promoting Medarex technology and IP.
• Clinical launch: Researched pre-clinical asset pipeline for antibody-based therapies with technical focus in cell biology, immunology, and cell-based functional assay development. Escalated five chronic disease.
• Career Growth: Recognized for outstanding initiative and ingenuity in 2003, 2005, and 2009. Promoted in 2003, 2006, and 2009 based on exceeding performance expectations.

• Therapeutic antibody engineering: Used molecular biology techniques to optimize drug candidate efficacy. Constructed IgG Frame modifications, cloning expression vectors, and production cell lines.
• Cell Biology Assays: Generated standard protocols for cell adhesion, cell binding, apoptosis, and reporter gene expression assays for drug therapy screening.

Mba, Marketing, Finance, Entrepreneurship

B.S., Molecular Biology

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