Brian Piper Email & Phone Number

United States

An organization specializing in the direct leadership and coaching of Project and Program Management for product development/launch initiatives, manufacturing site transfers and compliance related efforts in the Life Sciences industry.Brian has over 20 years of pharmaceutical (generic and branded) and medical device industry experience as a senior level.

• Leadership position responsible for initiating and growing the maturity of project management in the organization. Responsibilities include the direct management of key strategic projects as well as supervision of.
• Initiated cross functional teams and project management processes in support of new and existing product related projects.
• Organized a recurring reporting mechanism of project status on all projects to the Executive Team.
• Initiated corporate cultural change through project team based results driven activities, growing project management maturity.
• Achieved consistency, aggressively executed and completed projects through a team of four Project/Program Managers responsible for a portfolio of 26 projects/programs.
• Directly managed a Compliance Program with multiple projects supporting an FDA response effort.

Specializing in Project and Program Management of product development/launch initiatives, manufacturing site transfers and compliance related efforts in the Life sSiences industry.

(Formerly Andrx Pharmaceuticals And Watson Pharmaceuticals)

• Leadership position providing supervision of Program and Project Managers that direct cross-functional teams through project phases including new product commercialization, existing product optimizations and.
• Initiated and organized Project Management Organization in support of new and existing product projects.
• Developed and implemented a methodology for project portfolio resource management
• Directed a program of projects supporting the successful closure of quality and regulatory initiatives; initiated cultural change by holding functional heads as project owners accountable for the success of the project
• Directed an accelerated strategic program of projects supporting the re-validation of all marketed products within nine months.
• Developed a project management methodology for the consistent execution of phase-gated projects

• Directed a cross-functional team to establish external dual sourcing for Translute, a novel excipient utilized on the Taxus drug-eluting stent. Additionally supported the FDA submission, directed the process/product.
• Initiated and implemented short term process capability improvements, pre FDA filing, to sustain continuous production and build stock at current supplier in support of OUS launch while developing secondary external.
• Identified and organized the short term need for significant resources at external supplier in order to optimize and improve capability prior to process validation. Transition process from R&D to Operations.
• In parallel with short-term objectives, implemented longer-term objectives including retro-development efforts linking process variables with the specification, process refinement efforts to create a more robust.

• Managed new product transfers from development phase into operations and existing products to new strategic locations within Elan and contract manufacturers. Also focused on process improvements for existing product.
• Initiated and organized startup of new department within Operations group.
• Transitioned manufacturing site to multiple product operation through scale-up and commercialization of Avinza and Ritalin LA.
• Developed and implemented operations-wide project management process inclusive of early stage development phase through launch phase.

• Directed materials management, manufacturing, packaging, quality control and customer service.
• Improved operations by combining responsibilities to reduce costs 20% and raise skill level.
• Implemented inventory reduction plans which included consolidation from offsite facility.
• Transferred and scaled-up pregnancy test product from R&D to production.
• Initiated cost reduction program targeted at 20% through self-manufacture of key products.

• Directed efforts of cross-functional team to successfully develop and launch leading edge medical care product, which improved transitional care for hospital bed patients. Additionally, directly managed.
• Directed matrix cross-functional team consisting of operations, design, quality, regulatory, and marketing that initiated cultural change towards project teams. Implemented new product development process.
• Cut scheduled development cycle time in half through parallel and accelerated tasks.
• Implemented continuous flow work cell on existing production line through Kaizen approach.

(Formerly Dade Behring)

• Directed efforts of multiple site/function teams to successfully execute business plan from early patent R&D phase through launch phase for leading edge medical diagnostic technology associated with platelet function..
• Directed matrix cross-functional team that initiated team-empowered cultural change and customer-driven product design, including QFD (Quality Function Deployment) process.
• Initiated business development opportunity over and above base business plan.
• Established operations for Platelet Function Analyzer product including new facility and processes.
• Directed development and implementation of global marketing program to support execution of business plan including controlled roll out in Germany.

Directed successful transfer and disposition of production, assembly, inventory and related facilities/equipment for seven domestic and international manufacturing plants. Prepared and executed budgets and arranged service and inventory levels to bridge transfers.

Bs Engineering, Civil

Mba, Finance