Christopher Dillon Email & Phone Number

Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States

Chief Operating Officer, GD3, a full service research partner offering early discovery and target ID through phase IV clinical trials and NDA filing.

Tasked with driving top-line growth, while simultaneously improving profitability and efficiency through continuous improvement and program refinement initiatives.

Greater Detroit Area

• Review testing methods and data management practices –identify potential program improvements. • Review industry and government standards, requirements, and certifications for target technologies and products.• Develop a Claims and Specifications Registry across all technologies and products. • Develop plan for certification and compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.• Assist in the development and oversight of comparative bench-marking and field test studies of critical technologies and products.• Project Manage Beta Site testing programs.• Assist in the creation of manufacturing readiness analysis and plans.• Review all laboratory and experimental procedures, data collection, and management. • Evaluate formal QA and QC functions and procedures.• Develop mechanism for tracking and reporting parallel commercial launch projects.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Oversee, manage and implement process improvements across the global safety Charles River to optimize and drive internal consistency. Develop and manage quality metrics to ensure appropriate regulatory endpoints are summarized and reported to key stakeholders.

Mattawan, Michigan

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

As Executive Director, Compliance and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Chair, Chris is responsible for establishing standards and implementing procedures to ensure that the compliance and quality programs throughout the organization are effective and efficient in identifying, preventing, detecting, and correcting noncompliance with applicable rules and regulations. He and his staff lead compliance programs throughout the organization with emphasis on establishing effective and efficient policies and procedures for the identification, correction, and prevention of noncompliance –guided by applicable rules, regulations, and best practices. He also serves as the Compliance Review Team (CRT) Chair and meets with government authorities and accrediting bodies on an as-needed basis to address internal audits and maintain contemporaneous knowledge of the regulatory environment.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Christopher Dillon BA, LATG, CPIA, serves as Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Chair at MPI Research. Mr. Dillon oversees the Animal Care and Use Program and the direction of the IACUC, the Animal Welfare & Compliance Office, the Quality Assurance Unit, and Regulatory & Systems Compliance. He is responsible for the coordination of compliance programs throughout the organization with focus to establish effective and efficient policies and procedures for identifying, correcting, and preventing noncompliance with applicable rules, regulations, and best practices. Mr. Dillon has dedicated more than ten years to various leadership roles throughout the organization, including Drug Safety and Regulatory Compliance. He received his BA, in Philosophy, from Western Michigan University. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Michigan Society for Medical Research, and is an active member of the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, and the Society for Quality Assurance.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Drive decision-making discipline across the Leadership Team.• Direct, manage, and oversee the administration and mgmt. of the IACUC, the AW&C Dept., Regulatory Compliance, and the Quality Assurance Unit.• Continuously improve the Animal Care and Use Program.• Monitor progress against goals as directed by the CEO.• Drive strategic initiatives and conduct research and analysis as needed.• Provide informal feedback to the CEO on all aspects of executive and corporate functioning.• Coordinate and distill data from diverse sources and prepare high level analysis materials.• Act as a point of contact for the CEO to executive leadership and other stakeholders.• Provide guidance to resolve problems before they reach the CEO.• Manage priority projects as assigned by the CEO, providing high level project oversight.• Build and maintain key stakeholders relationships.• Serve on the Senior Leadership Team.• Serve as an IACUC member.

Mattawan, Mi

Direct, manage, and supervise the administration of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and the IACUC Office/Animal Welfare and Compliance department.Serve as the IACUC Chair, lead the IACUC in its duties, and keep abreast of new regulatory trends and interpretations. Evaluate and champion initiatives to improve the animal care and use program and maintain programmatic compliance. Conduct investigations and root cause analysis and develop corrective and preventative action plans where applicable.Conduct internal and external audits for quality, compliance, and vendor evaluation.Generate annual budgets and conduct periodic budget analysis.Interact with sponsor representatives, regulatory officials, and current and prospective clients over the phone, in writing, and in person and facilitate their tours, audits, and inspections of a large facility and comprehensive program.

Mattawan, Mi

Mattawan, Mi

Lead, organize, and develop a staff consisting of up to 33 individuals executing the daily general toxicology, safety, and efficacy study activities involving many species through the direct supervision of front line supervisors (Project Leaders).Hire technical and managerial staff.Track work quality as it pertains to various arenas including: raw data collection, animal welfare, deviation or departure from applicable regulations, protocol, or standard operating procedures; timely task execution, and departmental and individual adherence to the company’s basic principles and mission, vision, and values.Communicate and coordinate with internal and external business customers and suppliers.Perform regular performance evaluations, annual reviews, and manage any disciplinary action, including the termination employment where applicable.Generate accurate pricing models for proposed incoming studies or novel procedures.Schedule and distribute all proposed studies to technical teams throughout multiple departments.Monthly budget analysis totaling $6.5 million.

Mattawan, Mi

Front-line supervisor charged with leading, organizing, and overseeing a staff consisting of 12 individuals.Execute the daily study activities involving many species for toxicology, pharmacokinetic, safety pharmacology, reproductive toxicology, and surgery/med device studies through oversight of a team of study technicians.Ensure daily activities are completed in an efficient manner with minimal errors, requiring extensive quality control and data review responsibilities. Develop and put into practice novel techniques and procedures in order to accomplish protocol requirements or sponsor objectives including through the generation and revision of SOPs. Personally responsible for the group’s adherence to study design, SOPs, GLPs, Animal Welfare regulations, and applicable best practices.

Mattawan, Mi

Execute the daily general toxicology/drug safety evaluation study activities involving large animal species (primarily non-human primates).Duties include, but are not limited to the administration of test article, body weight and food consumption measurements, blood and other sample collection (through various routes and methods), electronic data collection and review, and physiological, neurological, and behavioral evaluations.