Christopher Slachta, Ph.D., M.B.A. Email & Phone Number

United States

Cytovale®, is a commercial-stage medical diagnostics company focused on advancing early detection technologies to diagnose fast-moving and immune-mediated diseases

Des Plaines, Illinois, United States

• P+L responsibility and oversight for operations and supply chain activities for up to $1.4 billion in sales, $400 million (6,700 SKU and 700-plus finished goods) sold across 160 countries. Maintains $75 million annual.
• Led COVID-19 assay manufacturing emergency production ramp-up, representing 400% capacity increase in less than 60 days. Delivered 1.4 million weekly SARS-Cov2 assays for use on m2000 and Alinity m molecular.
• Improved supply chain performance and led initiatives to drive sustained 97% reduction in back orders globally.
• Delivered $22 million in gross margin improvement annually.
• Created integrated business process to drive supply continuity improvement projects and gross margin projects in manner that best allowed resource flexibility via cross-functional prioritization.
• Led development of CDx business team, generating $20 million in high-margin revenue.

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

• Maintained responsibility for global external manufacturing and technical operations representing $3.5 billion in sales. Assumed supply chain responsibility for all assay external manufacturing (ten major third-party.
• Named winner of 2017 President’s Award for leading product launch activities associated with new Alinity I and c platform. Led all operations and commercialization activities for 183 new Alinity diagnostic assays /.
• Led cost and quality improvement initiatives to yield $7 to $8 million in annual cost and efficiency improvements. Guided Lean activities to improve order fill rates by 97%, decrease back orders per year, and slash.
• Drove development of global organization to include emerging markets in Russia, Brazil, and China, with operations resources aligned to customer service and commercial initiatives. Facilitated reduction of.
• Implemented and enacted enterprise operations design transfer community of excellence for internal and external manufacturing operations to meet product design requirements while ensuring use of reproducible and robust.

Raritan, New Jersey, United States

Operated as general manager for five Johnson and Johnson medical devices and diagnostics manufacturing sites, including Raritan, New Jersey (transfusion medicine and aseptic pharmaceutical finishing); Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania (cellular and molecular diagnostics); Buffalo, New York (plasma donation and processing); and Pompano Beach, Florida.

Raritan, New Jersey, United States

Assumed responsibility for team of 150-plus scientists and engineers and 12 direct reports located in Raritan, New Jersey; Rochester, New York; Pencoed, Wales; and Pompano Beach, Florida. Oversaw all aspects of post-launch technical and scientific production and customer quality support, process validations, and corrective and preventative action.

Raritan, New Jersey, United States

Maintained accountability for value streams associated with three major Immunohematology diagnostics product lines: reagent red blood cells, Antisera, and BioVue column agglutination blood banking technology. Led and managed four direct reports, 45 indirect reports, and 12 contract employees. Facilitated management of 24x6 production operations in.

Raritan, New Jersey, United States

Acted as site leader for product support-technology transfer (triage, immunohematology, RhoGAM, and donor screening) as part of worldwide product support organization. Led all aspects of business and technical support for 50-plus domestic and internationally distributed products (both field and operational support). Project managed multiple concurrent.

Pennsylvania Army National Guard

Maintained multiple battalion staff positions as well as executive officer and platoon leader. Led 254 soldiers and officers and facilitated management of $20.5 million in military equipment. Named as honor graduate of infantry mortar leaders course. Earned Army Commendation Medal (two awards), Army Achievement Medal (two awards), Armed Forces Reserve.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Fostered general clinical laboratory assays, pre-transfusion blood compatibility testing, clinical urinalysis, hematology, and microbiology procedures. Acted as transfusion services coordinator to trauma response team. Provided reagent and equipment quality control. Maintained inventory control.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Facilitated planning, organization, and cryopreservation of patient bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells for autologous bone marrow transplantation (50 to 70 patients per year). Coordinated donor / recipient HLA testing for heart, kidney, and bone marrow transplantation programs. Supervised and trained 20-plus personnel and pathology residents in.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Molecular Immunology And Microbiology

Executive Mba

Post-Doc, Virology And Immune Tolerance

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Clinical Laboratory Sciences