Craig Donald Email & Phone Number

Stoke-On-Trent, England, Gb

Stone, Staffordshire, Gb

Stone, Staffordshire, Gb

Stone, Staffordshire, Gb

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

Lead continuous improvement/process improvement activities across group of >100 scientists. Manage numerous cross-discipline process improvement projects to optimise delivery and maximise customer satisfaction. Responsible for strategy to implement innovative ideas and initiatives. Manage synthesis team (8-10 PhD level chemists) on numerous early-stage drug discovery projects. Co-ordinate work with outsourcing partners and work closely with key customers and other project discipline leaders to ensure successful candidate drug delivery under tight timelines. Motivate and coach team members to achieve challenging delivery deadlines. Lead department-wide (~80 FTE’s) publication strategy aligned with global company objectives. Implement Training and Development programme for all staff. Manage numerous cross-discipline process improvement projects. Member of Global Synthesis Network, responsible for driving company-wide strategy. Regularly publish articles in peer-reviewed journals.Key Achievements:-Reduced mean synthesis lead-time by 50% -Facilitated 50% reduction in experimental set-up time-Achieved 25% cost reductions in chemical spend-50% reduction in purification group lead-times -Implementation of new Lead Generation strategy-Introduced a department-wide open innovation tool to develop and implement novel ideas-Successful delivery of 8 candidate drugs into development-Implementation of departmental publication strategy resulting in 50% increase in published articles-Managed PhD collaboration projects with academic partners-Co-author of Royal Society of Chemistry textbook chapter-Author of 14 journal publications and inventor on five patents-Delivered presentations and posters at external conferences-Project managed successful laboratory decommissioning project-Management of department capital expenditure-Winner of two innovation and achievement awards-Winner of most innovative patent award 2013

Synthesise compounds for biological evaluation. Work as part of a wider team of chemists to deliver drug discovery projects under tight timelines. Co-ordinate training courses (with Academic partners). Lead problem solving discussion group (with peers) and run training courses for new graduates. Maintain up to date knowledge of current advances in organic synthesis.

Bsc(Hons), Chemistry With Medicinal Chemistry

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