Ignacio Núñez

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Chief Operations Officer @ CellReady™
Houston, TX, US
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About Ignacio Núñez

I’m a life science and biotech technical operations leader. I’ve successfully improved and turned around critical global manufacturing processes for world-class operating organizations. I’ve become an expert at engineering ‘impossible’ performance turnarounds in highly demanding and complex industries. I lead transformational change to solve complex operating challenges while delivering targeted financial objectives.I’ve learned that the only path to success is through grit, engaging diverse stakeholders and establishing trusted relationships. Communication is critical to establish a shared vision, instill a culture of accountability, drive LEAN Six Sigma frameworks, and empower teams to deliver market-leading results.I’ve made it my personal mission to use continuous improvement to transform and save as many lives as possible by scaling and improving patient access to gene therapies and latest life sciences innovation. I’m committed to developing and helping others while giving back to my community.My exposure to so many diverse manufacturing processes ranging from airplanes engines to human cells has made me adept at quickly recognizing operational inefficiencies. I feel I’m doing my part by reducing or eliminating them and especially when the payoff is saving lives.Summary:• Life Science & Biotech• Manufacturing Operations• Operational Excellence• Supply Chain Management• Project Management (PMO)• Manufacturing Strategy & Network Design• CAR-T/Cell/Gene Therapy• Contract Manufacturing• Process Development (CMC)• Research & Development• Quality & Compliance• Good Manufacturing Practice• Management Consulting• LEAN Six Sigma

Ignacio Núñez's Current Company Details
CellReady™

Cellready™

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Chief Operations Officer
Houston, TX, US
Ignacio Núñez Work Experience Details
  • Cellready™
    Chief Operations Officer
    Cellready™
    Houston, Tx, Us
  • Cellready™
    Chief Operations Officer
    Cellready™ 2023 - Present
    Houston, Tx, Us
  • Bioexcellence Llc
    Founder & Principal
    Bioexcellence Llc 2022 - Present
    Expertise and Capabilities: • Manufacturing Excellence: end-to-end operations scape up, CMC, cGMP readiness, manufacturing facility design and construction. • Organization Assessment and Design: optimization of organization design and operating model to improve performance. • Executive Advisory: strategy execution and organizational change. Confidential sounding board on leadership and culture challenges.• Leadership Team Efficiency: simplify leadership teams to clarify roles, prioritize initiatives, make difficult decisions, and build alignment and accountability for execution (governance). We are change managers. • Cell and Gene Therapy Business Model: biotech corporate structure, transformation from lab to biotech, investors relation. We assess market opportunities and/or outline development strategies. Assist with due diligence projects and partnerships. We are senior advisors to VC and PE.Recent Assignments:- Acting CEO AAV CDMO- Acting Head Technical Operations Cell Therapy Company- General Manager CellReady (Houston)
  • Kiromic Biopharma, Inc.
    Chief Operating & Manufacturing Officer
    Kiromic Biopharma, Inc. 2021 - 2022
    Houston, Tx, Us
    Responsible for:• Leading and establishing the operations organization, including Process Unit,Supply Chain, QA, QC, Engineering/Facilities, EHS and IT.• Leading the CMC (Module 3) remediation program for IND submission of two celltherapies for solid tumors.• Implementing new functional organization, IT framework, corporate governance,quality system, manufacturing planning, corporate branding among others.
  • Gene Therapy Program | University Of Pennsylvania
    Executive Director, Manufacturing
    Gene Therapy Program | University Of Pennsylvania 2020 - 2021
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us
    Responsible for:• Establishing the manufacturing organization in research and preclinical and the build-out of a CDMO to support early/late phase clinical trials and commercialization of gene therapy products. • Establishing the strategies for current and future sites for the manufacturing team to deliver high-quality viral vectors (AAV) for gene therapy research and clinical trials. • Implementing new policies and systems to ensure high quality GMP manufacturing.
  • Novartis
    Head Of Manufacturing Strategy & Operations Excellence. Cell & Gene Therapy
    Novartis 2017 - 2019
    Basel, Baselstadt, Ch
    Tapped by executive leadership to lead the transformation of a manufacturing organization to manufacture and market Kymriah, the first FDA-approved CAR-T cell therapy for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. • Developed multiyear manufacturing roadmap and infrastructure to include production scale up, technology transfer, quality, talent management, performance management, governance, global product development and supply.• Applied LEAN methodologies to redesign the manufacturing organization that increased patient throughput, doubled capacity, and added $100 million in production capacity without additional FDA approval.
  • Johnson & Johnson
    Head Global Manufacturing Operational Excellence. J&J Vision
    Johnson & Johnson 2015 - 2017
    New Brunswick, Nj, Us
    (J&J Vision was formerly Abbott AMO)• Recruited and developed a 25-member leadership team with a focus on building an organized, integrated, and disciplined global work culture.• Created and deployed a talent management program to encourage scientific thinking, idea generation, succession planning, coaching and performance management. Instituted Continuous Improvement Awards Program. • Delivered $50+ million in hard cost savings within one year.
  • Philips
    Senior Director, Global Operational Excellence
    Philips 2012 - 2015
    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl
    • Reassigned to New York to build and direct a multidisciplinary team of 30 in the total transformation of a $3+ billion multisite manufacturing organization employing a staff of 5,000+. • Collaborated with regional leaders to develop and execute an enterprise-wide continuous improvement program and standardized metrics and dashboards to improve business performance and mitigate risk.• Identified and resolved issues regarding FDA quality and compliance, service delivery, operating management, market to order and supply chain.• Facilitated training of 600+ in root cause analysis (RCA), process mapping, DMAIC and change management. • Generated $40+ million in cost savings across supply chain, manufacturing, and product development.
  • Philips
    Program Senior Director, Strategy & Innovation
    Philips 2010 - 2012
    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl
    • Directed PMO leadership team in delivering $25+ million in annual savings.• Established a Center of Excellence and served as Chief of Staff to Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer. • Guided global implementation of Design for Excellence (DfX) that encompassed Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Design for Cost/Design for Procurement (DfC/DfP), Quality by Design (QbD) and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS).
  • Accenture Management Consulting
    Senior Manager. Process & Innovation Performance
    Accenture Management Consulting 2009 - 2010
    Dublin 2, Ie
    Recruited as a LEAN SME to direct a team of ten consultants on high-profile projects for British Telecom, Airbus and Siemens Gamesa. • Engaged in strategy development, value stream mapping, construction, and procurement improvements.
  • Ge
    Global Master Black Belt | Manufacturing Process Engineer | Process Engineer
    Ge 2004 - 2009
    Boston, Ma, Us
    Selected from a competitive group of graduate students for inclusion in fast-track, two-year operations management leadership program gaining extensive experience in supply chain management, distribution, and manufacturing operations.• Masterminded sophisticated solution to predict reactor malfunctions in chemical plants that was adopted as standard operations in Spain and The Netherlands.• Challenged as Black Belt Initiation Leader to deliver an end-to-end value chain transformation across four manufacturing facilities in The Netherlands, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom.• Performed capacity, throughput, and root cause analyses, identified capacity improvements and best practices, and led training that generated 30% average additional capacity valued at $10 million annually with a 20% improvement in service delivery.• Promoted to Global Master Black Belt after the SABIC/GE Plastics merger to lead the training of 400+ black belts across the globe for SABIC.

Ignacio Núñez Skills

Six Sigma Black Belt Lean Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Cross Functional Team Leadership Strategy Dmaic Process Improvement Value Stream Mapping Quality Management Operational Excellence Leadership Change Management Process Engineering Manufacturing Kaizen Program Management Product Development Training Business Process Improvement Coaching 5s Operations Management Supply Chain Green Belt Minitab Lean Sigma Management Consulting Cost Reduction Process Excellence Master Black Belt Management Supply Chain Management Project Management Root Cause Analysis Engineering Strategic Planning R&d Business Strategy Quality System Fmea Medical Devices Quality Assurance Spc Manufacturing Operations Management Process Simulation Project Planning Business Process Supply Management Analysis

Ignacio Núñez Education Details

  • Universidad De Granada
    Universidad De Granada
    Chemical Engineering
  • Ge Manufacturing Leadership Program
    Ge Manufacturing Leadership Program
  • University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Chemical Engineering
  • Universidad De Granada
    Universidad De Granada
    Biomedicine
  • University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Ignacio Núñez attended Universidad De Granada, Ge Manufacturing Leadership Program, University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Universidad De Granada, University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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