Robert Traina

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Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Operations Leader @ Genentech
south san francisco, california, united states
Robert Traina's Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
About Robert Traina

Accomplished Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices business operations leader. Provides exceptional results through building high-performing teams. Expertise at cultivating internal and external strategic business relationships in order to deliver transformative business results. Passion for optimizing results through extensive knowledge in the areas of Operations, Quality, Finance, Procurement, Legal and Regulatory in highly regulated, fast-paced GMP environments.

Robert Traina's Current Company Details
Genentech

Genentech

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Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Operations Leader
south san francisco, california, united states
Website:
gene.com
Employees:
20397
Robert Traina Work Experience Details
  • Genentech
    Global Sr. Site Manager, Contract And Development Manufacturing (Cdmo)
    Genentech Mar 2020 - Present
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Manage all aspects of day-to-day manufacturing activities for global supply of critical Roche medications through strategic CMOs (100M CHF annual spend). Lead Joint Management Teams (JMT) consisting of cross-functional leaders to maintain right to operate and optimization of product quality, supply, and cost. Effective ongoing execution of P&L related to contract expenses, capital investments, and strategic relationship between culturally diverse suppliers and Roche.• Lead Roche/GENE teams through three patient impacting product stock-outs ultimately resulting in minimal to no impact to supply chain. (Rocaltrol, Valganciclovir, vcMMAE-Polivy)• Assess JMT team member capabilities and experience to optimize team effectiveness based on current business needs.• Re-energized three different JMTs after extended periods of challenging quality and production issues, low internal communication and compromised trust.• Mobilized process improvement/root cause analysis initiative on-site at CDMO to address 14 month gap in supply. Supply reestablished in 6 months, with following 2 years of uninterrupted supply with no delays.• Lead design and implementation of CDMO global Cost Optimization Initiative (COI) Process to cultivate and deliver over 180M CHF savings/year.• Directly engaged in multiple (5+) health inspections by global regulatory bodies with successful outcomes.• Actively mentor global JMT members and less tenured CDMO Site Managers to improve delivery and results.
  • Roche
    Senior Global Category Manager – Direct Procurement
    Roche Mar 2015 - Mar 2020
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Global responsibility for electromechanical product category team for largest contract manufacturer within Diabetes Care. Direct P&L for over $300 million of annual spend. Owned strategy and operational (quality, supply, cost) aspects of the strategic partnership across 4 manufacturing sites in 4 different countries. • Selected to lead Global Diabetes (DC) Care Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) approach and implementation. Accountable for SRM strategy, definition, implementation and execution for entire DC direct supply base.• Initiated global cross-functional team to develop new SRM approaches for highest cost electrical components.• Reduced Blood Glucose Meter (BGM) standard cost by 33% through competitive negotiation and strategic sourcing.• Proactively defined new global categories across Diabetes Care to focus on spend optimization and strategic sourcing approaches.
  • Roche Diagnostics
    Business Continuity Management Lead – Americas
    Roche Diagnostics May 2015 - Oct 2016
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Short-term assignment (18 months) to form and lead US based team for implementation of Roche Business Continuity Management (BCM) program across Diabetes Care Americas (US and Puerto Rico). Partner with Roche Corporate BCM Organization to integrate BCM policies and practices across all DC business functions.• Developed and executed site-wide training on BCM approach and concepts to advance understanding of topic and practices.• Enabled local and global DC Site Leaders to prioritize BCM activities and contribute to overall program development.• BCM Program implanted by team, and DC successfully passed real-time Leadership based Table-Top Exercise and Audit by Corporate BCM Group. DC BCM Package was leveraged during the 2020 COVID Pandemic to sustain business operations in Indianapolis and Puerto Rico.
  • Roche
    Senior Supervisor – Strip Conversion, 2Nd Shift
    Roche Sep 2013 - Mar 2015
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Front-line supervisor for 19 conversion manufacturing operators, technicians and process specialists. Managed all aspects of day-to-day manufacturing activities and personnel to meet operational goals in a fast paced, dynamic, and high volume production environment.
  • Roche
    Senior Financial Business Analyst
    Roche Jan 2012 - Oct 2013
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Responsibilities include 24 hr support for manufacturing process, identifying and driving solutions to enable manufacturing group to achieve annual business goals, collaborate with global partners, production, quality, and leadership teams to execute process improvement projects.
  • Roche
    Manufacturing Engineering Team Lead
    Roche Apr 2008 - Jan 2012
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Provided 24 hour support for manufacturing process, identifying and driving solutions to enable manufacturing group to achieve annual business goals, collaborate with global partners, production, quality, and leadership teams to execute process improvement projects.
  • Roche
    Manufactuing Engineer
    Roche Mar 2007 - Apr 2008
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Primary responsibilities included 24 hour support for manufacturing process, driving process development and improvement projects to meet business objectives. Implemented several small capital projects to increase process robustness and product quality. Focus on inspection systems, statistical process control, material reconciliation to ensure high yield.
  • First Priority, Inc
    Validation Engineering Department Manager
    First Priority, Inc Apr 2008 - Sep 2008
    Elgin, Illinois, United States
    Responsible for implementation and maintenance of validation program for 20 million dollar annual production facility for generic animal pharmaceuticals.
  • Paciv
    Validation Engineer
    Paciv Apr 2004 - Mar 2007
    Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
    Development and execution of complete spectrum of Quality System Validation (QSV) requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturing processes at Eli Lilly and Roche.
  • Precision Control Systems, Inc (Indiana)
    Application/Design Engineer
    Precision Control Systems, Inc (Indiana) Feb 2002 - Apr 2004
    Griffith, Indiana, United States
    Designed developed fully automated pneumatic, and digital temperature control systems for large scale industrial buildings, school districts, and residential complexes.

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