Accomplished R&D leader with 23 years of diverse experience in scientific and management roles, encompassing discovery research, program management, and CMC development. Key achievements include:*Development Leadership: Directed a large internal team of over 150 analytical scientists and managers, along with an external network of strategic analytical partners (over 250 FTE), to advance CMC development of synthetic peptides, oligonucleotides, bioproducts, gene therapy, and cell therapy.*Discovery Leadership: Led a team of approximately 85 scientists in biotechnology lead optimization research, consistently delivering over 10 peptide, protein, and antibody clinical candidates annually into the Lilly pipeline.*Scientific Excellence: Demonstrated 12 years of expertise in biologics discovery as a scientist, with inventorship on multiple patents, including the FDA-approved Emgality®.
Listed skills include Drug Development, Biotechnology, Protein Chemistry, Drug Discovery, and 25 others.