Tom Decker, Phd, Mba, Lean Leader, And Black Belt Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Merck Research Laboratories has established a pioneering organization dedicated to revolutionizing theentire process of drug discovery, development, and commercial launch for biologics and vaccines. Thevision is to.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership to guide both internal and CRO project teams inachieving program goals from early discovery-stage through post-market licensure.
• Develop clinical strategy and management framework (from target compound to life cyclemanagement) to drive cost effective clinical development.
• Spearhead mid-and long-term strategic planning with senior leaders, resulting in a comprehensive 3-year roadmap with defined KPIs to enable strategy pull-through across scientific, business, and multi-modality P&Ls.
• Execute a bold strategy by addressing the questions of “What are we great at?” and “What does high performance look like?” across R&D modalities.
• Managed and collaborated with 200-scientists in designing and realizing a new automated/robotic greenfield facility. The new facility increased processing speed by 10x, decreased errors in method development, and.

Villanova, PA, US

• Teaching how to address complex challenges with agility, leading by responsible decision-making. and pursuing change that makes an impact. Through instilling global awareness and confidence to continually adapt to an.
• Designed, developed, and taught MBA/Law courses for lecture formats via student learning styles, i.e., kinesthetic, visual, and auditory. Effective communication led each student to take part actively as a listener.
• Graduate, Law, and Executive MBA Students that take my courses engage in case studies where they can apply classroom learnings, and techniques to practice on their own beyond the classroom.
• Students identify big-picture trends that might otherwise get missed with straight instructor lectures. Each class is set up like a facilitated working session that focuses on: 1) More rigorous, evidence-based.

• Making sense of sometimes contradictory information to effectively address issues with an intense focus on process, operations, and manufacturing. I drove accountability and responsibility into the organization and to.
• Ensured strategic focus areas were aligned with the overarching corporate strategy.
• Drove cross-functional resource allocation, project reviews, and financial assessments that contributed to long-term planning.
• Led governance, and facilitated a decision-making approach via collaboration, and critical thinking to problem-solve and accomplish program goals.

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

• Provided overall leadership and develops strategic direction that establishes operational “know-how”. Experience in GxP processes, policies & governances. Implemented long-range plans for process innovation and digital.
• Drove the development of realistic and actionable multi-year strategic capability roadmaps, informed and prioritized by business and in an enterprise context.
• Prioritized the portfolio appropriately and is accountable for P&L management.
• Actively maintained awareness of external drivers in the business domain and relevant trends and innovation.
• Translated business needs into specific business requirements, sees realistic opportunities to add more value realization, and balanced this with a pragmatic understanding of "fit for purpose".

Philadelphia, PA, US

Course projects have been completed for small startups, large national, and Fortune 500 multinational firms. The course objectives were designed to reinforce learnings from other courses and apply them to genuine business problems. Learning is accomplished through lectures, reading, and actual project work. Courses Taught: - Influence, Negotiation, and.

Chicago, US

Globally supported commercial, and delivery commitments to clients that required internal business units to work together in non-standard ways to deliver IT software and hardware technology solutions, asset management, and desired client outcomes.

London, GB

Managed engagement teams and provided strategic subject matter expertise, including leading practices, regulatory expectations, and interpretive guidance on a variety of issues. Responsible for business development activities, developing and maintaining key client relationships, developing key client materials, and assisting with internal initiatives.