Pharmaceutical Ingredient and API Sourcing Consultant (1202)
Expertise
Pharmaceutical sourcing and outsourcing for pharmaceutical chemicals, raw materials, intermediates and API's.
Search for second source of supply for pharmaceutical materials.
Experiences include: new chemical entities, small molecules, fermentation, and biochemicals.
Services include: Kilo lab production facility, contract R&D, process development, scaleup, pilot plant, commercial production.
Experience
1994-Present
Conceptualized, established and expanded a consulting company with worldwide contacts in the life science industry. Focus on the industry's changing needs for sourcing and outsourcing of new chemical entities for intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Provide services for U.S. and foreign clients, consisting of sales and marketing assistance to sell products and services to the pharmaceutical industry. Help to promote multi-gram manufacturing, contract research, kilo laboratories, process development, product development, scale up and pilot scale production.
Skilled at third party contract manufacturing, custom synthesis, and commercial production for fermentation and small molecules.
Quality Chemicals, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Director, Pharmaceutical Chemicals 1992-1994
Initiated and structured a new business for Quality Chemicals after the purchase of a chemical plant in Dayton, Ohio. Focused on becoming a supplier of custom chemical manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical industry.
Established cGMP milestones, and targeted product sales.
Assembled a high performance, multi-disciplined team to evaluate technical packages and to manufacture products in the plant. Built a customer base and coordinated projects.
Searle Pharmaceutical Co., Chicago, Illinois
Manager of Business Development, Chemicals
Created and supervised a New Business Development department for Searle Pharmaceuticals, with the goal of becoming a supplier of intermediates and bulk active chemicals to the pharmaceutical industry on a worldwide basis.
Determined Searle's internal plant capabilities, coordinated department managers, established working relationships with customers and agents worldwide.
Developed propriety pharmaceutical intermediates, licensed technology, and outsourced selective intermediates to better use Searle's chemical manufacturing resources.
Education
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Maine