john kavanagh

About

A commercially minded pharmaceutical professional, with 30 years senior management experience. Operated at Managing Director and General Manager levels in Biologics Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Chemical Synthesis. Experience encompasses Strategic Planning, CMO Management, Technology Transfer, Projects, Change Management, Management Buy Outs, Mergers & Acquisitions, QA and Regulatory Affairs. Strengths include influencing skills, mentoring and problem solving.

Country

ireland

City

ireland

Industry

pharmaceuticals

Skill

lifesciences, validation, biotechnology, pharmaceutical industry, technology transfer, quality assurance, medical devices, gmp, fda, manufacturing, program management, biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceutics, regulatory affairs, engineering, clinical trials

Experience

manufacturing consultant

sigmoid pharma

2014-11 - 2016-6 · 1 yr 8 mos

managing director

bioniche pharma

2003-1 - 2008-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

A sterile injectables facility with two sites. Managed the areas of Manufacturing, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain Management, R&D, Finance, Engineering, Human Resources, Environmental Protection, and Health Safety & Welfare with a total of 130 staff.

director technology transfer office

nui galway

2008-1 - 2010-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Management of Intellectual Property and commerccialization of research.

technical services manager

novartis

1990-1 - 1998-1 · 8 yrs 1 mo

director pharmaceutical contract manufacturing europe

abbott

1998-1 - 2003-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

* Director Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Europe * Project Manager Knoll Acquisition Integration * Director Strategic Planning Medical Devices * Plant Manager Pharmaceutical Operations

program director

primecore program management

2010-1 - 2014-11 · 4 yrs 11 mos

2013 to Present Due Diligence for Contract Manufacturing (DS & DP) of a BIopharmaceutical product. 2013 Program Manager for a Quadrivalent Flu Vaccine Launch for a major multinational company. 2011 - 2012 General Manager Hospira Alliance, Genzyme Ireland Ltd., Responsible for all aspects of Contract Manufacturing at Hospira sites to facilitate resolution of a Consent Decree from FDA while supporting multi-billion US$ sales of bio-pharmaceutical products. This includes Program Management, Technology Transfer, Manufacturing, KPI measurement & review, QA, RA, Supply Chain, Budget, Contracts & Tax. Key components are communication/influencing with multiple stakeholders across Genzyme Corporation in a complex matrix organization & maintenance of a strong culture of partnership with the CMO.