Eric Lin
Executive Director, External R&D and Technical Services @ Alvogen
About
Senior pharmaceutical Development executive with 27 years of experience providing strategic R&D direction with a special focus on internal and third party generic R&D projects, 505(b)2 projects, combination products, tech transfer and R&D due diligence on oral solids, injectables, inhalation, transdermal, topical and ophthalmic products.
United States
Pine Brook
Pharmaceuticals
Business Development, CMO, Budgeting, CRO Management, Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC), Product Management, Communication, Leadership, Pharmaceutical Industry, GMP, FDA, R&D, Validation, Sop, Bio Study, API Sourcing, Solid Oral Dosage Forms Formulation, Modified Release Formulation, Liquid Formulation, Product Development
Experience

Senior Director, External R&D and Technical Services
- Providing strategic and tactical direction for the external development of injectables, inhalation, topical products etc. - Assisting Business Development and Portfolio Management in assessing new opportunities for internal development, co-development, 505b(2) products, licensing, and acquisitions. - Conducting scientific literature search, evaluates, develops, and recommends new platform technologies, suggesting patentable, patent non-infringing and design around technologies for First to File products. - Performing Due Diligence for new product pipeline and feasibility analysis for external development. - Designing experimental plans or oversee them, and ensure routine development and scale-ups, process validation, including trouble shooting. - Overseeing Product Development Reports, process development reports and other relevant documents as required for filing. - Technical support in combination products, complex long acting injectables, dry powder inhaler, metered dose inhaler, and Design History File (DHF). - Subject matter expert in working cell bank, upstream and downstream process for peptide drug substance using recombinant DNA technology, and essential performance testing for injection devices. - Monitoring commercial batch manufacturing for key injectable products and providing technical inputs for process troubleshooting and investigation. - Providing inputs for project budget, working with finance for rolling forecast of 3+9 and 5 years project spend, and reviewing third party proposals and costs.

Executive Director, Formulation Research & Development
Monmouth Junction, NJ
• Lead all product development activities for developing formulations to successful ANDA filing and approval. • Responsible for the planning and development of various pharmaceutical dosage forms such as generic sterile injectables, lyophilization drugs, suspension, emulsion, etc. through Quality by Design (QbD) approach. • Experience in pharmaceutical and combination products; review and support DHF with device suppliers. • Write/ review protocols, batch records, and Tech Transfer Report to carry out process development and evaluation work, scale up and pivotal batch manufacturing for ANDA submissions. • Coordinate the manufacturing of engineering/exhibit batches at contract manufacturing organization (CMO) sites. • Provide guidance and supervise the project progress with contracted development manufacturing organization (CDMO). • Perform technology transfer from laboratory scale to the production scale. • Conduct stability study as per ICH guidelines. • Coordinate sourcing of API’s, excipients, packaging components for new products to meet regulatory requirements. • Prepare/review specifications for drug products and packaging components. • Direct and monitor the Development, Scale-up, Exhibit, Technology Transfer, Validation and Product Launch activities. • Review Risk Analysis, Product Development Reports, Chemistry & Manufacturing Control Sections, QbR, Exhibit Batch Manufacturing Records, Change control justifications and SOPs.

Sr. Director, R&D
• Established a new 11,000 sq ft GMP laboratory and led Formulation Development team / process development & analytical development for development of bioequivalent, stable and scalable formulations through Quality by Design (QbD) approach. • Design and supervise execution of formulation trials which involve semi-solid, liquid, and solid oral dosage forms and evaluate stability data to finalize formulation composition. • Develop manufacturing processes for R&D formulations so that the technical transfer is successful. • Coordinate sourcing of API’s, excipients, packaging components for new products to meet regulatory requirements. • Coordinate with Analytical Method Development, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Inventory Control, etc., to expedite the development and approval of new products by FDA. • Prepare/review specifications for drug products and packaging components • Coordinate the manufacturing of exhibit/submission batches per regulatory requirements • Reviewing prototype formulation development documents, Risk Analysis, Development Reports, Exhibit batch Protocols, Chemistry & Manufacturing Control Sections, QbR, Exhibit Batch Manufacturing Records, Change control justifications and SOPs • Monitoring of Development, Scale-up, Exhibit, Technology Transfer and Validation activities • Coordinate with Clinical Research Organizations for performing Bioequivalence studies & ensure positive track record of Pivotal studies for successful filings.

Sr. Manager, Product Development
- Supervising formulation scientists and technicians for daily activities. - Developing solid dosage forms of controlled-release and immediate-release therapeutics for generic drug formulations. - Developing semi-solid forms of formulations. - Sourcing active pharmaceutical ingredients. - Literature search and patent evaluation for not-infringed formulation. - Supervising and monitoring the execution of experimental, scale-up product development, technical transfer and submission batches for stability and clinical studies. - Review Product Development Report, Batch Record, and SOP (Standard operation procedures) documentations. - Managing projects and coordinating with QA, RA, and Analytical lab personnel to schedule development activities and meet project deadlines. - Review bio study protocols and coordinating with bio lab for all bio study activities.

Sr. Supervisor, Product Development
- Supervising formulators, technicians, and technical writer for daily activities. - Developing solid dosage forms of controlled-release and immediate-release therapeutics for generic drug formulations. - Literature search and patent evaluation for not-infringed formulation. - Supervising and monitoring the execution of experimental, scale-up product development, technical transfer and submission batches for stability and clinical studies. - Preparing Product Development Report, Batch Record, and SOP (Standard operation procedures) documentations. - Managing projects and coordinating with QA, RA, and Analytical lab personnel to schedule development activities and meet project deadlines. - Supervising and coordinating with contracted lab for formulation development.

Scientist, Pharmaceutical Development
- Developing solid dosage forms of controlled-release and immediate-release therapeutics for generic drug formulations. - Literature search and patent evaluation for not-infringed formulation. - Conducting experimental, scale-up pilot, and pivotal batches for stability and clinical studies. - Preparing documentation such as Formulation Proposal, Process Development Report, Process Characterization Protocol, and Product Development Report. - Managing projects and coordinating with QA, RA, and Analytical lab personnel to schedule development activities.
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