Benjamin Hamalian
- Role
- Senior Category Lead, Global Vaccines Operations at Merck
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Benjamin Hamalian
Blends pharmaceutical industry experience with academic training from Drexel University…
Experience
Senior Category Lead, Global Vaccines Operations
Dec 2021 — Present · West Point, PA, US
Lead supplier management and development for vaccine release testing labs (Microbiology, Chemistry & Virology, Biologics & Vaccine Analytics) Manage an Essential Release Testing Supplies “ERTS” program to evaluate critical items used in assays and then develop strategies to mitigate risk Establish a Global MMD Labs Procurement working group, uniting site category leads to share ideas and strategies and cultivate “Silos to Networks” Prevent delays in production for ~300 batches of MMR and ~80 batches of Varicella by leveraging data to qualify additional sources in MMD assays Awarded Project Mercury, Dengue Virus Vaccine’s (V-181)~15 dual / triple sourced PCC assemblies to suppliers and obtained GSC’s full approval Execute monthly Purchase Price Variance “PPV” analyses to provide an indication of the actual price paid to the budgeted cost of direct materials Secure supply and dual-source reagents used in J&J COVID-19 Vaccine (V599) testing, preventing supply disruption of ~25 batches per month Conduct a proactive COVID-19 MMD supply impact project to cross-functionally evaluate inventory levels of release testing supplies and PPE Negotiate master service agreements with new suppliers to establish relationships with small / diverse businesses, fostering economic inclusion Strengthen global supplier relationships to mitigate current supply / quality issues with reagents and machines used in vaccine release testing
Education
Drexel University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
2013 — 2018
Drexel University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2020
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