Cherie Blaylock

About Cherie Blaylock

Experienced, highly collaborative leader with 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry. Passionate about developing products that improve patient lives. Proven line manager of large teams in multiple functions, as well as leader of cross-functional teams. Especially enthusiastic about coaching and mentoring team members, as well as implementing processes and tools to support data driven decision making. Experience with primarily small molecule products, from Pre-IND to Commercial at both CDMO and sponsor companies.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Program Management

   Alto Neuroscience

   Aug 2024 — Present

   Currently serving as Head of Alto’s Program Management function, focused on cross-functional collaboration, operational management, and strategic oversight at a program and portfolio level. Alto Neuroscience is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a mission to redefine psychiatry by leveraging neurobiology to develop personalized and highly effective treatment options. Alto’s clinical-stage pipeline includes novel drug candidates in depression, schizophrenia, and other mental health conditions.

Education

• Oregon State University

  Currently In-Progress - Bachelor's degree, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

• Central Oregon Community College

  Associate (A.A.S.), Aviation Science

• Oregon Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Operations Management

Skills

• Project Management
• Sops
• Technology Transfer
• Budgets
• Scopes of Work
• Gmp
• Leadership
• Capa
• Validation
• Customer Service
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Project Planning
• Process Validation
• Production Planning
• Bill of Materials
• Materials Planning
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Deviation Management