Erinn Lanxon-Cookson
Senior Director | Analytical Development & Automation | Driving Innovation in Cell & Gene Therapy | Building High-Impact Teams to Deliver Transformative Treatments
- Role
- Senior Director, Head of Analytical Development & Automation at Kite Pharma
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Erinn Lanxon-Cookson
Inovative and collaborative leader with 17+ years of experience in analytical development, processintegration, and enterprise strategy. Expertise in developing and implementing end-to-end analytical control strategies for cell therapy drug products, viral vectors, and viral vaccines. Proven track record in aligning global strategies with business objectives, fostering cross-functional collaborations, and building high-performinghighly scientific teams. Recognized for technical oversight in assay development, critical quality attributeidentification, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance to accelerate clinical and commercial pipelinedelivery.Dynamic leader with a proven ability to foster an environment that prioritizes learning, strategic innovation, disruptive thinking, and continuous improvement. Committed to challenging norms while demonstrating empathy and holding teams accountable for achieving excellence.
Experience
Senior Director, Head of Analytical Development & Automation
Oct 2025 — Present · Santa Monica, CA, US
Senior Director leading analytical development and automation strategy across Kite\'s cell and gene therapy platforms. Driving innovation in release and characterization methods, next-generation sequencing, and integrated pipeline technologies to accelerate therapeutic development and ensure robust, scalable analytics
Education
Washington State University
Master of Science, Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Oregon State University
Bachelor of Science, Health and Human Science
Skills
- Hiv
- Dna
- Qpcr
- Mirna
- Research
- Rt-Pcr
- Tissue Culture
- Data Analysis
- Diabetes
- Fluorescence
- Biomarkers
- Cell Based Assays
- Molecular & Cellular Biology
- Molecular Genetics
- Site-Directed Mutagenesis
- Mutagenesis
- Experimental Design
- Transfection
- Life Sciences
- Purification
- Protein Expression
- Elispot
- Proliferation
- Cell
- Sequencing
- Liquid Handling
- Immunoassays
- Deep Sequencing Technology
- Cell Culture
- Flow Cytometry
- Laboratory
- Pcr
- High Throughput Sequencing
- Cancer Research
- Virology
- Elisa
- Cell Biology
- Nanostrings Ncounter Technology
- Biotechnology
- Molecular Biology
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