Jeff Givand
Executive Director @Merck
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WORK HISTORY
Executive Director @Merck
NJ, US
Leading department covering all facets of combination product design, process development, design and materials characterization, verification, and validation for a diverse set of small molecule, vaccine and biologic products from clinical development through commercial validation. Providing technical direction and oversight on development programs spanning a variety of delivery device platforms including pre-filled syringes, auto-injectors, dry powder inhalers, and large-volume delivery systems. Remit of organization has included delivery device and combination product design and concept innovation, design and materials characterization, component fabrication (prototyping, 3D printing, injection molding), automation and assembly equipment and process development, design verification and test method development, systems and human factors engineering (including design controls and device risk management), and device program leadership from pre-clinical development through commercial process validation and regulatory submissions.
EDUCATION
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master's degree, Chemical Engineering
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
PhD, Chemical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT JEFF GIVAND
Pharmaceutical professional with over two decades of unique leadership and managerial experience in both pharmaceutical drug product / process development, as well as drug-device combination product development. Technical expertise in areas ranging from solid oral dosage forms, primary container and biologic/drug-device combination product & process development. Highly skilled people manager who believes in creating a positive and collaborative culture that delivers products and grows talent for the organization.
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