John Literacki

Experience

1. Head of Operations

   Brightseed

   May 2021 — Present

   Senior Director, Business and R&D Operations • Managing the Lab Operations, Facilities, Procurement, Business Operations, IT and Logistics teams while collaborating with Finance to build business processes and company policies under SOX compliance and best practices • Overseeing day-to-day operations for the effective, successful, and efficient management of quality control, regulatory affairs and safety measures while enhancing operational procedures, processes, principles, and systems • Overseeing all partner contract negotiations, CapEx and OpEx budget tracking, and invoice reviews including payment approvals as well as evaluating technological business platforms to automate processes • Serving as a key stakeholder for financial audits, risk analysis, accounts payable/receivable, regulatory compliance, clinical trials, liability insurance, commercialization, intellectual property, and commercial real estate negotiations/contracts • Overseeing laboratory operations and facilities, directing all procurement activities, ensuring adherence to safety and regulatory compliance, and managing commercial real estate leases as well as site selection. • Designing facilities including laboratories and offices as well as overseeing construction of new facilities according to workflow processes and predicted growth while ensuring liability insurance coverage and mitigating risk • Reviewing MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, subscriptions, proposals, and T & Cs, co-authoring company policies according to compliance and best practices, and overseeing product manufacturing including procedures development • Executing strategic initiatives, developing standard operating procedures, streamlining workflows, and implementing strict cost controls to support sustainable scalability while providing operations leadership and system support. Managing the IT Team, overseeing OKR’s that implement and continuously improve security, IT operations and technology.

Education

• Roosevelt University

  BA, Biology

  2005 — 2009

• Roosevelt University

  Master of Science (MS), Biotechnology

  2009 — 2011

Skills

• Biology
• Genetics
• Pcr
• Western Blotting
• Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (Qpcr)
• Microscopy
• Molecular Genetics
• Sds-Page
• Qpcr
• Laboratory
• Molecular Biology
• Rna Isolation
• Dna Extraction
• Biochemistry
• Chemistry
• Teaching
• Statistics
• Rt-Pcr
• Dna
• Higher Education
• Microbiology
• Gel Electrophoresis
• Laboratory Skills
• Science
• Scientific Writing
• University Teaching
• Dna Sequencing
• Cell Culture