Lucas Lankford
Director, MSAT @ Ascend Advanced Therapies | MBA in Biosciences Management
- Role
- Director, Msat at Ascend Advanced Therapies
- Location
- Gainesville, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lucas Lankford
A highly skilled professional with experience in GMP clinical manufacturing, process development, and tech transfer. Committed to aligning team objectives with corporate goals, fostering innovation, and optimizing manufacturing operations to support therapeutic advancements.
Experience
Director, Msat
Apr 2024 — Present · Alachua, FL, US
Provides guidance to technical upstream and downstream process development teams in Design of Experiments to support process characterization efforts. • Developed manufacturing strategy and cadence to define PPQ readiness and execution plan.• Provides manufacturing representation to review of Requests for Proposals for technology transfers and GMP manufacturing services, ensuring alignment with technical, quality and business requirements. • Conducted comprehensive pre-characterization/pre-validation risk assessments to define studies critical for advancing products through PPQ and into commercialization• Established invoicing review procedures for the site to bill client based upon review of FTE hours and pass through Purchase Order reconciliation. • Forecasted characterization timelines and analytical testing requirements for advancing rAAV gene therapy through PPQ stages. • Utilized project management experience to develop integrated master schedules for defined workflows and other tracking/reporting tools in Smartsheet. • Forecast revenue for Process Development and Manufacturing Department based on billing structures and activity timelines to support strategic financial planning.
Education
North Carolina State University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Biosciences Management
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
High School Diploma
North Carolina State University
Bachelor's of Science, Biology, General
North Carolina State University
Master of Biomanufacturing, Biomanufacturing
Skills
- Gmp
- Army
- Weapons
- Change Control
- Leadership
- Security Clearance
- Tactics
- Lean Six Sigma
- Ion Chromatography
- Organizational Leadership
- Military Training
- Military Experience
- Biotechnology
- Protein Purification
- Autoclave
- Exercises
- Active Dod Secret Clearance
- Sop Authoring
- Tff
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