Phillip Santos

Director, Engineering at Ardena US LLC

Role: Director of Engineering at Ardena
Location: New York, NY, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About Phillip Santos

Experienced Director of Engineering with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceuticals industry in the Engineering, Maintenance, and Facilities space. Skilled in Pharmaceutics, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Change Control, GxP, and Biotechnology. Strong operations professional with a BS focused in EET from DeVry University with a passion for automation.

Experience

Director of Engineering
Ardena
Feb 2025 — Present · US
Lead engineering operations for Ardena’s US flagship site, overseeing facilities, EHS, IT, validation, and modernization initiatives. Drive continuous improvement and efficiency across manufacturing and laboratory systems, manage strategic planning and execution, large-scale projects, and integration of IT systems to ensure compliance, sustainability, and operational excellence.

Education

DeVry University
BS, EET
2001 — 2005

Skills

Capa
Engineering
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Technology Transfer
21 Cfr Part 11
Glp
Pharmaceutical Industry
Sop
Fda
Cleaning Validation
Corrective and Preventive Action (Capa)
Gxp
Aseptic Processing
Quality Control
Gmp
Computer System Validation
Biopharmaceuticals
Manufacturing
Gamp
Trackwise
Quality System
Continuous Improvement
U.s. Food and Drug Administration (Fda)
Standard Operating Procedure (Sop)
Change Control
Quality Assurance
Process Improvement
Root Cause Analysis
Biotechnology
Validation
Pharmaceutics

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Current company

Ardena

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing · 565 employees · Founded 2017

Ardena is a CDMO and bioanalytical CRO built for the complexity of modern drug development. We specialize in drug product development, nanomedicine, and bioanalytical services, and we work exclusively with the kind of molecules that keep other CDMOs up at night. For biotech companies pushing the boundaries of what's possible, we offer the scientific depth to match. Our drug product platform spans sterile and non-sterile dosage forms, spray drying, hot melt extrusion, and solid-state chemistry, a powerful toolkit for molecules with bioavailability challenges or demanding physicochemical profiles. We bring the same rigor to HPAPIs, controlled substances, and targeted therapies with complex linker, payload, or delivery requirements. Our nanomedicine team specializes in the formulation and manufacturing of nanoparticle-based therapeutics. One of the most technically demanding areas in drug development and one where experience is everything. Our bioanalytical scientists don't just generate data. They help you understand your molecule, support your regulatory strategy, and keep your program moving. With facilities across the US and Europe, we combine the responsiveness biotech teams need with the technical firepower their molecules demand. We know development. Let's talk about yours.

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