Gabriel Quiñones
Director, MSAT at GRAIL, Inc.
- Role
- Director, Msat at GRAIL
- Location
- Durham, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gabriel Quiñones
A highly productive leader skilled in coordinating and communicating project needs across functional groups. A manager with extensive experience in assay design, high-throughput automated laboratory technologies and process optimization.
Experience
Director, Msat
May 2021 — Present · Durham, NC, US
Provided strategic scientific direction for the reagent manufacturing and QC testing groups to meet increased commercial demand and new product launches- Increased the efficiency of current manufacturing processes leading to an annual cost savings of $11 million in raw material costs- Expanded manufacturing capacity and scaled processes to support a 150% sample volume increase over the course of two years by implementing automated techniques, cross-training and modern technologies without the need for additional headcount- Selected as a member of a new product core leadership team based on success with new technology implementation and cross-functional collaborations resulting in ISO13485 certification- Drove innovative technology development for the manufacturing of reagents used in next generation sequencing assays and new QC testing methods for incoming raw materials, oligonucleotides, and enzymes- Applied technical, quality, and scientific principles to continuously improve the compliance, efficiency, and strategic position of GRAIL in harmony with global initiatives to meet patient needs- Functioned as the subject matter expert for reagent related risk assessments, author impact assessments and lead change controls for the MSAT department- Management of CROs and CMOs as well as served as a representative in internal, external and supplier audits.aling of the manufacturing operations at the Grail RTP site
Education
The University of New Mexico
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology
The University of New Mexico
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History
Stanford University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Cancer Biology
New Mexico Military Institute
Associate of Arts (AA), Life Science
Skills
- Biochemistry
- Lean Six Sigma
- Automation
- In Vivo
- Leadership
- Rna Interference
- Genetics
- Life Sciences
- Immunofluorescence
- Cell
- Molecular Biology
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Cancer
- Cell Biology
- High Throughput Screening
- Cell Culture
- Cell Based Assays
- Rnai
- Continuous Improvement
- Team Management
- Gmp
- Lean Manufacturing
- Cancer Biology
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Biotechnology
- Clia
- Assay Development
- Project Management
- Genomics
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