William Leonardi currently serves as Director, Late Stage Project Management at Avid Bioservices and oversees client management for late-stage molecules/projects. He is responsible as a single point of contact for Avid’s clients' programs ranging from technology transfer, process characterization and validation to commercial/post-commercial processes. In his role, he works closely with Avid’s customers by designing and developing strategic timelines to meet the critical milestones for client projects. In addition, he collaborates with multiple cross-functional team, which includes manufacturing and technical operations, quality, finance, and business development, to ensure that the projects that are transferred/developed meet Avid's facility and quality standards . During his time at Avid, he has been involved in multiple strategic projects involving Pre-License Inspections (PLI), Investigation New Drug (IND) submission, and various technology transfer activities for early- and late-stage programs. William graduated with a Bachelor's degree in chemistry from UCLA, Master of Business and Science (MBS) in the business of bioscience and bioprocessing, and a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical discovery and development from the Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA.
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