Moderna gears up for product launches with new appointments
mRNA specialist Moderna has expanded its Executive Committee to prepare for multiple upcoming new product launches.
Effective January 1, 2023, Juan Andres will step into a new role as President, Strategic Partnerships and Enterprise Expansion, and will focus on building out the organization to support the growing pipeline. In this role, he will continue to serve on the Executive Committee.
Dr. Jerh Collins, Ph.D. will join the company as Chief Technical Operations and Quality Officer, succeeding Mr. Andres. Dr. Collins will join Moderna on October 3, 2022 and will assume the role of Chief Technical Operations and Quality Officer on January 1, 2023. Dr. Collins will also serve on Moderna's Executive Committee.
Dr. Collins joins Moderna from Novartis, where for the last nearly 30 years he had roles of increasing responsibility focused on pharmaceutical production and manufacturing, including roles serving as Head of Global Chemical Operations and Anti-Infectives and as Head of Global Chemical Operations. Dr. Collins received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from University College Cork, Ireland. He also conducted post-doctoral cancer research at Arizona State University.