Paul Partovi has over 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Paul graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from the California State University of Long Beach and has a Master of Liberal Arts in the Field of Management from Harvard. Paul started his career as a quality control Microbiologist at Baxter supporting recombinant factor VIII and Small Pox vaccine manufacturing operations. Paul Continued his Career at Amgen as a microbiologist and then transitioned into a Quality Assurance role supporting the manufacturing and release of Enbrel. At Alkermes, Paul worked on small molecule projects for Inhaled Insulin system,
before moving on to his current Role. Currently, Paul has a leadership role in overseeing the Quality aspects of upstream, downstream, and Final Filling for the clinical manufacturing operations At Sanofi. Also, he is responsible for quality oversight of new drug development processes. As a certified Quality auditor, part of his job entails auditing contract laboratory and manufacturing facilities. His goal is to bring the industry into the classroom and transfer classroom learning to real-world applications.