Etch-A-Sketch, Drug Development, and the Value of Reverse Engineering

With age came an understanding of an insatiable desire to figure out how things work. My professional life has thankfully been one that serves that need while at the same time contributing to my employer’s business outcomes. For the past 20 years it has also meant working in the life sciences industry and contributing to the health and well-being of others.

My current role at Pii allows me to interact with customers seeking manufacturing services to support commercial production and distribution of their drug therapies. For our drug-developer customers, scaling to commercial manufacturing is a milestone signifying success from years of discovery, development, and clinical trial work.

When I speak with prospective customers about their commercial projects, after understanding what they need and when, I have an opportunity to systematically diagnose, dissect and begin the journey with the customer on how to transfer their critical drug to Pii. This allows myself and my team to fully understand the science, formulation challenges, regulatory hurdles, and any existing production difficulties. I also get to hear their story.

What a great job I have! How about you? I’d love to hear about your dream job!

Pharmaceutics International, Inc. (Pii), A Jabil Company, is a US-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) located in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The experienced scientists, engineers, and staff at Pii pride themselves on adroitly employing a phase appropriate method of drug development for the prudent use of their customer’s resources as they solve challenging problems. In addition to offering end-to-end development services, Pii manufactures a variety of dosage forms to include complex parenteral drugs and has a wealth of analytical testing capabilities. Its Hunt Valley campus has four aseptic suites with lyophilization capabilities. Our talented professionals stand ready to help!