Tao Zhang

A result-oriented technical leader with extensive drug product (solid oral, oral liquid, parenteral) development experience ranging from Discovery Support through clinical development.

  • Direct experience in managing multiple CDMOs to plan, coordinate, and execute external drug product development and manufacturing activities.
  • Proven record of excellence at project management, workflow development, innovative technology implementation, and timeline/budget management.
  • Technical expertise: pre-formulation, formulation and process development, biopharmaceutics, and PBPK modeling.
  • Broad knowledge in drug development and direct experience in managing CMC team functions within multi-disciplinary (Discovery, CMC, Drug Safety, DMPK, Clinical Operations) development team.
  • Highly collaborative, change-agile, and strong problem-solving ability in a fast-paced matrix environment.