Biotechnology
Engineering professionals in Biotechnology
These engineering leaders run or have run engineering, facilities and validation teams at biotechnology and biopharmaceutical companies. A reader can learn how biotech manufacturing facilities and processes are designed, scaled and validated, and where those projects run into trouble.
Professionals to explore
01—10Elvin Vargas
LinkedInExperience: Head of Engineering · FUJIFILM Biotechnologies
Head of Engineering at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies since 2025. The highlight describes strategic project management, process improvement and capital and expense strategy planning. Other listed roles include Senior Director, Automation, Engineering and CAPEX at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies (2023–2025), Director, Engineering and Technology at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies (2019–2023), Director, Automation IT at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies (2018–2019) and Associate Director of Automation at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies (2014–2018).
Gil Stevens
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Global Engineering & Capital Projects · Ultragenyx
Executive Director, Global Engineering & Capital Projects at Ultragenyx since 2019. The highlight describes an executive leader of engineering with a history of developing teams in the biopharmaceuticals industry. Other listed roles include Sr. Director, Engineering at Pfizer (1991–2019) and Sr. Engineer at General Dynamics Electric Boat (1985–1991).
Joe Musiak
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Facilities & Engineering · EyePoint
Senior Director, Facilities & Engineering at EyePoint since 2022. The highlight describes a bio-pharmaceutical leader with expertise in the design and management of GMP facilities and in biological processes. Other listed roles include Senior Director Of Engineering at Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (2019–2020), Director of Engineering at Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (2016–2019), Associate Director, Strategic Innovation at Biogen (2014–2015) and Associate Director, Automation at Biogen (2006–2014).
John Zaremba
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Engineering · FUJIFILM Biotechnologies
Vice President of Engineering at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies since 2025. The highlight describes a global biologics and advanced therapies manufacturing and engineering executive covering technology transfer, GMP operations and facility scale-up. Other listed roles include Senior Director - Global Drug Product Manufacturing Sciences and Technologies at Regeneron (2022–2025), Director - Global Drug Product Manufacturing Sciences and Technologies at Regeneron (2018–2022) and Senior Director - Global Manufacturing at Charles River Laboratories (2017).
Josh Van Kirk, PE PMP
LinkedInExperience: Head of Engineering & Facility Operations · Takeda
Head of Engineering & Facility Operations at Takeda since 2025. The highlight describes 20+ years in cGMP manufacturing, technology transfer and large-scale capital project execution across global biotech organizations. Other listed roles include Site Capital Lead Associate Director Project Engineering at Takeda (2023–2025), Sr Manager Project Engineering at Takeda (2021–2023), Project Engineering Manager at Takeda (2019–2021) and Mgr Process Engineering at Takeda (2017–2019).
Kee Tsz Teresa Woo
LinkedInExperience: Director of Manufacturing Engineering · Complete Genomics
Former Director of Manufacturing Engineering at Complete Genomics (2023). The highlight describes 10+ years of hands-on consumable diagnostic device development and manufacturing in biotech product development. Also Sr. Director Flowcell R&D at Sequlite Genomics/ Fapon since 2023. Other listed roles include Director of Flowcell Development at Complete Genomics (2022–2023), Sr Staff Development Engineer and Sr. Manager, Flowcell Development at Complete Genomics (2020–2022) and Sr. Staff Development Engineer and Manager of Flowcell Development at Complete Genomics (2019–2020).
Kit Erlebach
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Engineering and EHS · FUJIFILM Biotechnologies
Senior Director, Engineering and EHS at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies since 2023. The highlight describes leading site engineering and EHS for Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies in the UK. Other listed roles include Strategic and Transformational Venture Manager at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies (2017–2023), Head of R&D Continuous Improvement at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies (2012–2017), Head of Technical Operations at FUJIFILM Biotechnologies (2011–2012) and Head of Technical Operations at Merck (2010–2011).
Mark Muscato
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Facilities, Engineering & Validation · Replimune
Vice President Facilities, Engineering & Validation at Replimune since 2022. The highlight describes engineering and management experience in the biotech industry, from facility design and construction to validation and technology transfer. Other listed roles include Executive Director Facilities, Engineering & Validation at Replimune (2021–2022), Senior Director Engineering at Replimune (2018–2021), Engineering Consultant at Independent Engineering Consultant (2018) and Director - Engineering at Amgen (2011–2018).
Rob Carpenter
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Engineering · TriLink BioTechnologies, part of Maravai LifeSciences
Former Vice President of Engineering at TriLink BioTechnologies, part of Maravai LifeSciences (2022–2024). The highlight describes 25+ years across small molecule, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, plasma, gene therapy and biotechnology industries. Also Executive Consultant at MMR CONSULTING since 2024. Other listed roles include Sr Director Engineering at TriLink BioTechnologies, part of Maravai LifeSciences (2021–2022), Sr Director Engineering, Manufacturing & Development at Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (2019–2021) and Director Of Manufacturing Operations at Tocagen Inc. (2019).
Sheila Boyce
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Engineering and Validation · CRISPR Therapeutics
Senior Director Engineering and Validation at CRISPR Therapeutics since 2022. The highlight describes 20 years leading the scale-up of biologic and biomaterial purification processes from phase III clinical through commercialization, with expertise in equipment, utilities and validation. Also Director Engineering and Validation at CRISPR Therapeutics since 2020. Other listed roles include Senior Manager at Sarepta Therapeutics (2019–2020), Industrial Advisor at Northeastern University (2017–2020) and Sr. Director of Engineering at Histogenics Corporation (2014–2019).
Choose the right perspective
Check whether the person's relevant role is current or past and whether it focused on facilities and capital projects or on process and product engineering. Ask them for one scale-up or validation decision they owned and what they would do differently.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01When you chose between different equipment or process approaches, what technical constraint forced your hand, and what did it cost you to work around it?
- 02Tell me about a time when reliability or operating cost turned out worse than expected after launch. What caused it?
- 03Which decisions about scale or automation do you regret, and what would you do differently if you started over?
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