Gary J. Mills TESARO

For the past 30 years Gary has been a practicing engineer in the biotech industry.  His experiences have focused on the development, technical transfer and commercialization of parenteral drug product manufacturing processes. Gary has been involved with the commercialization of three therapeutic proteins, two complex generics, one contrast agent and an auto-injector device.  He has also contributed to the start-up and commissioning of four new biopharmaceutical facilities.  He has designed numerous downstream manufacturing processes that range from cell culture harvesting through purification and aseptic filling, as well as inspection, packaging and CIP/SIP operations.

In Gary’s current position as Associate Director, Drug Product Development at TESARO he is responsible for the oversight of clinical drug product manufacturing at TESARO’s contract manufacturers.  His previous work experiences have been with Moderna Therapeutics, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, MassBiologics, Wyeth, Shire/TKT, Genzyme and Molecular Biosystems.

Gary received his Master of Science Degree in Engineering Management from Northeastern University and his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.