Jim Watson Project Farma

Jim Watson has 25+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He is a Senior Director at Project Farma, has led development of Project Farma’s presence in the East Coast and been a leader on its cell and gene therapy task force. He started his career designing, building, and starting up membrane plants, to eventually managing large scale capital projects and leading engineering, maintenance, capital projects and EHS disciplines at a leading CMO. Jim has extensive experience in high purity utilities, large molecule biological processes and advanced therapies. He has worked for small and established pharmaceutical and biotech organizations launching early phase manufacturing strategy, conceptual design, user requirement specifications, verification, validation, facility turnover and facility operations. Jim graduated with a BS in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is completing an MBA through the University of Central Oklahoma.