Pamela Docherty, MS Siemens Industry

Mrs. Docherty has over twenty years experience in automation with over fifteen of them focusing on pharmaceutical production. Pam earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University and subsequently achieved a Masters in Chemical Engineering from Villanova University.  She began her career at Siemens Energy and Automation where she worked five years as a batch product specialist. She then worked five years at Merck & Co in West Point, PA as an Automation Engineer supporting their Biologics Pilot Plant. Her responsibilities included automation from media buffer prep to bioreactor operation. After Merck she joined Honeywell where she provided Manufacturing Execution System (MES) technical demonstrations for the sales team. Her responsibilities continued through project implementation where she served as technical lead to ensure smooth transitions from sales through project implementation. Mrs. Docherty returned to Siemens Industry as the Life Sciences Industry Manager in 2013. Pam applies her pharmaceutical knowledge to implement Siemens innovative and digital solutions throughout the life sciences community. Pam is involved in her local ISPE community where actively participates in the Oral Solid Dosage Community of Practice for International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) International and on the steering committee for Biophorum Operations Groups (BPOG) Technology Roadmap.