Jose J. Cotto

Jose J. Cotto, Ph.D. has a diverse work experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Jose J. currently serves as the Vice President of Quality Operations at Atara Biotherapeutics since April 2022. Prior to this, they were the Vice President of Quality Control at the same company from December 2020 to April 2022.

Before joining Atara Biotherapeutics, Dr. Cotto worked at Kite Pharma as the Executive Director of Global Quality Product Supply and Distribution from September 2020 to December 2020. Jose J. also held the position of Executive Director-Quality Site Head, where they provided guidance and oversaw multiple Quality departments at the Urbana, MA site.

Dr. Cotto has also served as the President of Intelegenz, LLC, where they provided subject matter expertise and consulting services to the pharmaceutical industry. Jose J. focused on various areas including biologics, small molecules, combination products, and aseptic processing.

Additionally, Dr. Cotto worked at Amgen for a significant part of their career. Jose J. held several executive director roles in quality, CMC commercialization, and quality site head. Throughout their tenure, they provided oversight for quality activities and played a crucial role in various aspects of development, supply chain, and commercialization.

Before their time at Amgen, Dr. Cotto worked at Abbott Diagnostics Business as a Regulatory Specialist and New Product Introduction Manager.

Overall, Dr. Jose J. Cotto Ph.D. has extensive experience and expertise in quality operations, quality control, and regulatory affairs within the pharmaceutical industry.

Jose J. Cotto Ph.D. completed their education in a chronological order. Jose J. obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, General from the University of Puerto Rico-Cayey from 1985 to 1989. Jose J. then pursued a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Northwestern University between 1990 and 1997. Following that, they served as a Post Doctoral Fellow in Biochemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin from 1997 to 1998. Additionally, they hold additional certifications in Tinkercad: Modeling Custom Designs for 3D Printing, Agile Foundations, and Lean Six Sigma Foundations from LinkedIn.