Thomas Yonker

Thomas Yonker has extensive experience in project and quality management in the pharmaceutical industry. Thomas currently holds the position of Vice President Project & Quality Management at Cerevance since June 2022. Prior to that, they worked as the Senior Director of Project Management at Biora Therapeutics from February 2022 to June 2022.

From June 2019 to March 2022, Yonker served as the Executive Director of Project Management at Neurana Pharmaceuticals. Thomas also worked as a Senior Consultant at Pharmefex Consulting from February 2019 to June 2019.

Yonker's previous role was at PaxVax, Inc., where they held the position of Vice President of Project Management from November 2013 to February 2019. During their tenure, they successfully led the Vaxchora cholera vaccine project to FDA approval and developed a comprehensive Project Management information system.

Before PaxVax, Yonker was the Head of Project Management at KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from March 2008 to November 2013. Thomas provided project management and drug development expertise for various projects and was responsible for managing CMC projects with Lonza.

Prior to KaloBios, Yonker served as the Senior Director of Operations & Program Management at Entelos from August 2006 to March 2008. Thomas provided project management expertise for the ENTL096 development project and implemented a simple project planning approach.

Yonker also worked at Abgenix as the Senior Director of Project & Portfolio Office from May 2005 to June 2006. In this role, they provided project management support for the Panitumumab/Colorectal Cancer project and re-engineered Abgenix's Project Lifecycle Process.

Before Abgenix, Yonker was the Vice President of Project & Alliance Management at Corgentech from January 2004 to April 2005. Thomas started their career at InterMune, where they served as the Senior Director of the Project Management Office from March 2001 to January 2004.

Thomas Yonker attended Western Michigan University from 1976 to 1988, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Thomas'sfields of study were Biomedical Science and Management. Thomas also pursued further education at the Project Management Institute, but specific details regarding the start and end years, as well as the field of study, are not available.