Nelson R.

Nelson R. currently serves as Director, CMC Team Lead at both Pioneering Medicines and Flagship Pioneering since September 2022. Previously, Nelson R. held the position of Supply Chain Program Lead - Cell Therapies at Takeda from May 2020 to October 2022, and as Director of Cell Therapy Manufacturing Operations at Torque from April 2019 to October 2022. Other significant roles include Associate Director - Commercial Drug Product Manufacturing at Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (June 2016 - March 2019), Associate Director Project Management - Rare Disease at Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (July 2015 - April 2016), and Senior Manager Drug Product at Cubist Pharmaceuticals (December 2012 - June 2015). Prior experience includes a Research Investigator role at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, along with various research and scientific positions at ArQule and Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Nelson R. earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and an Associate of Science degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Middlesex Community College.