David Zhang

David Zhang has extensive experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, holding key roles in process development and manufacturing operations. At GSK, David served as Director and Head of External Upstream Process Development and Manufacturing Operations from November 2016 to March 2021, after progressing from Associate Director and Senior Manager in the same department. Prior to GSK, David worked at Shire Pharmaceuticals as a Senior Engineer II in Manufacturing Science and Technology and at Lonza in various scientific roles, including Scientist III and II, focusing on cell culture process development. Earlier in his career, David was a Senior Scientist at Merck Biomanufacturing Network, specializing in upstream process development. David holds a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from The Ohio State University and a B.S. in Biotechnology from Peking University.