Joseph De Lange

Joseph De Lange has a diverse work experience in the bio/pharmaceutical industry. Joseph is currently the Director of Quality Assurance Engineering at Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (since April 2021). Prior to this, they held various roles at Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc., including Director of Quality Assurance Operations & Validation (since November 2019) and Associate Director of Quality Assurance Validation (February 2019 to November 2019).

Before joining Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc., Joseph worked as a Commissioning Manager at Pharmatech Associates, where they oversaw the commissioning of GMP pilot labs and GLP labs, as well as non-GMP supporting utilities and facilities services (since June 2015).

Additionally, Joseph served as Principal at Fortis BioPharma Incorporated (since June 2015), Commisssioning Manager and MEP Start-up Owners Representative at Gilead Sciences (from September 2016 to November 2019), Sr. Consultant for Bio/Pharma Process equipment/facilities/sytems validation at Liberty Environmental Consultants LLC (from June 2004 to June 2015), and Sr. Validation Engineer (project lead) at Validant (August 2012 to July 2013).

Earlier in their career, Joseph held roles such as Director of Education at Wyotech Institute (from September 2007 to August 2012), Process Equipment Maintenance and Calibration Manager at ALZA Corporation J&J (end date October 2007), Supervisor of Process Maintenance and Calibration at ALZA Corporation J&J (from 2005 to 2006), and Senior Process Equipment Maintenance Mechanic at ALZA Corporation J&J (from 2003 to 2005). Joseph also served as Manager of Industrial Equipment Maintenance & Calibration at JNJ (from June 2004 to October 2007).

Joseph De Lange earned several degrees and certifications throughout their education history. In 1997, they attended Pennco Technical Institute, where they obtained an AA degree in HVAC/R Electro-mechanical. During this time, they also acquired the EPA Universal certification from the Environmental Pollution Agency in September 1997. Continuing their education, they pursued an AOS degree in Mechanical/Refrigeration with a concentration on Refrigeration/HVAC at Wyotech/Everest from 2007 to 2009. In 2011, Joseph enrolled in Everest University Online and completed their BS degree in Higher Education Management in 2012.