Amy Mize

Amy Mize is Vice President of Business Development at KCAS and joined the team in 2018. Dr. Mize brings experience in capacity planning, operational management, and a track record of building superior sales and marketing teams capable of serving the needs of the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry. She has implemented several tools at KCAS to support an ongoing 12 month rolling forecast, to better understand client needs and position the organization to have the right capacity and expertise to meet those needs. She is also responsible for creating and implementing a program management function as well as improved business processes to create a customer focused experience, to help customers meet their drug development needs. Dr. Mize also supports and aligns the marketing effort to increase brand awareness and perception of KCAS in the marketplace.

Dr. Mize began her career at Analytical Bio-Chemistry (ABC) Laboratories in 2002. She started as a bioanalytical chemist in the large molecule laboratory. In 2005 Amy was responsible for laboratory operations, as the Director of the preclinical service offering (DMPK, Bioanalysis and Synthesis services). During this time, the operation made significant progress in process improvement and client satisfaction. Amy transitioned to Business Development in 2010. During this time, Amy helped build systems in sales and operations planning, to help forecast the business and improve planning. In 2012, Amy was promoted to Vice President, Business Development at which time she took on responsibility for the Sales pipeline for the pharmaceutical and Agri-Chemical businesses. Amy was instrumental in helping the company grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of >15% annually. In 2015, ABC laboratories was successfully sold to Evans Analytical Group (EAG), and Amy was a member of the Senior Leadership team during this transition. In 2015, Amy was promoted to Vice President, Business Development and Commercial Operations for EAG Laboratories. In this role, Amy was responsible for the Sales and Operations Planning function and overall Sales for the Pharmaceutical and Agri-Chemical Service offerings. In addition, integration and process improvement were key functions Amy helped to support, bringing multiple sites and brands together as one. In 2017, EAG was successfully sold to Eurofins.

Amy’s undergraduate education in Chemistry was obtained from Baker University (Baldwin City, KS), and Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Kansas (Medical Center Campus).