Joanne Lu

Joanne Lu is an experienced professional in the pharmaceutical industry, currently serving as Executive Director for CMC Integrated Project Management at Merck since January 2008, where responsibilities include driving the development of integrated CMC and clinical strategies through portfolio-centric project management. Previously, Joanne held roles such as Executive Director of Commercialization Operations & Process Attribute Sciences, where an operations organization was created to optimize pipeline delivery, and Director of Large Molecule Pipeline Project Leadership, focusing on late-stage commercialization and cross-functional team leadership. Additional experience includes positions at Abbott Bioresearch Center, Amgen, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, where responsibilities ranged from supply chain management and validation to quality assurance and compliance. Joanne graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University in 2003.