Markus Salmela

Markus Salmela currently serves as the Senior Director of Operations at Novavax AB, a position held since August 2022. Prior to this role, Markus Salmela worked at Johnson & Johnson from September 2017 to August 2022, initially as the JJOS Site Lead, focusing on sustainable transformation in operational, management, and organizational principles, and later as Director of Operations, overseeing manufacturing, warehouse, and IT operations with approximately 80 full-time employees and 7 direct reports. Markus Salmela's extensive experience in manufacturing and operations management includes prior roles such as Director of Manufacturing at Johnson & Johnson Vision, Director of Manufacturing and Senior Manufacturing Manager at Abbott Medical Optics, and various managerial roles at AMO/Abbott and Pfizer.