Bill Colby

Bill Colby currently serves as the Senior Director of Quality Operations at Primrose Bio, a position held since September 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Senior Director of Quality Operations and Director of Quality Control at Ligand Pharmaceuticals from August 2021 to February 2023, Associate Director of Product Testing and Stability at Pfenex Inc. from March 2017 to August 2021, and Senior Manager of Quality Control at La Jolla Biologics between 2014 and 2016. Bill has a strong background in establishing and optimizing GMP quality control laboratories, developing analytical methods, and ensuring compliance in various biopharmaceutical companies. Earlier career experiences include positions at Halozyme, Skye Pharma, Salmedix, Maxim Pharm, Dura Pharmaceuticals, and Molecular Biosystems, where responsibilities encompassed method development, stability studies, and the establishment of GxP procedures. Bill Colby holds a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Boston University, earned between 1991 and 1995.