Andy Lorenc

Andy Lorenc has over 20 years of experience in various roles within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Andy is currently working as the Vice President of Engineering at Taysha Gene Therapies, where they lead the company's Engineering functions and oversees the development of processes and governance for cross-functional and capital projects.

Prior to their current position, Andy served as the Senior Director of Technical Operations at Dynavax Technologies, where they provided operational leadership and established project management organization and governance for local site and global TechOps and Quality projects. Andy also worked as the Director of Engineering, where they were responsible for feasibility analysis and approval of bulk vaccine manufacturing investment and project and process definition.

Before their time at Dynavax, Andy held various positions at Grifols Diagnostics Solutions (formerly Novartis Diagnostics) and Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics. At Grifols Diagnostics Solutions, they served as the Project Head, leading the design, construction, and delivery of a GMP manufacturing facility. At Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, they worked as the Product Launch Leader, directed manufacturing, quality, and supply chain activities for the launch of a new Meningitis vaccine, and served as the Manager of TechOps Strategy and Analysis, responsible for strategic planning and long-term capacity planning.

Andy also gained experience at Biolex Therapeutics as a Manufacturing Engineer, providing process engineering support and project management for a phased expansion of a GMP manufacturing facility, and at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Stryker Biotech as a Tech Services Scientist and Process Engineer, respectively.

Throughout their career, Andy has demonstrated expertise in project management, strategic planning, and personnel management. Andy has consistently delivered successful projects and has received recognition for their contributions, including the recipient of the NVD award and Special Merit, ISPE Facility of the Year Awards.

Andy Lorenc obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University. No specific start or end dates were provided for this educational experience.