GCSG – Global Clinical Supplies Group

During my 25-year career, my work has focused on pharmaceutical research and development and medical devices. With over 15 years of experience in clinical supplies, working in both Phase 1 unit manufacturing suites and trial supplies service companies, including Quintiles (later Aptuit), Fisher Clinical and Catalent. In 2021 I joined TCS as an Industry Leader and support the digitalization of clinical supply chains to drive and improve patient centric and decentralised trials focused on dose adherence with smart packaging, digital labels on smart devices and end to end kit tracking all the way to patient using apps and web portal based access via the TSC-ADD Platform. I obtained my doctorate in pharmaceutical development from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, U.K.

Scott Ohanesian has held executive roles over the past 19 years for Clinical Logistics Organizations and Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs), managing global logistics for Phase I through IV clinical trials. He currently leads the QuickSTAT U.S. commercial operations team to build strategic relationships with pharmaceutical and biotech companies in order to provide comprehensive solutions for their global supply chain, ensuring product integrity and patient safety. Prior to joining QuickSTAT, Scott managed the Asia Pacific commercial operations for Marken Limited, where he implemented the commercial strategy for the company in key markets, such as Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Prior to that position, he was in a global strategic management role at a CMO, creating mutually beneficial partnership models. He is trained and well versed in Good Manufacturing Practices, (GMP) and has helped create innovative logistics solutions for numerous new drug products--from formulation development through to commercialization, including cutting edge cell, gene, and CAR-T therapies. Scott is a graduate of Boston College with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Masters of International Law in Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, with affiliated course work at Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School. Scott co-leads the Cell and Gene Therapy Education Team for the Global Clinical Supplies Group.

Over 15 years of experience in Case Management facilitating bone marrow and stem cell transplant coordination across a global network, overseeing team productivity, quality, and maintaining excellence in customer service. Throughout the course of my career I have acquired much leadership experience, relationship management, program and project management experience including Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification. Currently working at Catalent, I am working to build and launch a patient first focused supply chain offering to support cell and gene therapy customers.

Healthcare Supply Chain professional with extensive experience shipping clinical and specialty commercial drug, and clinical samples with particular interests in patient centric healthcare. With over 25 years of GxP process development and application, utilising risk management and logistics planning with business experience. Member of the GCSG Cell and Gene Therapy E Team.