Janelle Sabo

Dr. Janelle A. Sabo is a recognized leader in product delivery and drug development. Her unique background has driven a strong patient focus and desire to find innovative ways to deliver faster new therapies to patients and the global medical community.Janelle leads product delivery at Eli Lilly and Company enabling product development while delivering the right drug to the right patient at the right time, every time. Her organization encompasses CMC (chemistry, manufacturing, controls) Project Management, CMC Quality System, Drug Product Manufacturing (large and small molecules), CMC Supply Planning (raw materials, drug substance, drug product and clinical trial material), Clinical Trial Material Production and Management, Commercial Comparators, Supply Chain Collaborations/Partnership Management and CMC Portfolio Management and Analytics. The organization is accountable for supporting the portfolio globally from bench to end of life cycle for development and research. Over the last 5 years, this organization has doubled the portfolio supported, improved cycle times by 15% YOY, created operational efficiency exceeding $45M while dramatically improving customer satisfaction.Janelle has extensive drug development experience including development and implementation of next generation drugs, portfolio management and project management organizations. She also has CMC, clinical research and global research and development for multiple medicines, including CIALIS and ADCIRCA®. She is the recipient of multiple awards at Eli Lilly and in the industry. She has been named to the Global Product Development President’s Council, honored with the Lilly Research Laboratories President’s award, selected as the University of Missouri Pharmaceutical Industry Alumni of the Year. She has served on dean’s advisory boards, including Butler University and UMKC Dean’s Advisory Board. Janelle holds a Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Missouri, Global Executive MBA from Georgetown University and a Global Executive MBA from ESADE- Barcelona, Spain.Dr. Sabo is a guest lecturer at several universities and colleges of pharmacy on drug development and has spoken at conferences within the pharmaceutical industry and recently was the keynote graduation speaker for the UMKC School of Pharmacy. To connect with her, visit @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/janelle-sabo-16248114.