Terry Wilson
About Terry Wilson
Terry Wilson is the Senior Director of Quality Control at Avioq with over 40 years of experience in the regulated cGMP medical diagnostics manufacturing industry.
Title
Terry Wilson currently holds the position of Senior Director of Quality Control at Avioq.
Quality Control at Avioq
Terry Wilson has been with Avioq for several positions spanning over a decade. He began as a QC Manager from 2009 to 2015, advanced to Senior Quality Control Manager between 2015 and 2016, became Director of Quality Control from 2016 to 2023, and is now the Senior Director of Quality Control since 2024.
Previous Positions in Quality Control and Operations
Before his current role, Terry Wilson worked at CellzDirect (now part of Invitrogen/Life Technologies) as a Senior Manager of Operations for 10 months in 2008 and 2009. He also served as Principal Process Engineer in Immunodiagnostics Manufacturing Technologies at bioMerieux, Inc. from 2005 to 2007. Prior to that, he spent 13 years at Organon Teknika, Inc. as Manufacturing Support Services Manager and Manager of BioResources and Hemostasis Manufacturing.
Early Career in Research and Manufacturing
Terry Wilson's early career includes his work at Litton Bionetics, Inc. / Organon Teknika, Inc. from 1983 to 1992 in various roles ranging from Laboratory Technician to Principal Scientist. He also served as a Research Specialist in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology at the Medical University of South Carolina from 1980 to 1983.
Education and Expertise
Terry Wilson holds a Master of Science in Biochemistry from Louisiana State University, achieved in 1977, and a BS in Biology from the University of South Carolina, achieved in 1976. His expertise spans over 40 years in the cGMP medical diagnostics manufacturing industry, specializing in large-scale cell culture, virus production, and the development of cell culture-based assays like ELISA. He also has significant experience in process and product validation, technology transfer, and troubleshooting within the bio-manufacturing sector.