Itzcoatl Pla
About Itzcoatl Pla
Itzcoatl Pla is the Executive Director of Parenterals MS&T at Bristol Myers Squibb, with over 18 years of experience in process development and technical stewardship in the pharmaceutical industry.
Company
Itzcoatl Pla is currently working at Bristol Myers Squibb. He holds the position of Executive Director, Parenterals MS&T. Bristol Myers Squibb is known for its leading role in biopharmaceutical development and production.
Title
At Bristol Myers Squibb, Itzcoatl Pla serves as the Executive Director, Parenterals MS&T. In this role, he leads the technical stewardship of the commercial internal and external sterile manufacturing network for biologics and small molecule products.
Education and Expertise
Itzcoatl Pla studied at Cornell University, where he achieved a Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from 1998 to 2003. He also studied at Instituto Tecnologico de Veracruz, obtaining a B.Sc. in Biochemical Engineering from 1992 to 1996. Additionally, he completed the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School from 2018 to 2019. This academic background supports his extensive experience in process development, technical transfer, and health authority interactions.
Background
Itzcoatl Pla has over 18 years of experience in various roles related to process development, scale-up, and validation in the biopharmaceutical industry. He has led restructuring efforts at Bristol Myers Squibb to enhance the organization's capabilities and enable commercial network expansion. His career includes notable positions at AbbVie and Abbott, as well as academic roles at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Cornell University.
Achievements
While at Bristol Myers Squibb, Itzcoatl Pla led the restructuring of the Parenterals MS&T organization to establish new technical and experimental capabilities. He successfully managed a team of over 100 staff responsible for the commercial sterile manufacturing network. His strategic input has been critical in meeting challenging deliverables while adhering to time and budget constraints.