Peter Russell
About Peter Russell
Peter Russell is the Manufacturing Technology Manager at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Blanchardstown, Dublin, with extensive experience in process engineering and technical affairs across multiple pharmaceutical companies.
Current Role at Bristol-Myers Squibb
Peter Russell holds the position of Manufacturing Technology Manager at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he has been applying his expertise in the Blanchardstown, Dublin location. In this role, he provides technical guidance in root cause analysis for out-of-trend or out-of-specification results at Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs). Russell also supports CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions) investigations and related activities, playing a crucial role in ensuring the manufacturing processes meet stringent quality standards.
Previous Experience at Takeda Ireland Limited
Prior to his current role, Peter Russell worked at Takeda Ireland Limited as a Process Engineer from 2013 to 2015. Located in Bray, County Wicklow, Russell dedicated two years to this role where he gained significant experience in process engineering within the pharmaceutical industry.
Educational Background
Peter Russell completed his secondary education at The John Fisher School, where he studied from 1972 to 1979. He then pursued higher education at the University of Surrey, obtaining a degree in Chemistry (HONS) between 1979 and 1983. This solid educational foundation laid the groundwork for his extensive career in the pharmaceutical industry.
Early Career in Pharmaceutical Industry
Peter Russell's career began as a Development Chemist at Regent Laboratories in North Acton, London, where he worked for 10 months from 1984 to 1985. Following this, he took on a role as a Development Chemist at Evans Medical Plc in Horsham, West Sussex UK, from 1985 to 1990. Subsequently, Russell worked at Roche Pharmaceuticals as a Process Support Chemist from 1990 to 1994 in Welwyn Garden City, UK. His early roles provided him with a broad base of experience in chemical processes and development.
Roles in Process Engineering and Technical Leadership
After his initial years in development chemistry, Peter Russell transitioned into roles that focused more on process engineering and technical leadership. He spent eight years from 1994 to 2002 at Ivax Pharmaceuticals as a Senior Process Technologist in Waterford, Ireland and Harlow, UK. Russell then worked at Fournier Pharma as a Process Engineer in Carrigtohill, County Cork for seven years until 2009. He also held a position at Helsinn as a Technical Affairs Leader, concentrated in Dublin for eight months from 2009 to 2010. Further widening his expertise, Russell served as a Process Engineer at Alkermes Pharma in Athlone, Ireland from 2011 to 2013.