The Rapidly Evolving Landscape
of Contract Biologics Manufacturing
Presenter:

Joe Payne is the president and chief operating officer at Scorpius BioManufacturing. He has over two decades of biopharma industry experience, including both biopharmaceutical companies and CDMOs as well as companies Teva Pharmaceuticals (manager, operations & risk assessment), Alcami Corporation (VP, quality & regulatory), and Tergus Pharma (VP, quality & compliance).
Joe joined Scorpius in 2023 as VP of quality and regulatory affairs. He has participated in over 40 regulatory inspections and has extensive knowledge of global regulatory agency requirements. He has a broad range of experience in drug development, operational execution, and executive management in addition to QC and compliance.
In his role as president and COO, he oversees quality, manufacturing, process sciences, and commercial operations.
Joe earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.