Dr. James F. Lynch earned his Bachelor Of Science (BS) degree in Chemistry at Siena College, subsequently completing his Masters (MS) and Doctoral (PhD) degrees in Inorganic Chemistry at Seton Hall University, and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at Columbia University.
Dr. Lynch brings over two decades of pharmaceutical industry experience to us, ranging from scientific research and drug development, to holding executive and management/consulting positions with successful startups and Fortune 500 companies including Pfizer, Inc. and Sandoz Pharmaceutical Corporation (now, Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation).
Prior to joining PhytoMedical, Dr. Lynch served as Vice President, Global Business Development at Savient Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company. Previously, he was a founding member of Reliant Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a start-up company where he served as Executive Director of Business Development and Vice President of Commercial Operations.
As a Managing Consultant with PA Consulting Group, a UK-based global technology consulting firm, Dr. Lynch directed global projects for major pharma clients including the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, Inc., focusing on strategic portfolio planning, drug development harmonization, capacity/capabilities assessment and outsourcing.
Dr. Lynch spent nine years at Sandoz/Novartis where he held numerous managerial positions in various functional areas, including New Product Management and Licensing, Drug Development and Project Lead for Cardiovascular and Diabetes Drug Development. |