Jim Macdonell is the Managing Partner of Taratec's industry practices. Reporting to Jim are all U.S. consultants delivering projects and services across Taratec's practices, including Clinical, Safety & Medical Affairs, CSV Methodology and QA Programs, LIMS and Laboratory Informatics, Instrument Compliance, Enterprise & Integrated Systems and Manufacturing Systems & Equipment. Jim oversees the development and growth of Taratec's offerings that serve the needs of Taratec's clients in these phases of the drug development lifecycle. Since joining Taratec in 1989, Jim has held positions of increasing responsibility in sales and management.



Jim holds a bachelor's in industrial engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Rutgers University.