Short Course Description

ALA Technical Project Management Workshop

Course objectives will include: mapping the phases of a project; introducing specific project management tools; and discussing and demonstrating the application of these tools in the development and implementation of new technologies and processes for diagnostics, manufacturing and drug discovery.

Project phases will include project planning, management and execution, and evaluation and reporting. Tools discussed will include the Gantt chart, application of the concept of earned value, scenario and contingency planning, risk assessment, stakeholder analysis, identifying and managing the project's critical path, and various other techniques used to manage people (teams), budget and time.

Case studies will be integrated to illustrate the application of the above information.

Who Should Attend:

• Scientists
• Engineers
• Health Professionals (participating on teams involved in development or implementation of new technologies and processes and the discovery, development and registration of new investigational drugs)

Course Fee: US $500/$600*

Course Format: Lecture

Class Limit: 40

Instructor:

Brian J. Koziol, Ph.D. Amgen, Inc. Thousand Oaks, California USA

Brian J. Koziol has 29 years of progressively responsible basic and clinical research experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and academic settings with the last five focused in global project management. This experience includes all aspects of project management and leading research teams spanning the full lifecycle from research drug discovery to new product launches. This work has resulted in over 35 publications in basic and clinical research.

Brian currently serves as Associate Director, R&D Project Management at Amgen, Inc. in Thousand Oaks, CA. He has worked on projects across multiple therapeutic areas, and is currently focused in Oncology.

Brian holds a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Massachusetts, a Master's Degree in Kinesiology/Exercise Biochemistry and a Ph.D. in Experimental and Clinical Nutrition both from UCLA. He currently holds part-time faculty positions as Distinguished Special Lecturer of Biology and Chemistry at the University of New Haven, Connecticut and Adjunct Assistant professor in the Department of Family Environmental Sciences at California State University, Northridge.

His professional affiliations include the Project Management Institute, American Society for Nutritional Sciences, the American Society for Clinical Nutrition, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He also serves on the editorial board of Applied Clinical Trials and as a peer reviewer for several professional journals. 1993.

David James Invetech

David James has almost 20 years experience in managing the development of innovative new technologies and processes that have been successfully commercialized throughout the world. These projects are usually at the forefront of technology, multi-disciplinary and require global communication and coordination. His breadth of experience spanning commercial, technical and managerial aspects of technology development is a key element to this success.

David is a Business Unit Manager for Invetech, a world leading contract development company servicing the Clinical Invitro Diagnostics, Biotechnology, Drug Discovery and Pharmaceutical sectors since 1988. Complex project teams are formed combining Client expertise with the specialist technology development skills from Invetechs pool of over 200 technical staff to deliver integrated projects covering:

• Instrument Development
• Process and Equipment Innovation
• Disposable Development

David holds a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Melbourne and has been a guest lecturer on project management of technology development.

* higher fee applies to those who are not ALA members