Christopher Ohms
Christopher Ohms is a consultant at Ohms Consulting and is a San Francisco Bay Area native. He has held positions at Gilead Sciences, Patheon, Stanford School of Medicine, Pain Therapeutics, and ALZA. His career spanning more than 27 years in the medical and pharmaceutical settings has been in quality, project management, research, development, commercial operations, manufacturing, packaging and labeling, supply chain, sales and operations planning, and global clinical/commercial contracted relationships and oversight. Ohms has co-authored eight patents and holds a B.S. in biology and an M.A. in English literature.
ARTICLES BY CHRISTOPHER OHMS
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![International shipping logistics warehouse management-GettyImages-1338845747]( "The 4 Technologies Poised To Transform The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain In 2025 And Beyond")
The 4 Technologies Poised To Transform The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain In 2025 And Beyond12/2/2024These key technological advancements will significantly impact the pharma/biotech supply chain in 2025 and beyond. If you aren't implementing any of them yet, you may want to rethink your plans.
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![earth globe judge gavel-GettyImages-984611700]( "Is The BIOSECURE Act The First Real Step Toward Reshoring?")
Is The BIOSECURE Act The First Real Step Toward Reshoring?11/22/2024The U.S. pharma industry has relied heavily on China and India to produce regulatory starting materials and APIs. The BIOSECURE Act has now emerged. Is this the first real step toward reshoring?
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![GettyImages-1384056444 Get Ready]( "3 Focus Areas To Transition From Clinical To Commercial Readiness")
3 Focus Areas To Transition From Clinical To Commercial Readiness11/12/2024Transitioning from clinical-stage operations to commercial readiness is a multifaceted process. Establish compliant and robust distribution systems by focusing on these three areas.
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![iStock-913859066]( "4 Skills An Exceptional Project Manager Can't Survive Without")
4 Skills An Exceptional Project Manager Can't Survive Without7/22/2020Project manager can mean many different things to many people. To some it means passing a PMI-accredited test and being knighted into project management. To others it means running cross-functional meetings, issuing and following up on minutes and action items, and managing GANTT charts. And to others it means meeting key project milestones and budgets.
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![Matches]( "COVID-19: 5 Steps To Achieve Situational Awareness In The Pharma Supply Chain")
COVID-19: 5 Steps To Achieve Situational Awareness In The Pharma Supply Chain3/26/2020To address the current worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, more controls are being imposed by cities, states, and countries. Trucks are being delayed at borders. Flights are being canceled. It is important to be capable of adapting work practices around this ever-changing situation.
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![Pillar]( "The 5 Pillars Of Clinical Trial Material Management")
The 5 Pillars Of Clinical Trial Material Management2/25/2020Ensuring that enough study drug supplies are available at study sites is a requirement of every clinical trial. This article discusses five fundamental tools and techniques for effective planning, execution, monitoring, and inventory control of clinical trial material from the manufacturing, packaging, and distribution perspectives.
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![arrow flow movement]( "The 4 Most Important Elements Of A Successful Sponsor-CDMO Relationship")
The 4 Most Important Elements Of A Successful Sponsor-CDMO Relationship1/28/2020When a sponsor contracts with a manufacturing organization, it takes on oversight beyond that within its own organization. These understated considerations play an important role in a successful relationship.
