In this episode Sam McElroy sits down with David McErlane, Group President of the Biologics Division at Catalent, to discuss his career, craft and his read on where the industry is heading.

Recorded in San Diego, David talks through 30 years in large molecule manufacturing, the patient story in 2002 that set the direction of his career, and the advice that made him stop taking opportunities as they came and start building deliberately.

We cover:

The T-shaped career and the three things you need to run a business

Why he hires builders, not operators, and the cost of getting that wrong

What he looks for beyond the CV: values-based decisions, judgment, change agility

Where the CDMO talent constraint really sits, and why it is people not capital

AI as augmentation, Catalent's QAI deviation tool, and what it means for hiring

CDMO Career Stories is part of the Metric Podcast Network.

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