Experience Is What You Get the Day After You Needed It (Dave Seghal, CSL Behring)

Biography:

Dave Sehgal, Ph.D., currently serves as the Vice President, Global Process Engineering for CSL Behring.  In this role, Dave leads a team of over 500 scientists and engineers across four sites worldwide in the technical support of all CSL Behring products.   Prior to this position, Dave worked for three years as the Site Head for the Seqirus Flu Cell Culture Facility in Holly Springs, NC where he was responsible for the production and supply of Seqirus’ manufactured products (influenza vaccines).  Dave has more than 30 years of industry experience in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals and has worked in a variety of roles within the industry including: Vice President, Process Development at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, Senior Director, Quality Operations at Seqirus, and Director, Drug Product Operations, at Novartis (predecessor to Seqirus).  Dave began his career at Merck & Co., after earning his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from NC State University.  During his 18 years at Merck, Dave worked in various roles within technical services and operations management, and he earned both a master’s and doctorate degree in Chemical Engineering from NC State University through Merck & Co. sponsorship.