Timothy J. Watson

Timothy Watson is an Associate Research Fellow in the GCMC Advisory Office. Tim is one of the PhRMA expert working group (EWG) members on the ICHQ11 regulatory guidance document for drug substance. Tim received his B.A. in chemistry from Wittenberg University in 1989 and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 1994 under the direction of Leo Paquette. Tim joined Marion Merrell Dow in Chemical Research and Development as a process chemist in July of 1994 where his responsibilities involved developing new API processes, manufacturing the first GMP API bulk, technology transfers, etc. Tim joined Pfizer in June of 2000 where he continued with process chemistry development responsibilities with a focus on post proof of concept projects. In 2004, Tim joined the Pfizer Full Development group as a Co-Development project leader responsible for chemical process development, technology transfer to commercial manufacturing facilities, and regulatory CMC writing, strategy, and preparation.