Jim Robinson joined Novavax after more than 20 years at Sanofi Pasteur a division of Sanofi Aventis Group where he most recently served as Vice President of Industrial Operations. In that capacity Robinson was responsible for all aspects of Sanofi's Swiftwater Pa. site's sterile manufacturing operations including quality control production planning engineering warehousing and strategic planning. He oversaw a combined group of 1 000 and in eight years at the facility increased production of various products by up to three-fold through improved processes and facility utilization.
Robinson began his career at G.D. Searle & Co. as a pilot plant manager in the company's NutraSweet Division. In 1986 he joined Sanofi as a vaccine production supervisor. He held various positions at Sanofi before being named vice president in 1998. He is a graduate of Lehigh University where he earned with both bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering.
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