John May

• Employed Jira to facilitate task tracking and improve visibility on project progress for team collaboration.
• Spearhead planning and prioritisation of experimental work to align activities with programme goals and optimise resource availability.
• Supported forecasting of experimental timelines and resource needs, enabling effective planning across teams
• Monitored performance of outsourcing teams to align with strategic objectives and streamline processes.
• Worked closely with external CROs to define scope of work and manage delivery within agreed budgets and timelines
• Monitored external activities, tracking progress against cost and delivery expectations, and flagging risks or deviations
• Facilitated communication across teams, ensuring transparency on progress, risks, and dependencies
• Engaged with diverse teams in cross-functional meetings, utilising strategic insights to support programme discussions and decision-making processes.

Key Impact:

• Delivered compounds enabling progression to in vivo studies
• Delivered key novel synthetic intermediates to tight deadlines
• Executed scaled-up synthesis of intermediates, focusing on cost profile improvements for product innovation.
• Improved coordination and visibility of externally outsourced work and associated spend

• Supported delivery across five diverse drug discovery projects, contributing to achievement of project milestones
• Used structured tracking approaches (including Jira) to monitor project activities and priorities
• Contributed to planning of compound design cycles, considering timelines and resource constraints
• Collaborated with project teams and external partners to ensure efficient use of resources
• Contributed to programme discussions on a weekly basis, supporting data-driven decision-making

Key Impact:

• Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
• Named inventor on two patent applications
• Contributed to delivery of compounds for in vivo evaluation

• Managed independent research projects, including planning, execution, and reporting
• Maintained structured tracking of project progress and resource use
• Adapted research plans based on results and project priorities
• Managed multidisciplinary research project, ensuring compounds were delivered efficiently to biologists
• Managed and mentored inexperienced workers

Key results:

• Facilitate diversified synthesis of APIs to enhance overall operational efficiency and innovation.
• Research article in preparation.