Grace Ho is a PMP® certified professional with extensive experience in technical program management, project leadership, and process development within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Grace is currently working as a Technical Program Manager at Hilleman Laboratories Singapore Pte Ltd since April 2021.
Prior to this, Grace worked at Takeda from March 2014 to March 2021, where they held the role of Senior Scientist (Project Lead). In this position, they were responsible for technology transfer, process qualification, and validation activities for the production of viral vaccines. Grace also managed contract manufacturing and testing organizations to ensure timely project deliverables. Grace demonstrated their leadership skills by leading project meetings and preparing necessary project documentation.
From January 2013 to March 2014, Grace worked at Lonza as a Process Development Specialist. Grace'sresponsibilities included leading customer projects, providing technical support for manufacturing recombinant protein products, and troubleshooting fermentation processes. Prior to this role, they served as a Manufacturing Biotechnologist at Lonza from May 2010 to January 2013. In this capacity, they led the upstream production facility and provided technical expertise for team troubleshooting and training.
In their earlier career, Grace worked at the Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC) from December 2008 to May 2010 as a Research Associate (Assay Development). Grace gained experience in developing assays for drug target screening and operating High Throughput Screening (HTS) technology. Grace also worked with FACS Array for cell cycle analysis studies.
Grace began their career at A-Bio Pharma Pte Ltd as a Process Development Specialist from October 2007 to December 2008. Here, they focused on the development, optimization, and technology transfer of bioreactor processes. Grace also played a key role in troubleshooting process deviations.
Grace's career in the pharmaceutical industry started with their role as a Process Development Scientist at Eli Lilly & Company from March 2006 to September 2007. As a TAP Trainee, they gained exposure to various departments such as GMP Pilot Plant, Purification Development, and Microbial Fermentation.
Overall, Grace Ho has a strong background in technical program management, project leadership, and process development, with a track record of successful project execution and cross-functional collaboration.
Grace Ho, PMP®, obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Life Science from the National University of Singapore from 2002 to 2005. In addition to their degree, they have obtained several certifications throughout their career. These include the PMP certification from the Project Management Institute, which they obtained in February 2018. Grace has also received the ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) and ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF) certifications from ICAgile in February 2021. Furthermore, Grace obtained the Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification from the Scrum Alliance in March 2021. Grace has also mentioned having the Certified Agile Service Manager certification from the DevOps Institute, but specific details about the institution and date of obtaining are not provided.
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