Alja Oblak is currently serving as Associate Director and Technical Project Lead at Sandoz since October 2023. Previously, Alja was employed at Novartis from November 2014 to October 2023, where responsibilities included roles such as Associate Technical Project Leader, Project Manager in TRD Project & Portfolio Management for Biosimilars, and Senior Scientist in various capacities including upstream process development, genetic characterization, and cell line development. Alja has experience in due diligence project management, cross-functional facilitation, and research in molecular immunology, with contributions to several late-stage biologics projects and innovative scientific methodologies. Prior to Novartis, Alja worked as an Associate Researcher at the Kemijski inštitut - National Institute of Chemistry from February 2008 to November 2014. Alja holds a degree from the University of Ljubljana's Biotechnical Faculty, completed in February 2008.