Recro Pharma Appoints Head of Quality for San Diego Ops

Recro Pharma, Inc., a contract development and manufacturing organization ( CDMO ) dedicated to solving complex formulation and manufacturing challenges primarily in small molecule therapeutic development, has appointed Eduardo Uribe as the company’s head of quality for Recro San Diego. Mr. Uribe has more than 30 years of experience developing, implementing and managing quality systems within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, including more than a decade in senior leadership positions overseeing quality and compliance at a number of leading CDMOs. In his new role with Recro, he will be responsible for strategic planning and management of all quality and compliance initiatives for the company’s San Diego operations.    

Mr. Uribe most recently served as vice president of quality and regulatory compliance at Cambrex Corp., where he oversaw quality systems inclusive of lab and manufacturing quality and served as a quality liaison to support the growth of the company’s CDMO business. He also led the successful commercialization of multiple U.S. facilities, while also directing additional facility expansions and integration of a consistent quality management system across all business units. Mr. Uribe previously served as Gilead Sciences’ director of quality and site quality head for biologics at its Oceanside, CA, facility.  During his tenure with Gilead, he was charged with CDMO oversight of drug substance and drug product for monoclonal projects, while also supervising quality and compliance for the company’s Oceanside operations spanning early phase to commercial biologic products.

“We continue to make excellent progress integrating our San Diego operations and building out a top-tier leadership team to oversee our West Coast activities, highlighted most recently by Eduardo’s appointment as head of quality.  These operational advances and team expansions are all taking place concurrent with our ongoing leveraging of our San Diego-based capabilities and expertise to grow our business through new customer wins and the expansion of existing client relationships,” said David Enloe, president and chief executive officer of Recro. “We welcome him to the Recro team and look forward to the important contributions he will make to our success.”