Dave Maraldo leads the Vaccines & Biologics Commercialization at Merck. In this role, he oversees the introduction of new biologics, vaccines, and sterile products into manufacturing with organizational accountability for execution of late stage process characterization, technology transfer and qualification activities. Dave has over 20 years of vaccines and biologics experience including roles in process development, commercialization, operations, and manufacturing science & technology. Dave received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University and his MBA from Lehigh University.