Michael Poltash

Michael Poltash, Ph.D. is a Principal Scientist and leader of the Core Mass Spectrometry Team within the Cell Engineering and Analytical Sciences organization at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine. He received his doctorate in Analytical Chemistry from Texas A&M University and has built his career at the intersection of mass spectrometry innovation and biotherapeutic development. His background includes the development of novel mass spectrometry instrumentation and analytical platforms, with a current focus on advancing high-throughput workflows for biologics characterization and process analytics. Dr. Poltash is an inventor on six patents in mass spectrometry and biotherapeutics and has been instrumental in implementing automation-enabled analytical solutions across research and development programs. His interests span native mass spectrometry, metabolomics, laboratory automation, and computational approaches for accelerating data generation and decision-making in biopharmaceutical development.