John Cesarek is the Senior Director of Automation Engineering at Cellares, where he leads the design and implementation of automation for the companys cell therapy manufacturing platform. His extensive career in biotechnology includes leadership roles at insitro, Zymergen, and Five Prime Therapeutics. He earned a Master of Engineering from Penn State University.
John has spoken at industry conferences on topics such as scaling digital and robotic change within R&D organizations.
He is the named inventor on multiple patents for innovations in automation, including systems for electroporation and methods for automated analysis of fluid samples from cell processing systems.
John Cesarek
Senior Director of Automation Engineering at Cellares
Redwood City, California, United States
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Topics They Care About
Cell Therapy Automation
Leads the automation engineering group at Cellares, focusing on the design and development of cell therapy manufacturing platforms.
Robotics in R&D
Is a frequent speaker at industry events on organizational frameworks for scaling digital and robotic transformation in complex R&D environments.
Process Engineering
Previously served as Head of Process Engineering at insitro, demonstrating a core expertise in developing and optimizing automated biotech processes.
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Work History
4-2024
Senior Director of Automation Engineering at Cellares
2-2022 - 4-2024
Director of Automation Engineering at Cellares
8-2018 - 2-2022
Head of Process Engineering at insitro
3-2014 - 8-2018
Director at Zymergen, Inc.
10-2008 - 3-2014
Staff Automation Engineer at Five Prime Therapeutics
1-2006 - 10-2008
Sr. Automation Engineer at Amgen
1-2004 - 1-2006
Automation Engineer at AstraZeneca
1-2002 - 8-2003
Automation Specialist at Dow AgroSciences
4-1997 - 1-2002
Sr. Biologist at Dow AgroSciences
Education
Master of Engineering (MEng) from Penn State University
BS from Southern Connecticut State University
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Location : Redwood City, California, United States
Job Level : Senior
Designation : Senior Director of Automation Engineering at Cellares
