Summary
Darren O'brien is a digital, technology and innovation leader with over 20 years' experience in Life Sciences and a decade focused on automation, MES and manufacturing IT. Currently Director of Operations Digital, Technology and Innovation at Amgen's Dun Laoghaire site, he oversees IS applications, platforms, compliance and digital capability delivery to reduce production costs for life-saving drugs. He has a track record of building and leading cross-functional technical teams to deliver large-scale, compliance-driven transformations across Amgen, BMS, Merck and Pfizer. Comfortable at the intersection of engineering, quality and operations, Darren pairs hands-on MES/integration expertise with strategic platform ownership and Lean Sigma-informed improvement. He holds an MSc in Technology Management and brings a practical machine-learning interest to automation and analytics initiatives that improve review-by-exception and operational reliability.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate in Lean Sigma Quality, Certificate in Lean Sigma Quality at Institute of Technology, Sligo
BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering, BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University College Cork
MSc Technology Management, MSc Technology Management at National University of Ireland, Galway