SAKOWSKI PROMOTED TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AT METRICS INC.
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Metrics Inc., a contract pharmaceutical company headquartered in Greenville, N.C., has promoted Gerald D. Sakowski to senior vice president of business operations.
In his new capacity, Sakowski will oversee all of the company’s operations. He will also focus on continued growth through business development.
“I can’t think of a more capable person to lead our company’s operations than Jerry,” said Phil Hodges, CEO. “With more than 18 years of experience in this ever-evolving industry, Jerry has the knowledge, skills and sound judgment necessary to ensure that Metrics remains a leader among contract pharmaceutical companies.”
Sakowski has spent his entire career working within the contract testing services industry. He worked more than six years with Oneida Research Services in Whitesboro, N.Y., serving as a group leader in its physical testing services division. After serving at Applied Analytical Industries in Wilmington, N.C., as its analytical business manager, he joined Metrics, Inc., in 1997 as director of marketing and sales, later becoming director of business development. He was promoted to vice president of business development in 2002.
He earned his bachelor’s of science degrees in biology and chemistry from Evangel University in Springfield, Mo.
Metrics Inc. is one of the Southeast’s fastest-growing contract analytical and pharmaceutical development laboratories, providing quality formulation, manufacturing and analytical services to the pharmaceutical industry.
Since its start in 1994, Metrics has grown from four to 182 employees and experienced double-digit annual revenue growth. The company occupies a state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) facility registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The facility is home to more than 114 experienced analytical chemists and an elite team of 23 pharmaceutical development scientists and manufacturing technicians.
Three critical differences set Metrics apart from other contract laboratories. One, all clients work directly with a Metrics pharmaceutical or analytical development chemist. Two, projects are expedited quickly and efficiently – they don’t languish in an analytical development queue. Three, Metrics’ quality assurance team is highly experienced, ensuring compliance with all regulatory issues.
Metrics specializes in analytical method development and validation, formulations development, clinical trial batch manufacture, stability storage and testing, raw material release, trace element testing and routine analysis of dosage forms and drug substances.
For more information about Metrics Inc. and its services, visit its Web site at www.metricsinc.com, or call 252.752.3800.
