Julie O’neill

Biography

Julie O’Neill is Executive Vice President, Global Operations of Alexion. Based out of our Alexion Pharma International Trading facility in Dublin, Ireland, Ms. O’Neill is responsible for global manufacturing operations, as well as Alexion’s complete supply chain and quality operations.Ms. O’Neill brings considerable leadership experience to Alexion in global pharmaceutical operations. Before joining Alexion, she was Vice President of Operations and General Manager for Ireland at Gilead Sciences. While there, she established the company’s Irish subsidiary and plant operations and managed ongoing business expansion and operations, including supply chain manufacturing, packaging, quality control and assurance, and distribution.Prior to these roles, Ms. O’Neill held leadership positions in operations, manufacturing and quality functions at Burnil Pharmacies and Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals. Presently, she serves as the Chairperson for the National Standards Authority of Ireland and is a member of the Governing Body of University College Cork.Ms. O’Neill has a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from University of Dublin, Trinity College, and an MBA from University College Dublin – Smurfit School of Business.  

Research Interest

global manufacturing operations,supply chain and quality operations.