Richard J Carter

biography

Rich has over twenty years of general management, technical management and marketing/sales experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics. He has held senior positions with multinational corporations, start-up companies and not-for-profit organizations.

After obtaining his doctorate in chemistry from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), he joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. He later moved to the private sector, serving in various management positions for DuPont Medical Products and Baxter Healthcare before joining Chiron Corporation as Director of its diagnostics business unit, which included business ventures with Johnson & Johnson and other global entities in the Far East.

Prior to assuming the position of President and Owner of SRA’s office in greater San Francisco, Rich held senior management positions at a medical diagnostics subsidiary of Boehringer Mannheim (Roche) and at a local medical foundation. Having filled high-level healthcare positions both as a hiring manager and search professional, Rich brings to Sanford Rose Associates an intimate knowledge of the industry and a full appreciation of the added value that results from finding the “perfect fit” for a key position. He also understands the difference that a key placement can make to an organization.

Over the years, he has been a member of such professional and scientific organizations as the Medical Marketing Association, American Society for Cell Biology, Drug Information Association, Bay Area Biosciences Center, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, National Association of Personnel Specialists as well as a sponsoring member of the Bioscience Forum. At both the April 2002/2003 SRA Annual Meetings, Rich was named “Owner of the Year”. In addition to Owner of the Year, his office was named “Office of the Year” for both years.