Allegan, MI—Perrigo, a leading pharmaceutical supplier, announced today that Kinn Chan de Velarde has been hired as regulatory affairs project manager for the scientific affairs team. In this role, Chan de Velarde is responsible for expediting Perrigo products to market by managing new and current over-the-counter regulatory files with the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) from beginning to end.
Chan de Velarde brings to Perrigo 19 years of relevant experience. Eight of these years were spent in an academic lab setting conducting various kinds of research. She spent the other 11 years working in the pharmaceutical industry in drug study, microbiology, project management and regulatory affairs roles.
Chan de Velarde earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and a Master of Science degree in Microbiology, both from the University of Michigan. In addition, she holds a Master of Business Administration in Strategic Marketing, International Business and Economics from the University of Chicago – Booth School of Business. Chan de Velarde is from East Lansing, MI and currently resides in Kalamazoo, MI.
Perrigo is adding more than 100 new positions in areas all across the company to help keep pace with the company's success and growth. Perrigo is currently looking for hard working, qualified people with leadership qualities to fill these positions. To view these jobs and 100 reasons why Perrigo is a preferred employer in the pharmaceutical industry, visit www.theperrigo100.com.

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