Joel Gatlin PhD, PMP

Operations and Product Development Program Manager

Monument, Colorado, United States

About

Accomplished product development Program Manager and Operations Leader (ISO 9001/13485). Highly skilled at strategic planning, program management, change and risk management and operations continuous improvement. Adept at focusing cross-functional product development teams in a fast-paced, resource constrained startup environment. Experience covering requirements generation through product launch and support. Proficient at prioritizing and implementing complex project plans in a coordinated manner to advance organizational effectiveness and improve commercial viability. Outcomes-oriented, analytical and quickly develops new subject matter proficiency. Collaborative change manager skilled at team integration, coaching and negotiation. Dependable self-starter holding himself and his teams to the highest standards. Ready and willing to roll up my sleeves and do whatever it takes to enable successful teams and products. Strong sense of ownership.

Experience

  • Retired at Retired
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • PacBio ()
    • Staff Program Manager
      Mar 2023 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Senior Program Manager
      Sep 2021 - Mar 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Senior Program Manager at Omniome Inc.
    Oct 2019 - Sep 2021 · 2 yrs

  • Director HLI Operations at Human Longevity, Inc.
    Jun 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Responsible for providing high level Program and Operations visibility and prioritization guidance to Executive team. Accountable for establishing cross-functional operational rhythm, developing end to end workflow solutions and leading implementation projects.

  • Arena Pharmaceuticals ()
    • Director, Receptor Pharmacology
      May 2014 - Nov 2016 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Led matrixed pre/post clinical projects, a research team (15 FTE) and managed laboratory operations (70 FTE). Accountable for achieving pre-clinical project team milestones, Lorcaserin/BELVIQ(R) NDA submission and FDA approval, timely APD334 and APD371 IND submissions and development of research/operations strategy and best practices.

    • Associate Director, Receptor Pharmacology
      Oct 2007 - May 2014 · 6 yrs 8 mos

      Description blended above with Directorship description.

    • Senior Scientist, Receptor Pharmacology
      Apr 2005 - Oct 2007 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Managed lead-identification/optimization projects (15 FTE), discovery laboratory operations (70 FTE) and established tissue culture core facility (3 FTE). Accountable for achieving lead-identification/optimization and exploratory development goals (directly, through CRO’s and by collaborating on preclinical project teams) while improving the overall quality and cost-effectiveness of research across discovery groups.