Operational Orchestration in Cell & Gene Therapy
Instructor: Ron Cooke
Format: Live Virtual | 3 Tiers
Start Date: October 13, 2025
Time: Lectures 2x/Weekly with AM and PM Options of Same Lecture
Built from nearly a decade of hands-on experience, this multi-tier curriculum transforms professionals from traditional backgrounds into CGT orchestration experts capable of managing patient-specific, real-time therapeutic workflows.
The program spans strategic foundations through advanced compliance practices, developing both cross-functional leadership skills and precision execution capabilities essential for managing the complex apheresis-to-infusion journey that defines successful cell and gene therapy programs.
Domain Led Expertise
Meet the Trainer:
Ron Cooke
Professional Background
Ron Cooke is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Imatreon BioSolutions LLC and a nationally recognized expert in cell and gene therapy operational execution.
With nearly a decade of field-based experience, he has held critical roles at Kite Pharma, Instil Bio, Turnstone Bio, and CARGO Therapeutics, where he helped shape industry standards for patient scheduling, COI/COC systems, and site logistics. At Imatreon, Ron partners with biotech sponsors, CDMOs, and CROs to build high-functioning clinical infrastructures that support first-in-human trials through commercialization.
Recognitions and Publications
Ron’s unique career spans military service in the U.S. Air Force, transplant operations at OneLegacy, and biotech leadership in CGT, offering a rare combination of operational rigor, mission focus, and regulatory fluency.
His licensed curriculum, developed in partnership with Made Scientific, is considered foundational training for CGT teams seeking operational excellence.
Cell & Gene Therapy Operational Orchestration Expertise
Ron’s teaching approach reflects both strategic oversight and ground-level execution. In the CGT Operational Orchestration course, he focuses on:
- Designing risk-mitigated workflows from apheresis to infusion
- Managing chain of identity, GxP compliance, and real-time logistics
- Leading cross-functional CAPA investigations and regulatory readiness
- Building site trust and operational scalability for CGT trials
His field-tested strategies empower professionals to anticipate breakdowns before they happen, reduce regulatory risk, and create clinical programs that operate with precision and reliability.
Live Virtual Course for Working Professionals
What You'll Learn
- Tier 1: Strategic Foundations
- Understand the full CGT orchestration value chain
- Identify and mitigate risk across site and logistics workflows
- Strengthen planning and decision-making for slot allocation and vein-to-vein delivery
- Tier 2: Operational Execution
- Master real-time operations from material collection through infusion
- Implement systems for chain of identity, escalation protocols, and GxP compliance
- Coordinate confidently under pressure with cross-functional teams
- Tier 3: Advanced Orchestration Practices
- Specialize in quality systems, regulatory inspection readiness, and trade compliance
- Lead process optimization and organizational scaling efforts
- Build the high-level capabilities regulators and sponsors expect from advanced CGT operators
Next Session Starting October 13, 2025
Outcomes That Drive Impact
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across clinical, manufacturing, regulatory, and patient operations
- Prevent product loss, compliance failures, and communication breakdowns
- Build site trust, accelerate enrollment, and deliver better patient outcomes
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