Leonid Shnayder

Leonid Shnayder, PhD, P.E., is a Teaching Professor in the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Engineering Program at Stevens Institute of Technology. He came to Stevens after a 30-year career in the industry where he worked both as a process engineer and a research scientist on wide variety of projects. He is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Shnayder authored 8 patents and over 20 technical papers.

Dr. Shnayder worked for 14 years as a Process Manager and Principal Process Engineer for major engineering companies serving the pharmaceutical manufacturing market. His areas of expertise include finished pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotechnological processes, Clean-In-Place, and clean process utilities (Pure Steam, Water-for-Injection, USP Purified Water, etc.). He was responsible for the process design of biotech facilities for Amgen, Wyeth, ImClone, finished pharmaceutical facilities for Merck, Boehringer Ingelheim, Wyeth-Lederle, and others. Prior to that, he worked as a Research Scientist / Process Development with a national pharmaceutical company in Russia, where he was involved in the development and optimization of various fermentation processes, including biosynthesis of penicillin, oxytetracycline, and other antibiotics.

Author of eight patents in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing technology.

PME-530 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
PME-535 Good Manufacturing Practices in Pharmaceutical Facilities Design
PME-540 Validation in Life Sciences Manufacturing
PME-555 Lean Six Sigma
PME-602 Statistical Methods in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
PME-626 Manufacturing of Biopharmaceutical Products
PME-628 Manufacturing and Packaging of Oral Solid Dosage Products