Rita Algorri, PhD is a Manager, Regulatory Affairs CMC at Amgen Inc. in Thousand Oaks, CA. In this role, her responsibilities include leading and orchestrating internal and external engagement activities relating to regulatory modernization, digitization, automation, and emerging technologies. Rita is the Product Team Lead for the CMC Data Exchange platform currently under development by Accumulus Synergy. Rita also serves within Amgen’s Advocacy and External Engagement function which fosters collaboration with multiple internal and external cross-functional teams to coordinate and progress company and industry initiatives. Rita is a microbiologist by training and holds a PhD in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics and M.S. in Regulatory Science from the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy.