Based in Massachusetts, Alexander Cherkassky is a general manager with Thermofisher Scientific and works to harmonize Purification Business Unit offerings across Affinity and Polish purification portfolios. His responsibilities involve the management of five sites spanning operations, R&D, and business across Europe and the Americas. Alexander Cherkassky worked as a platform manager with Thermofisher Scientific and guided product management teams spanning mass spectrometry, clinical, and medical device units.
Alexander Cherkassky gained recognition as a change agent who spearheaded transformative culture change that shifted the business unit from a provider of life sciences tools to medical device manufacturing. He also has a background as R&D Director with Perkinelmer in Massachusetts and guided the efforts of the chemistry R&D team to develop advanced diagnostic tests that improve lives worldwide.
He also directed strategic portfolio expansion and oversaw regulatory strategy spanning pre-submissions and audits by bodies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Alexander Cherkassky is active with a variety of professional organizations, including the Association of Public Health Laboratories and the American Society of Microbiology.