# Christopher Leonor

> Christopher Leonor is a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical quality executive at Sun Pharma, where he serves as Associate Director, North America CMO & Supply Chain Quality Head and DEA Compliance. His public record connects an early ACS Project SEED scholarship and tungsten-in-soil research at Stevens Institute of Technology with more than 18 years in quality, validation and compliance work, including a documented project that reduced a backlog of more than 400 deviations to fewer than 10 in one year.

- **Role:** Associate Director, North America CMO & Supply Chain Quality Head and DEA Compliance at Sun Pharma
- **Organizations:** Sun Pharma, Stevens Institute of Technology, American Chemical Society Project SEED, New Jersey Pharmaceutical Quality Control Association
- **Education:** Stevens Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Earned an American Chemical Society Project SEED college scholarship tied to early environmental chemistry research., Researched the environmental impact of tungsten in soil environments with Stevens Institute researchers while in high school., Helped a project team reduce a backlog of more than 400 deviations to fewer than 10 in one year, according to a former colleague.

## Career timeline

- **2003-2004** — Received an American Chemical Society Project SEED college scholarship after researching the environmental impact of tungsten in soil environments under Stevens Institute of Technology researchers Washington Braida and Nikolay Strigul.
- **2004** — Was identified as a Stevens Institute of Technology student in the American Chemical Society scholarship record.
- **2010-2012** — His public profile lists education at Stevens Institute of Technology and participation in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers; the degree is not publicly specified.
- **2014** — Received a New Jersey Pharmaceutical Quality Control Association certification.
- **undated** — Supported a quality-documentation project that reduced more than 400 open deviations to fewer than 10 within one year, according to a colleague recommendation.
- **2024** — Identified on a Sun Pharma recall notice as Associate Director, North America Supply Chain Quality & FDA Liaison.
- **2025-2026** — Serves as Associate Director, North America CMO & Supply Chain Quality Head and DEA Compliance at Sun Pharma.

## Achievements

- Earned an American Chemical Society Project SEED college scholarship tied to early environmental chemistry research.
- Researched the environmental impact of tungsten in soil environments with Stevens Institute researchers while in high school.
- Helped a project team reduce a backlog of more than 400 deviations to fewer than 10 in one year, according to a former colleague.
- Earned a New Jersey Pharmaceutical Quality Control Association certification in June 2014.
- Advanced to North American quality leadership responsibilities spanning contract manufacturing, supply chain and DEA compliance at Sun Pharma.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — His recent public LinkedIn activity focused on shared ownership of pharmaceutical quality and the role of QA as an independent safeguard.
- **2025-02** — A Sun Pharma recall response notice carried his name and title as Associate Director, North America CMO & Supply Chain Quality Head.
- **2024-07** — A Sun Pharma recall notice identified him as Associate Director, North America Supply Chain Quality & FDA Liaison.

## Links

- Website: https://sunpharma.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cleonor

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Last updated: 2026-08-10