About me
John Balchunas is the Workforce Director for the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) where he is responsible for guiding strategy around workforce and talent development for a federally-funded public private partnership focused on transforming biopharmaceutical manufacturing. John's career has largely centered around biopharma workforce and economic developmentwith roles at North Carolina State University’s Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC) and at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. John holds a Master of Science in Technical Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from North Carolina State University.