From Research to Regulatory: The Career of Dr. Namandjé Bumpus

From Research to Regulatory: The Career of Dr. Namandjé Bumpus

March 17, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

Dr. Namandjé Bumpus discusses her career journey from research to regulatory roles in the pharmaceutical industry.

I am joined by Charles River's newest Senior Vice President, Chief Scientific & Innovation Officer Dr. Namandjé Bumpus to discuss her amazing career. From hands on research as Professor and Director of the Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, to Chief Scientist and later Principal Deputy Commissioner at the US Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Bumpus has seen every angle of the industry. She joins me to discuss her research, the discipline she learned from her father's boxing gym, and her perspective on the industry today.

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