Rosario Lilliam

Lilliam Rosario PhD

Dr. Rosario is the Director of the Office of Computational Science (OCS) in the Office of Translational Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. OCS leads and directly supports the modernization of CDER’s scientific review capabilities.OCS innovates tools, technologies, and services specifically for drug product review and then provides these to reviewers at the right time backed up with training and support. Acknowledging that successful review starts with quality data, OCS continues to support efforts to regularly achieve high quality data. Recently, OCS received the Health and Human Services Secretary’s Award for its work in developing CDER’s JumpStart program, an innovative initiative dedicated to enhancing the efficiency of CDER’s new drug development and review process.OCS continues to innovate and service reviewers as Dr. Rosario has led to the OCS to make real it’s motto: Better data, better tools, better decisions. Dr. Rosario received her bachelors of science in Chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico and attended Rutgers University where she earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience. Dr. Rosario joined the FDA in 2000.