Experience

Terns Pharmaceuticals

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Medical Officer, Oncology

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Foster City, California, United States



Calithera Biosciences

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Medical Officer

  • Nov 2021 - Mar 2023

• Vice President, Head of Clinical Development

  • Jan 2021 - Nov 2021

• Vice President, Clinical Development

  • Feb 2020 - Nov 2021

  South San Francisco, California

• Senior Medical Director

  • Oct 2017 - Feb 2020

  San Francisco Bay Area



Novartis

• Switzerland
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Clinical Program Lead

  • Jan 2016 - Sep 2017

  East Hanover, NJ -Global head of early development for MDM2 inhibitor (targeted therapy) and adenosine inhibitor (I-O) programs in solid and hematologic malignancies -Responsible for creating and executing clinical development of new oncology agents from the candidate selection process (CSP) to clinical proof of concept (PoC) stage, encompassing strategy for path to registration -Responsible for integrated development plan including design and execution of phase 1 and 2 clinical trials of novel compounds… Show more -Global head of early development for MDM2 inhibitor (targeted therapy) and adenosine inhibitor (I-O) programs in solid and hematologic malignancies -Responsible for creating and executing clinical development of new oncology agents from the candidate selection process (CSP) to clinical proof of concept (PoC) stage, encompassing strategy for path to registration -Responsible for integrated development plan including design and execution of phase 1 and 2 clinical trials of novel compounds in oncology and immuno-oncology portfolio -Lead multi-disciplinary team comprised of clinical pharmacology, pre-clinical biology, pre-clinical safety, correlative biomarkers, technical research and development, biostatistics and data management, global clinical operations, global regulatory affairs, and early commercial strategy -Ensure ethical and efficient conduct of early phase clinical trials in compliance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines Show less



Novartis Oncology

• Switzerland
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Medical Director

  • Jul 2013 - Jan 2016

  United States, East Hanover, NJ -Oversaw clinical development, strategy, and medical affairs program for Farydak (HDACi), Sonidegib (Hh inhibitor), and Afuresertib (AKTi) in the US. -Led cross-functional medical product teams consisting of clinical operations, field medical, managed markets, HEOR, drug regulatory, medical information, and scientific communications. -Developed LCM plan and strategy for compounds by disease state, working with key internal stakeholders. -Designed and executed phase 1 through 4 clinical… Show more -Oversaw clinical development, strategy, and medical affairs program for Farydak (HDACi), Sonidegib (Hh inhibitor), and Afuresertib (AKTi) in the US. -Led cross-functional medical product teams consisting of clinical operations, field medical, managed markets, HEOR, drug regulatory, medical information, and scientific communications. -Developed LCM plan and strategy for compounds by disease state, working with key internal stakeholders. -Designed and executed phase 1 through 4 clinical trials aligned with compound LCM strategy. -Oversaw over 75 medical affairs studies conducted in collaboration with third-party investigators. Show less



Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

  Research fellow in The Malcolm Moore Lab



Weill Cornell Medicine

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Hematology/Oncology Fellow

  • Jul 2010 - Jun 2013

  Weill Cornell Medical College -Awarded The Johns Family Foundation Clinical Fellowship in hematology/oncology, -specialized in clinical and translational research in myeloproliferative neoplasms.



Dallas VA Medical Center

• Attending Hospitalist

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2010



UT Southwestern Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Resident physician

  • Jul 2006 - Jun 2009