Experience

Cambridge Major Laboratories, Inc.

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Strategy & Operations

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  • Strategy: sourcing and diligence of technologies from academia to feed into company pipeline, alliance and strategic partnering, licensing and contract negotiations, fundraising activities, commercialization and go-to-market strategy, regulatory and IP strategy • Operations: alignment of R&D timelines with corporate goals and company vision, hiring and management of R&D team, implementation of company workflows and processes• Head of R&DHead of R&D • Preclinical Development: technical lead in translation of academic microbiome discoveries into preclinical development programs, de-risking of technologies in-house and with CROs, host-microbe MOA expertise in microbiology and immunology • Clinical development: Work with the clinical team to translate the discovered biomarkers into clinically meaningful results in clinical trial design, identification of biomarkers, patient stratification, etc. Show less



PureTech Health

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • Jun 2011 - Oct 2019

  • Innovation & Venture Creation: sourcing technologies and program development • Diligence: scientific and technical risk analysis, hypothesis-driven preclinical/IND-enabling technology de-risking, market analysis, commercial and competitive landscaping, IP analysis • Business Development & Licensing: identification of KOLs and opportunities, cultivation and management of relationships with external parties, negotiation of contracts and deals for in-licensing • Innovation & Venture Creation: sourcing technologies and program development • Diligence: scientific and technical risk analysis, hypothesis-driven preclinical/IND-enabling technology de-risking, market analysis, commercial and competitive landscaping, IP analysis • Business Development & Licensing: identification of KOLs and opportunities, cultivation and management of relationships with external parties, negotiation of contracts and deals for in-licensing



Cyclica

• Canada
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Business Development Operations

  • Mar 2005 - Jun 2011

  • Business Development Operations: formalized business development best practices including standardized quantitative lead scoring funnel for out­bound lead discovery and in­bound leads. Performed competitive intelligence market research and analysis, business strategy and business model development. Managed operations using scrum methodology for a cross­functional team. • Strategic Alliances & Partnerships: built relationships and generated leads for industry­/academia research collaborations. Collated, analyzed and presented quantitative and qualitative data to drive decision making. • Healthcare Logistics: built and managed global supply chain distribution for genetic testing kits. Scaled operations by 100­-fold to capacity of 10,000 orders a month. Lead in deal negotiations and management of vendors. • Customer Development and Client Services: Contributed to building a customer service platform, including account management processes. • Regulatory Compliance: contributed to projects on consent, privacy and security of electronic health record data, FDA regulation and compliance, and Health Canada audit. Show less