Experience

GRAIL

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Medical Affairs, Europe

  • Apr 2022 - Present

• Senior Director, National Field Medical

  • Nov 2021 - Apr 2022

• National Field Director, Medical Affairs

  • Jan 2021 - Nov 2021

• Director, Medical Liaison team

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2021



Chief

• Indonesia
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Member UK

  • Oct 2022 - Present

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AstraZeneca
• United Kingdom
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee
• Medical Director/Director Medical Diagnostics Oncology. US Medical Affairs

  • Sep 2018 - Oct 2019


Roche

• Switzerland
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead, Medical & Scientific Affairs Managers, North Americas

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2018

  Leading diverse team of PhD level Scientific Affairs Managers. Strategic and tactical field leadership, changing the practice of medicine with adoption and clinical utility of state of the art molecular diagnostics. Key team support Successes: -Broad global adoption of HPV Primary Screening for cervical cancer. -Launch of the first CoDx (BRAF testing for Zelboraf) now a blue print for CoDx regulatory approvals that ignited the field of precision medicine. -Clinical adoption of the… Show more Leading diverse team of PhD level Scientific Affairs Managers. Strategic and tactical field leadership, changing the practice of medicine with adoption and clinical utility of state of the art molecular diagnostics. Key team support Successes: -Broad global adoption of HPV Primary Screening for cervical cancer. -Launch of the first CoDx (BRAF testing for Zelboraf) now a blue print for CoDx regulatory approvals that ignited the field of precision medicine. -Clinical adoption of the first FDA approved Liquid biopsy assay for patient drug selection. Specialties: Genomics and Oncology Virology Women's Health Microbiology Blood Donor Screening

• Manager, Principal Applications Scientists

  • Oct 2012 - Sep 2013

• Principal Applications Scientist. Medical and Scientific Affairs

  • Nov 2010 - Oct 2012

  Western US Delegate for Medical and Scientific Affairs. Initiate and develop relationships with the medical community by functioning as medical science liaison, subject matter expert and technical lead. Communicate high scientific concepts balancing clinical objectives with business opportunities. Research, outreach, and key Thought Leader Development. Provide in-depth support for customers, technical training for sales force and collaborations with marketing teams. Facilitate and conduct… Show more Western US Delegate for Medical and Scientific Affairs. Initiate and develop relationships with the medical community by functioning as medical science liaison, subject matter expert and technical lead. Communicate high scientific concepts balancing clinical objectives with business opportunities. Research, outreach, and key Thought Leader Development. Provide in-depth support for customers, technical training for sales force and collaborations with marketing teams. Facilitate and conduct US Advisory Board Meetings with thought leaders in the medical field. Support and coordinate productive relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOL's). Provide scientific support for investigator initiated clinical research studies. Compliance with legal and regulatory affairs.



UCSF

• United States
• Higher Education

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Jan 2006 - Jun 2010

  Neurobiology, Signal Transduction Pathways regulating patterning of visual system. Pediatric blinding disorders. • Non-receptor tyrosine kinases in targeting of neurons to visual centers in the brain. • Elucidate pathways from combined extracellular cues to complicated cellular responses. • Lead research projects successfully generating publication quality results. • Train and supervise graduate students, MD and undergraduate researchers. Neurobiology, Signal Transduction Pathways regulating patterning of visual system. Pediatric blinding disorders. • Non-receptor tyrosine kinases in targeting of neurons to visual centers in the brain. • Elucidate pathways from combined extracellular cues to complicated cellular responses. • Lead research projects successfully generating publication quality results. • Train and supervise graduate students, MD and undergraduate researchers.



Genentech

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • 2004 - 2006

  Mar 2004 ­ Jan 2006 Molecular Oncology. Tumor Angiogenesis and Metastasis. Anti-angiogenic cancer therapeutics and anti-solid tumor therapeutics. Mar 2004 ­ Jan 2006 Molecular Oncology. Tumor Angiogenesis and Metastasis. Anti-angiogenic cancer therapeutics and anti-solid tumor therapeutics.



UC Santa Cruz

• United States
• Higher Education

• PHD Graduate Student

  • 1999 - 2003

  Cellular and Neurobiology. Molecular Genetics. Receptor Tyrosine Kinases and Ephrin Signaling. Model pathways of Cell morphogenesis and migration. Cellular and Neurobiology. Molecular Genetics. Receptor Tyrosine Kinases and Ephrin Signaling. Model pathways of Cell morphogenesis and migration.



University of California, Santa Cruz

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Specialist

  • 1996 - 1998

  Molecular Genetics. Function and Regulation of Chromatin Remodeling Complexes. Genome transcription, genome silencing. Molecular Genetics. Function and Regulation of Chromatin Remodeling Complexes. Genome transcription, genome silencing.