Alex Stankiewicz, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• External Innovation – led commercial due diligence of multiple in-licensing and M&A opportunities.
• Assessed commercial potential of a late-stage asset considering various label scenario outcomes to frame value creation implications to management; Recommendations supported engagement with the target company leadership.
• Generated a foundational understanding of market landscape, patient segmentation, and new product positioning opportunities in a strategic adjacency where Biogen had no existing knowledge or experience.
• Supported evaluation of a preclinical opt-in decision through development of a minimum and target product profile and assessment of relative positioning; Assessment led to an opt-in decision.Enterprise & Portfolio.
• Presented Biogen’s portfolio strategy in Alzheimer’s Disease (4 clinical + preclinical programs) to cross-functional stakeholders of the Neurodegenerative Disease Unit.
• Direct input into a cross-functionally developed Alzheimer’s Disease strategic plan; Contributions included messaging portfolio and external innovation priorities; Resulted in redefining disease area strategy after.

Waltham, Massachusetts

• Led 45+ engagements supporting biopharma clients and investment funds in identifying, evaluating, prioritizing, and executing BD&L transactions across a range of therapeutic areas and modalities (cell and gene therapy.
• Conducted a commercial due diligence on a midsize pharma with $1.5B in annual revenue. Developed a comprehensive understanding of the current market through primary and secondary research; Constructed revenue forecasts.
• Examined key barriers in the rare genetic disease patient journey related to patient identification and diagnosis; Synthesized input from company analogs and KOLs to develop a roadmap to move from current to desired.
• Managed a team that assessed the landscape and potential for a novel mRNA platform in several indications; Prioritized indications and outlined the risks and opportunities of each indication.
• Directly managed an Associate Consultant, responsibilities included staffing, bi-annual reviews, and mentorship.
• Addressed complex business problems spanning various project areas, including corporate strategy/business development, qualitative and quantitative market research, competitive intelligence, pipeline and portfolio.

Storrs, CT

• Focused on understanding pathways involved in pathological aging models in order to develop treatments or prophylaxis.*
• Collaborated with mathematicians to develop mathematical models on the kinetics of neurogenesis and the type of cells affected in a pathology.* o Developed a CLARITY assay for high-throughput whole brain confocal.
• Leading a collaboration with researchers at Harvard Medical School, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, and BioChron, LLC. to collect experimental data on neural cell cycles and their modulation by other regulatory factors.

• Co-founded a digital health company utilizing proprietary research accumulated during my dissertation, applying sleep and circadian principals for public consumption.
• Developed ClockCoach’s business plan and lead the business development approach.
• Pitched the company to investors and to collaborators, authored a provisional utility patent, established terms in collaboration agreements, and managed records.

• Medical Neuroscience - Neuroanatomy Lab
• Medical Anatomy - Anatomy Lab (Head and Neck Unit)

• Investigated adult neurogenesis and how this process is altered by changes to sleep, light-dark cycle, and diet in control and pathological models. o First to document the daily rhythms of cell proliferation in a.
• Evaluated how different drugs modulated cognition, metabolism, sleep, and circadian rhythms in a novel pre-clinical non-human primate (rhesus macaque) lab.
• Led to the development of a startup, ClockCoach, Inc.

• Systems Neuroscience - Anatomy and Neurobiology Department
• Cognitive Neuroscience - Anatomy and Neurobiology Department

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neurobiology And Anatomy

Bachelor’S Degree, Psychology And Philosophy