As a corporate strategy and business development leader in the life science space, I use my strategic thinking, scientific knowledge, and puzzle-solving skills to pave a path to success for all parties involved in a business deal. I embrace the dive into an intriguing problem and generating win-win (1+1=3) solutions. Focusing on biology as technology, I use my insights to evangelize products that help patients take charge of their own health and provide physicians with data that enhances disease management. I love to pitch a product vision that makes the world better.HOW I DRIVE GROWTHMy superpower is my understanding of the scientific technology behind our products and their potential for integration into a partner’s products. Leveraging my science education and experience as a lab manager and VP of Research and Development, I excel at explaining products and negotiating contracts from a scientific and technical perspective. From a business standpoint, I sit with C-level executives and demonstrate how a product fits in the market, as well as the path from ideation to commercialization, launch, and revenue growth. My knowledge of that process guides me in evaluating proposed deals and partnerships to assess their viability and gauge the potential impact on long-term business health and growth. Combining these talents with my exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills, I have closed millions of dollars in contracts for my employers. MY TOP RESULTS★ Within eight weeks at Paragraf, I closed a material transfer agreement, demonstrating my ability to seize an opportunity, understand the problem, pitch the solution, get the contract through legal, and pass the project to the science team.★ Over 4 years at Cardea Bio, besides bringing in millions of contracts, I showed investors the success of a new business model. The CEO took a chance on me, considering my science, not business, background – and I proved his instincts right.★ With a small team and a small budget, I launched a biophysical life science tool still in use after 10 years.WHAT I’M PASSIONATE ABOUTI love people. I can talk to anyone, from an intern to a CEO. Even when I don’t close deals, these contacts are still an active part of my professional network.I am dedicated to mentoring women in science, so I devote time to organizations such as BE WiSE and serve as a mentor and judge for scientific competitions.When I’m not at work, I travel, cook, and bake, and I seize every opportunity to hike or go SCUBA diving.