• Oversee and provide scientific thought leadership to the global team of field and R&D scientists • Principal consultant to biotech industry leaders and start-ups on early phase clinical studies • Mentor scientific and medical professionals on biotechnological advances• Give presentations and write manuscripts, grants, white papers, patents, and other documents• Expertise on high-throughput and automation instrumentation and assay platforms • As an Associate Director, Lead and conduct external scientific collaborations with both academic and industry partners including CROs and clinical trial sites• Establish and foster robust, long-term peer relationships with Key Opinion Leaders • Project management including budget planning, marketing strategy and decision-making process

• Conducted independent research projects in autophagy, inflammation, and innate immunity • Developed HTS assays for novel proteins in innate immunity using primary immune cells• Presented the latest scientific developments to key individuals and cross-functional groups • Facilitated postdoc recruitment, team building, and the new lab establishment • Implemented standard operation procedures for the functional genomics validation pipeline • Developed and established over 10 genetically engineered in vivo mouse models for validation