Jem Efe, Ph.D., Pmp Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, US

• Drive strategic discussions and decision making across a broad portfolio of projects spanning drug discovery, development, and commercialization. Continuously adapt strategy based on shifting internal priorities and.
• Ensure deep integration of strategy & planning by regularly engaging senior stakeholders in all functions: Clinical Development & Operations, Commercial, Finance, Legal, Regulatory, Research, Technical Operations, and.
• Lead core team meetings --incl. preparation, real-time facilitation, minuting, and follow-up-- with a focus on timely execution, problem solving, risk mitigation, and proactive planning. Conduct ad hoc sub-team.
• Build, maintain, and frequently communicate project timelines, including scenarios deriving from key risks and decision points. Ensure continuous availability of this information to teams and management via online.
• Champion implementation and continuity of key external relationships (industry and academic) by working closely with Alliance Management and senior leaders
• Develop a high-performing culture that prizes shared goals, transparency, and trust; build a Program Management function that models these qualities on a day-to-day basis

San Diego, CA, US

• Drive the progression of complex, non-traditional drug discovery projects and technology platforms (biologics & low-molecular-weight) in a large biopharma setting
• Work as part of team leadership on 4-6 projects to develop and continuously adapt project strategy based on internal data and shifting external circumstances
• Facilitate effective decision making and prudent risk taking, frequently employing scenario planning in the process
• Maintain efficient communication and forward momentum on distributed global project teams; proactively manage all stakeholders and work with various line functions to secure resources.
• Build and maintain high-performing teams by setting clear shared objectives and resolving any conflicts in a positive and timely fashion
• Orchestrate project reviews and provide strategic recommendations to upper management based on holistic, portfolio-level insight

San Diego, CA, US

San Diego, CA, US

• Responsible for a small portfolio of animal health projects spanning different indications in multiple species; oversaw all phases from concept to pivotal animal trials
• Built monoclonal antibody engineering/speciation platforms de novo, e.g. for ‘caninization’
• Directed the in-house development of animal health-specific assays and reagents for protein expression & purification, hybridoma campaigns, CHO cell line establishment, and in vivo analytics (PK/PD & immunogenicity)

La Jolla, California, US

• Devised a method for direct reprogramming of adult mouse fibroblasts into cardiac tissue
• Discovered novel modulators of pluripotency in mouse embryonic stem cells

La Jolla, CA, US

• Characterized lipid signaling pathways regulating membrane and organelle homeostasis
• Devised a yeast genetic screen for bacterial factors disrupting eukaryotic membrane traffic

Ph.D., Cell & Molecular Biology

B.A., Biology