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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

- Developed playbook for early-stage deals, used by external innovation transactors- Created global process to find deal comps for early-stage transactions, which forms the basis of the financial terms of a deal- Provided financial support for negotiations of 2 out-licensing deals that closed, one valued at $1.9B, and one ongoing in-licensing deal, including program valuations- Managed finances for multiple R&D programs with cumulative annual budget over $200M- Crafted and presented business case to senior leadership for funding for label expansion study with partner, securing funding

Palo Alto, California, United States

- Sourced, led diligence, and brought seed-stage deal to term sheet offering (in negotiation)- Won deal by compiling talent list of 200+ candidates for various positions within target company - Developed and wrote investment thesis on sector of biotech- Wrote investment memos for recent firm investments- Designed, built, and maintained firm infrastructure, including deal tracker, relationship manager for firm network, portfolio manager, fundraising materials, and LP tracker

Palo Alto, California, United States

- Developed fundraising strategy and led fundraise end-to-end- Created and iterated pitch deck and other fundraising materials- Constructed financial models to inform decision-making regarding fund strategy- Built and maintained CRM to keep track of deal flow, contacts, and fundraising- Established relationships with other venture firms, accelerators, and service providers

Palo Alto, Ca

- Performed market and competitive analysis to identify market opportunities and attractive niches- Developed business models using information on the market and technology- Constructed financial models with collected data to determine optimal business model and key business drivers

San Francisco Bay Area

- Drove strategic direction of the MVP and future product iterations by developing key technical insights- Led company efforts to automate acquisition and analysis of biological data from in-human trials - Completed final provisional patent application, ensuring new technological discoveries were characterized and highlighted

Singapore

- Investigated initial product positioning and partnering opportunities through interviews in the industry, market analysis, and scientific literature research- Informed fundraising round by analyzing over 100 VC deals in healthcare observing effects of location, buzzwords, partnerships, clinical phase, and lead molecule- Researched critical information of competitors, doing a deep dive on several companies

School Of Life Sciences - Lutolf Laboratory

Project: High-throughput Analysis of Cellular Response from Multicombinatorial Microenvironments Using Droplet-based MicrofluidicsDeveloped a droplet-based microfluidic system to generate PEG microbeads compatible with high-throughput analysis methods such as flow cytometry. Employed system to create microbeads with varying characteristics on chip, giving a multicombinatorial bead population. Culturing cells on the bead microenvironments and analyzing cellular response in flow cytometry.

Department Of Biomedical Engineering - Roblyer Laboratory

Project: 3D Tumor Printing for Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy

Boston University Educational Resource Center

Tutored students in general chemistry, helping with theoretical concepts, logic, and general academic success

Center For Immunology And Inflammatory Diseases - Tager Laboratory

Conducted ELISA, flow cytometry, RNA extraction, and PCR to analyze samples of HIV-infected mice. Created a quantitative ELISA assay for HIV-infected samples. Trained and worked in BSL-2 facilities.

Department Of Molecular Biology And Genetics - Holland Laboratory

Project: Inducible, Reversible Depletion of Endogenous Proteins in Mammalian Cells

Department Of Molecular Biosciences - Morimoto Laboratory

Project: Improving Proteostasis in Protein Conformational Disease Models Using Barbiturate Derivatives

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Activities and Societies: Outdoor Adventures Club (Leader), Venture Capital Club, Health Care Club, Consulting Club, Mentor for Stanford.

Master Of Science - Ms, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Coordinator, TA for Senior Design Capstone Course (BIOE141)

Bachelor Of Science, Biomedical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society, EK100 Student Advisor, Technology Innovation Scholars Program, Academic.

Education record

Semester Abroad - Université Joseph Fourier (now part of Université Grenoble Alpes)