Global professional with a track record of successfully developing businesses and mobilizing high-quality teams in the pharma/biotech/cleantech industries. High energy and thoughtful executive who delivered strong results across several businesses and geographies, including the US, Europe and China. I have been passionate about life sciences my entire life and have tried to leverage my interest into meaningful societal impacts throughout my career, from contributing to increasing the animal protein supply in China, to bringing to market new and better medicines, and to fighting industrial pollution. Along this journey, my analytical and people skills brought me to the business side of these scientific endeavors. While I quickly climbed the corporate ladder in large organizations, I also enjoyed my involvement in bold and daring startups. I successfully contributed to the corporate strategy and commercialization activities in two Pharma companies (GSK, Sanofi), to the business development and operational management of several biotech companies (Chiron, Maxygen and Eos) and to the emergence of several start-ups, including Oakbio, Airlib and Trilo Therapeutics, two of which I co-founded.Key skills:- Holistic understanding of the drug R&D / product decision-making process and commercialization.- Complement great scientific teams with commercial /financial insights for efficient decision-making.- Engage effectively cross-functionally at all levels of the organization, from bench to Board. - Excellent analytical skills, qualitative and quantitative, ideal for strategy and product/deal valuations.- Selected to join the elite GSK executive development program and trained by BCG consulting for 1 year.- P&L management, change and transformation, and organization efficiency, including streamlining.- Bridge across cultural gaps for efficient communication (lived /worked in France, China, the UK and the USA).Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development, Clinical trials, Product Management, Drug Development, Strategic Planning, Valuation, Project Management, Management Consulting, Business Process Improvement, Forecasting, Modelling, Marketing, Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Finance, Net Present Value, Team Leadership, Executive Management, International Business, Due-diligence, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel, P&L management, streamlining organization, organizational efficiency, change and transformation.
Listed skills include Start Ups, Business Development, Venture Capital, Strategy, and 19 others.