Fractional Chief of Staff & Strategic Advisor - The RightHand Strategy
(2025-08)
Partner with emerging and mid-stage biotech organizations to strengthen R&D operations, executive alignment, and organizational execution across complex cross-functional environments.
- Advise leadership teams on strategic planning, governance design, and operational effectiveness initiatives supporting clinical-stage development organizations.
- Design enterprise governance and decision-making frameworks that improve clarity, accountability, and cross-functional alignment.
- Support operational planning and resource prioritization efforts across multi-functional teams and clinical programs.
- Implement standardized operating approaches that improved planning efficiency and increased team productivity by 35–40%.
- Partner with leadership on budget and resource planning activities supporting $6M+ clinical-stage programs.
Senior Director, Chief of Staff to Chief Medical Officer - PROTHENA Bioscience
(2022-11 - 2025-08)
Strategic partner to the Chief Medical Officer supporting enterprise alignment, operational execution, and organizational planning across Clinical Development and Medical Affairs functions within a multi-program clinical-stage biotech environment.
- Directed cross-functional strategic planning and operational coordination initiatives supporting enterprise R&D priorities and clinical program execution.
- Established governance and executive reporting frameworks that improved organizational visibility, streamlined decision-making, and reclaimed significant executive capacity for strategic portfolio activities.
- Drove alignment across Clinical Operations, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and supporting partner organizations to strengthen execution against clinical and operational milestones.
- Partnered with executive leadership, Finance, and HR on operational planning, resource management, and budget oversight activities supporting organizational priorities.
- Developed executive-level materials, strategic presentations, and briefing documents for senior leadership discussions and governance forums.
- Introduced operational process improvements and standardized planning approaches that enhanced accountability, transparency, and execution consistency across functions.
Senior Director, Chief of Staff to Chief Medical Officer - Bolt Biotherapeutics
(2021-08 - 2022-11)
Served as strategic and operational partner to the Chief Medical Officer during a critical phase of organizational and clinical development scaling. Position eliminated in org. restructuring
- Led coordination efforts supporting Phase 3 operational readiness and cross-functional execution across Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Biometrics, and Regulatory Affairs.
- Drive complex scientific, operational, and strategic information into executive-level materials supporting Board of Directors and Executive Committee discussions.
- Partnered with senior leadership to support organizational scaling initiatives, governance development, and operational infrastructure enhancements.
- Established standardized planning and workflow management processes that accelerated decision-making cycles and improved cross-functional coordination.
- Supported strategic prioritization and execution planning activities aligned with evolving portfolio and organizational objectives.
Chief of Staff, Clinical Development | R&D Strategic Partner & Operations - AMGEN
(2016-04 - 2021-08)
Strategic operations leader supporting Clinical Development leadership across a complex oncology portfolio within a global biopharmaceutical organization.
- Partnered with executive leadership to drive operational alignment, governance, and execution across Clinical Development and cross-functional partner organizations.
- Developed executive briefings, strategic analyses, and operational reporting materials supporting leadership decision-making and resource prioritization.
- Led organizational improvement initiatives that strengthened accountability, operational transparency, and execution consistency across teams.
- Supported cross-functional planning and governance activities contributing to high rates of milestone delivery and organizational alignment.
Program Manager, R&D | Regulatory Affairs & Safety Program Operations - AMGEN
(2012-10 - 2016-01)
Led complex cross-functional initiatives supporting regulatory strategy, clinical development operations, and global regulatory submission activities.
- Managed cross-functional planning and operational execution activities across Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Safety organizations.
- Supported IND, NDA, and BLA submission planning and operational coordination activities.
- Led milestone planning, scenario analysis, and risk management efforts supporting regulatory and clinical development objectives.
- Developed operational frameworks and standardized processes that improved coordination, planning visibility, and execution efficiency across teams.
