James Watt

Solutions-driven executive with 20+ years of experience leading successful, highly technical initiatives in academia, private biotech industry, and federal agencies to include DoD and DHHS organizations. Proven track record of delivering high-impact results, exceeding client expectations, and building strong collaborative relationships with decision leaders

Business Development at 1 Health Solutions, LLC (2024-01 – 2026-01)

Proactively developing relationships with both program and acquisition leaders in the DoD community

General Manager and Vice President at Eagle Health Analytics, LLC (2019-01 – 2024-01)

• Awarded over $150M in contracts/task orders spanning all CDC National Centers
• Awarded over $35M in DoD contracts
• Led Eagle Global Scientific to win a place on the OASIS+ IDIQ Vehicle

General Manager and Vice President at Eagle Global Scientific, LLC (EGS) (2018-01 – 2018-12)

• Provided senior oversight to over $98M contracts in support of DoD R&D activities
• Pursued and awarded over $120M contracts to provide scientific and technical staff to the CDC's National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory diseases (NCIRD) Microbial Pathogenesis and Immune Response Laboratory
• Provided relationship building to win a prime contract valued at $20M by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Worked directly with FDA's leadership to help expand the new initiative to include novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology development and policy support during the FDA's implementation of the FSMA
• Led team EGS to win a spot in the competitive OASIS Pool 4 Small Business OASIS contract vehicle

General Manager at Eagle Medical Services, LLC (EMS) (2015-01 – 2015-12)

Managed two (2) separate initiatives, as a consultant contractor, with staff, contract, budget, and SOW deliverable requirements valued at $50M for the CDC and over $25M in DoD R&D contracts

• Responsible for all project start-up activities from contract signature through execution
• Received high marks for Customer Satisfaction from our clients
• Increased EMS's exposure within the CDC and DoD as a high quality, excellent service provider
• Recognized as a Senior Manager within the Business Program and promoted to Vice President
• Focused goals on customer satisfaction and project deliverables

Chief Scientist at Eagle Applied Science, LLC (2012-01 – 2012-12)

• Served as Institutional Review Board (IRB) member for the Clinical Research Laboratory Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS, 81st Training Group. Provided subject matter expertise to guide Air Force physicians to best develop their ideas
• Provided contract program management oversight to the 59th Medical Wing Joint Base San Antonio ORTA Office to help support and enable medical researchers, clinicians, developers, and others to collaboratively conduct medical R&D with businesses, academia, non-profit organizations, foundations, and other organizations, with the intent to address warfighter requirements, enhance military medical operations, and optimize patient outcomes for military and civilian populations
• Developed and successfully executed Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) between the USAF and private biotech companies that developed novel field-based technologies to provide early detection of biological threats

Consultant to the Chief Scientist of the US Air Force Science & Technology Wing at USAF 59th Medical Group, Science and Technology Wing (2012-01 – 2012-12)

Facilitated Air Force research Projects for the Air Force's Chief Scientist

Chief Science Advisor Subject Matter Expert at Eagle Applied Sciences, LLC (2010-01 – 2010-12)

Clinical Research Laboratory Keesler Air Force Base, 81st Medical Group. Contract Title: EGL Vision 2045: "Air Force Medical Transformation Plan". Institutional Review Board - Scientific Advisor, Keesler Medical Center, Keesler AFB, MS

Senior Scientist at Altimmune, Inc. (2004-01 – 2008-12)

Led a team of research scientists to expand the company's technology platform to include vaccines targeting bacterial pathogens and developed non-replicating adenovirus vectored vaccine delivery systems

Executive Leadership Certification – Emory University - Goizueta Business School

NIH Post-doctoral in Department of Microbiology & Immunology (Comparative Genomics) – University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ph.D. in Microbiology – Mississippi State University

Master of Science in Microbiology – Mississippi State University

Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences – Mississippi State University