Standing Out in the Competitive Job Market in the Biopharmaceutical Industry

H. Timothy Hsiao ’10 PhD MB&B

Senior Innovation Strategy & Management Advisor

AVANTIQOR

https://www.linkedin.com/in/htimothyhsiao/

Tim is a consultant supporting the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Previously, he served as the Chief Scientific Officer of Solve M.E., Director of the Department of Scientific Affairs at the American Society for Radiation Oncology, Program Director at the National Institutes of Health, and an AAAS diplomacy fellow.

He can share his advice on public services, career pivots, and conveying their transferrable skills through first principles thinking and narrative framing.

Vishal Agrwal ‘96, ‘96 MS MB&B, ‘02 MD

CEO

Longitude Health

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishal-agrawal-212179/

After earning three degrees from Yale, Vishal broadened his perspective through work at McKinsey and The Carlyle Group, and through leadership roles in national healthcare organizations like Humana, and most recently as CEO at Longitude Health. He is passionate about connecting alumni in industry back with Yale. He is co-founder of Friends of Yale From Industry (FYI) and an Executive Officer of the Yale Alumni Association Board of Governors.

Shannon Bailey '06 PhD Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Senior Director, Head of Diagnostic Development and Validation

Foundation Medicine

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannontbailey/

Shannon is a Senior Director at Foundation Medicine, Inc. where he leads the development of diagnostics to guide precision medicine. His work sits at the intersection of biomarkers, oncology diagnostics, product development, and drug development.

Shannon can share insights on transitioning from academia to industry, navigating careers in the biotech sector, and building skills that help scientists stand out in a competitive job market.

Brian Dowd '04 PhD Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Director, Life Science Investments

CT Innovations

https://ctinnovations.com/member/brian-dowd/

Brian is a director of investments on the bioscience team at CI. He has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including seed round startups, and he comes to CI from Pfizer, where he provided business development support for the Nurtec franchise. Prior, he worked at two successful Connecticut Innovations–backed companies, Biohaven Pharmaceuticals and Kleo Pharmaceuticals.