At Pairwise Inc., I led end-to-end pipeline execution within a matrixed R&D team, managing research associates and coordinating the pipeline team around shared milestones. I established stage-gate criteria and go/no-go decision points to support timely program decisions.
At Calyxt Inc. (now Cibus), I managed a team supporting gene-editing product-development programs and used KPI reviews in Jira and Power BI to monitor throughput and constraints. I also owned laboratory CAPA management and took on project management responsibilities for a cross-functional pilot.
At Trait Biosciences Inc., I advanced from Senior Scientist to VP of Research while remaining an active scientific contributor. I directed synthetic biology and metabolic engineering research, including work on water-soluble cannabinoids and a microalgal-wax project that generated patent-supporting research data.
