10 VPs of research

Experience: Vice President, Research. Large Molecule Discovery & Research Data Science · Amgen

Vice President, Research. Large Molecule Discovery & Research Data Science at Amgen since 2020, and Head, R&D Technology & Innovation at Amgen since 2023. Former roles include Co-Founder at BioHybrid Solutions, LLC (2016–2023), Highmark Distinguished Career Professor at Carnegie Mellon University (2012–2020) and Chief Innovation Officer & Executive Vice President at Allegheny Health Network (2013–2016).

Experience: Vice President of Research · Senti Biosciences

Vice President of Research at Senti Biosciences since 2024. Former Senti Biosciences roles include Senior Director of Research (2022–2024), Director of Research (2021–2022) and Associate Director of Research (2019–2021). His profile says the role includes Head of Discovery Research, encompassing three teams including bioinformatics and gene circuit research, and Head of Translational Science.

Experience: Vice President of Research, Advanced Technology Group · HP Autonomy

Former Vice President of Research, Advanced Technology Group at HP Autonomy (2002–2016), and former Senior Artificial Intelligence Engineer Lead Scientist at MITRE (1995–2002). His profile says that at HP Autonomy he directed the corporate research program in audio and video analytics and led the development and integration of trainable natural language, audio and video processing.

Experience: Senior Vice President, Research Oncology · Gilead Sciences

Senior Vice President, Research Oncology at Gilead Sciences since 2025, and former Vice President, Research Oncology (2022–2025) and Executive Director (2021–2022) at Gilead Sciences. Former roles at Amgen include Director, Inflammation and Oncology (2019–2021) and Principal Scientist (2014–2019).

Experience: VP of Research · PolyAI

VP of Research at PolyAI since 2024, a title he also held there from 2018 to 2021. Other former roles include Member of Technical Staff - Research at Reka AI (2023–2024) and Principal Machine Learning Researcher Siri at Apple (2021–2023). His profile says he leads a research team applying generative AI to customer support agents, with projects including training an in-house LLM.

Experience: VP of Research and Strategy · Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

VP of Research and Strategy at Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since 2024. Former roles include Global Head of Search and Evaluation (2023–2024) and Head of Business Development, North America Asia (2022–2023) at Rallybio, and Senior Director, External Science and Innovation at Allergan (2017–2022). His profile describes leading research and development from early drug discovery to teams that advanced small and large molecules to clinical trials, and a move into search and evaluation.

Experience: VP of Research · AgReliant Genetics, LLC

VP of Research at AgReliant Genetics, LLC since 2017, and Board Member at Genective since 2019. Former roles include Research Leader at Monsanto Company (2006–2017) and Corn Breeder & Research Manager at Dow AgroSciences (1996–2005). His profile describes a career in research within the agriculture industry, translating ag research, technology and innovations into commercially profitable product pipelines.

Experience: Vice President, Research · Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Former Vice President, Research at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (2024–2026) in Seattle; her profile headline says she is retired. Other former roles include Vice President, Translational Medicine (2021–2024) and Senior Director, Translational Sciences (2016–2021) at Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc., and Director, Immuno-Oncology Discovery at Bristol Myers Squibb (2011–2016).

Experience: Vice President of Research · University of Rochester

Vice President of Research at University of Rochester since 2023. He has also been Vice Dean for Research at University of Rochester Medicine since 2013 and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at University of Rochester since 1990, and his profile headline gives his current title as VP for Research at University of Rochester.

Experience: VP of Research · Perosphere Technologies Inc.

VP of Research at Perosphere Technologies Inc. since 2019. Former roles at Perosphere Inc. include VP of Preclinical Devolpment (2015–2019), Director of Preclinical Development (2013–2015) and Senior Research Scientist (2012–2013). The profile describes experience in the R&D of in vitro diagnostic devices and pharmaceuticals, including IVD verification, validation and design control, and the ability to lead an R&D team.