Andrew Peck
Business Development
Waltham, ma
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Life sciences professional with global experience and demonstrated ability to successfully build businesses and product lines. Passionate about the intersection of business and life sciences. Excels at strategy and building teams for execution. Rich history of establishing effective alliance between organizations with a fair and balanced approach. Collaborative and decisive.
Experience
2010
May
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Present
Global Principal Business Development Manager
Waters Corporation / Milford
$2.4B Life Sciences Analytical Tools Company
- Launched new Biomedical Research business line extending core products into adjacent market
- Managed $30M newborn screening business including new product launch and build of partner network
- Grew clinical research business line 28% to $35M in first year with product alignment and targeted market campaigns
- Led business development efforts, identifying KOL and partner organizations to in-license content and technologies
- Negotiated contracts, structured deals, and worked with internal resources to align research and development efforts in established and novel diagnostic areas
- Elected to management team for executing corporate-wide restructuring
- Initiated summer MBA internship program
2008
Jun
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2012
May
Founder & President
PxBiosciences, LLC / Waltham
Start-up peptide biomarker discovery and development company
- Generated operational model, business plan, and investor presentation and executed venture capital roadshow, raising $1.5M in funding during ‘08-’09 financial market
- Managed executive and scientific teams as well as scientific, diagnostic, and company boards
- Developed collaborations with top medical research centers including Tufts Medical Center and Lahey Clinic
- Patented novel biomarkers for material and use
2006
Mar
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2008
Jun
Director, Research & Applications
Digilab, Inc / Canton
Peptide biomarker discovery company
- Led a team scientists in Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S. to transform an academic biomarker discovery platform (HPLC/MALDI-TOF/QStar) into a commercial discovery product
- Led market research efforts for multiple therapeutic areas, including liver cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, lupus, Alzheimer’s, and myocardial infarction, in support of successful commercialization efforts
- Developed and maintained strong partnerships with multiple top-seeded clinical research centers
- Crafted company market presence as well as product marketing and sales literature
- Host, speaker, and moderator at multiple VIP dinners for current and prospective customers; Provided scientific expertise for all business development efforts
- Co-authored Investment Memoranda and VC road show presentation; Scientific representative for funding series
2003
May
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2006
Mar
Founder & Managing Director
Cambridge Healthtech Advisors / Waltham
Boutique strategy consultancy focused on improving the economies of pharmaceutical research and development.
- Launched and grew company based on portfolios focused on key functions in pharmaceutic R&D; Achieved profitability in 22 months; sold to CHI in 2006
- Launched and P&L responsibility for a primary source line of science & technology reports; generated and/or contracted content; initiated and managed affiliated author program; managed team of editors, graphical artists, production staff
- Planned, conducted, and analyzed primary and secondary research; Recruited and managed team of analysts
- Hosted and moderated multiple, invitation-only forums for clients; Presented data, analyses, results and recommendations; lead round table discussions and root-cause discussions with clients to identify new projects
2000
Jun
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2003
May
Senior Manager, Product Management
Biosift, Inc. / Cambridge
Genomic data mining and visualization platform company
- Conducted market/financial analysis for lead product
- Managed engineering development team, supply chain, third party resellers/partners, hardware/software vendors
- Led all sales engagements and was key account manager for Fortune 500 pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies
- Authored and secured $250K grant funding from the Genome Institute for participation in the HapMap project
Education
1997
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2000
Brandeis University
Post-doctorate / Experimental Neuroscience, Human Coordination, Human Physiology
- Planned, developed and executed all aspects of multiple research programs for NASA’s Mars Mission, exploring effects of altered gravitoinertal fields on human neurophysiology and coordination
- Trained both graduate and undergraduate students entering the lab through mentor program, seminars, and classes.
1991
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1997
University of Connecticut
Doctorate / Experimental Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Human Coordination
Awarded Distinguished Scientist Fellowship by American Psychology Association for Excellent in Scientific Research