Biotechnology Professional
Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Research Informatics (Contractor) at Gilead Sciences
- Proprietor at Troutstreaming outdoor and sports media
- Past
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- Project Manager (contractor) at Seattle Genetics
- Project Manager (contractor) at Seattle Genetics
- Business Development at Chiron Corporation
- Business Development Analyst at PathoGenesis Corporation
- Scientist - Pharmaceutical Chemistry at PathoGenesis Corporation
- Research Associate - Immunochemistry at The Biomembrane Institute
- Education
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- Northwestern University
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J Andrew Towell’s Summary
Biotech professional with management, information technology, and laboratory experience in the fields of respiratory, antibacterial, and oncology medicine. Research informatics subject matter expert with experience developing and implementing informatics systems supporting drug discovery efforts including business process, data architecture, and application development in a SQL and .NET/C# environment. Management experience spans project management, alliance management, licensing, competitive intelligence, and business support for R&D projects. Broad laboratory background includes medicinal chemistry, automated chemistry development, immunology, biochemistry, and analytical chemistry. Seeking to leverage experience and skills to obtain position in a technology or finance organization that will benefit from this broad background at both the strategic and tactical level.
J Andrew Towell’s Specialties:
Research informatics subject matter expert with experience developing and implementing informatics systems supporting drug discovery efforts including business process, data architecture, and application development in a SQL and .NET/C# environment. Management experience spans project management, alliance management, licensing, competitive intelligence, and business support. Broad laboratory background includes chemistry, automation development, immunology, and biochemistry.
J Andrew Towell’s Experience
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Research Informatics (Contractor)
Gilead Sciences
(Public Company; GILD; Biotechnology industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Research informatics (RI) position tasked with identifying, designing, and implementing business processes and systems to improve data capture, quality, sufficiency, and access. Mapped business processes, systems, and practices with respect to Seattle and Foster City site implementations. Devised strategy and began implementing systems and documentation to better integrate and utilize existing RI resources and for storing and accessing data streams not captured by existing systems. Continual improvement process with emphasis on increasing compliance, data quality, and workflow efficiencies over time.
Directly responsible for:
• specifying, designing, deploying, maintaining, and documenting client data storage and access applications utilizing Visual Studio 2008 technologies (ASP.NET, C#, SQL, Telerik ASP.NET + AJAX); SQL databases(DB); and Windows Server IIS servers hosting DB and ASP.NET applications.
• coordinating RI activities with Project and Line managers via and with regular communications with existing other RI and IT systems owners. Working with stakeholders to identify and understand business requirements.
• owning implementation of projects including establishing goals, prioritizations, and timelines and increasing utilization of RI systems and processes. -
Proprietor
Troutstreaming outdoor and sports media
(Biotechnology industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Freelance, event, and assignment photography and web site development concentrating on Sports, Equestrian and Outdoor activities.
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Project Manager (contractor)
Seattle Genetics
(Public Company; SGEN; Biotechnology industry)
May 2007 — December 2007 (8 months)
Provided assistance managing clinical development stage projects and formal portfolio review and valuation process.
• Project management: Worked with Project Leaders to develop agendas and record minutes for Project Core Team meetings. Worked with Project Teams to assemble consolidated time lines in MS Project. Worked with senior management, key project team members, and external resources on formal portfolio valuation process for development stage oncology pipeline.
• Business processes: Collaborated with Project Management and key team members to map and analyze Project Team membership, structure, and information flow; identified discrepancies between teams; and highlighted potential communication problem areas. Helped to formalize and implement roles and responsibilities within Teams. Created web portal to share team membership information. Assisted with developing and implementing a formal Project Development Plan document and process for guiding clinical stage programs. -
Project Manager (contractor)
Seattle Genetics
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; sgen; Biotechnology industry)
September 2006 — December 2006 (4 months)
Provided assistance managing clinical development stage projects and establishing business processes.
• Business Processes: Collaborated with Project Management and key team members to map and analyze Project Team membership, structure, and information flow; identified discrepancies between teams; and highlighted potential communication problem areas. Helped to formalize and implement roles and responsibilities within Teams. Created web portal to share team membership information. Assisted with developing and implementing a formal Project Development Plan document and process for guiding clinical stage programs.
• Project management: Worked with Project Leaders to develop agendas and record minutes for Project Core Team and CMC meetings. Created Gantt charts for use in presentations and as planning aids. -
Business Development
Chiron Corporation
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CHIR; Biotechnology industry)
September 2000 — May 2005 (4 years 9 months)
While working as the sole BD person based at the Seattle site, led BD activities in support of Chiron's global antibacterial and inhalation R&D efforts.
• Licensing: Led effort to identify and negotiate research collaborations, in-licenses and out-licenses, including: preparing materials, identifying and targeting prospective partners, leading road show activities, coordinating and performing diligence, and negotiating and co-negotiating term sheets and contracts. Coordinated CDA/MTA work with legal department.
• Competitive intelligence: Led multi-disciplinary opportunities review teams. Identified, led diligence, and presented antibacterial and Cystic Fibrosis in-licensing opportunities to senior management. Advised Chiron’s Anti-infective Therapeutic Area Team. Provided business support for antibacterial research programs. Served as subject area expert for antibacterial field throughout Biopharmaceutical Division and Corporate Development, Legal and Intellectual Property groups. -
Business Development Analyst
PathoGenesis Corporation
(Biotechnology industry)
August 1998 — September 2000 (2 years 2 months)
Provided business development support for PathoGenesis’ Cystic Fibrosis and Antibacterial franchises, including providing support for the major antibacterial collaboration signed with Chiron Corporation (completed in 1999.)
• Licensing: Negotiated research and development contracts, CDA’s, and MTA’s in support of research projects. Assisted departmental licensing activities by providing business, market, and contract analysis, building financial models, and performing due diligence.
• Competitive intelligence: Identified, researched, and authored reports on new business opportunities within the infectious disease and respiratory medicine fields. Provided commercial and intellectual property guidance to support research and development programs. Created “Business Development” database to track business opportunities and interactions. -
Scientist - Pharmaceutical Chemistry
PathoGenesis Corporation
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Biotechnology industry)
February 1993 — August 1998 (5 years 7 months)
Core member of Pathogenesis’ antitubercular research effort that discovered PA-824, an antibacterial in Phase I clinical trials. Key member of chemistry automation effort that provided first commercial revenue.
• Medicinal Chemistry: Synthesized novel compounds. Identified potential new series’ for antitubercular projects. Developed and analyzed SAR model’s for antitubercular compounds. Supervised work-study students and interns.
• Automated Parallel Synthesis: Jointly developed RAM Synthesizer Automated Work Station with Bohdan Automation including designing, testing, proposing refinements to the technology, and making sales demonstrations. Developed and implemented ancillary technologies to enable process. Applied technology to drug discovery.
• Cheminformatics: Identified problems and developed solutions or guided Informatics resources in tracking, integrating, evaluating, and storing data. Identified and evaluated new cheminformatics and computational chemistry technologies. -
Research Associate - Immunochemistry
The Biomembrane Institute
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Biotechnology industry)
July 1989 — February 1993 (3 years 8 months)
Provided biochemical, analytical, and immunological support for oncology and inflammation research programs.
• Isolated, characterized, and biosynthesized cellular carbohydrates and transferases using chemical, enzymatic and immunological techniques. Developed and characterized monoclonal antibodies to cellular carbohydrates. Trained and supervised part time laboratory help; trained and assisted new postdoctoral fellows. Health and Safety Committee Biosafety Officer.
J Andrew Towell’s Education
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Northwestern University
BA , Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology , 1985 — 1989
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