Denise Sirias
Delivering structure to accelerate scientific progress
- Role
- Principal Scientist-project Management at Tenza
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Denise Sirias
I am an adaptable and execution-focused operations professional with 6+ years of…
Experience
Principal Scientist-project Management
Jul 2019 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US
Established and scaled project management infrastructure for a discovery-stage, platform-based biotech.Built company-wide engineering and QC/validation workflows.Developed project plans, identifying critical path activities and mitigating risks to meet business objectives.Created and maintained project charters, Gantt charts, issue logs, and retrospectives to enable data-driven project tracking and execution. Applied Agile methodologies and tools such as Smartsheet and Excel.Supported market research and strategic planning for business development and partnership opportunities.Identified resource gaps and coordinated hiring teams for technical roles; directly managed research associates.Led cross-functional teams through discovery, lead optimization, and in vivo studies.Managed and aligned 4 external-facing alliances, including a collaboration with Astellas Pharma, ensuring timeline, budgets, and deliverables were met. Prepared presentation materials, documented meeting minutes, and used SharePoint to support effective communication and follow-up in project meetings. Member of joint research committee for Astellas collaboration.
Education
Harvard University
Master of Arts - AM, Biology
2013 — 2015
Midland High School
High School
2006 — 2010
Harvard University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biochemistry
2013 — 2019
Michigan State University
Bachelor’s Degree, Genomics and Molecular Genetics-Lyman Briggs College
2010 — 2013
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